Serving Mott Haven, Melrose & Port Morris
Jason Morales would like to open a legal cannabis dispensary in the Bronx, his home borough. Formerly incarcerated for marijuana possession, he meets New York’s criteria as a “justice-impacted” individual. …
When Elspeth Slayter, a former social worker at Bronx Defenders in Mott Haven, landed a job teaching social work and disability practice elsewhere, her new supervisor was not accommodating. She…
A small, rectangular lot on College Avenue that until two years ago sat vacant in the shadow of tall buildings is now on its way to becoming an oasis, thanks…
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board is considering an increase of 0.75% and 2.75% for one-year lease renewals, and 1.75% to 3.75% for two-year renewals. Tenants packed a public hearing at…
Once the garden is up and running, produce harvested there will be sold at a local farmer’s market at affordable prices.
Demonstrators voiced their anger in front of the Supreme Court building on the Grand Concourse on Oct. 28, saying the city auctioned a commercial building in Port Morris without local…
A proposal for a noted nonprofit housing group to take over a troubled Melrose apartment building was scuttled at the last minute, upsetting beleaguered tenants – including some on the…
Stabilis specializes in acquiring run-down properties, and housing advocates say it milks buildings for profit without regard to their tenants.