Serving Mott Haven, Melrose & Port Morris
At its Feb. 25 meeting, Bronx Community Board 1 chair Arline Parks announced that, as recently reported by the Herald, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department removed syringe disposal boxes…
Para ver una version en espanol, vaya este vinculo. If you live or work in the South Bronx, chances are you’re eligible to serve on a community board. Applications are…
A developer plans to renovate a row house in the Mott Haven historic district and build a four-story addition to it on an adjacent empty lot. Joshua Dardashtian, a principal…
A church in Melrose may be facing the wrecking ball in the near future, to the dismay of some South Bronx residents. At its virtual meeting on Jan. 26, Community…
When Cedric Loftin, district manager for Community Board 1 in Mott Haven, retired in Summer 2021, he collected pay for vacation and sick leave never taken over 31 years on…
A street intersection in Mott Haven now bears the name of a longtime community advocate and local official, ensuring he’ll always be remembered in the community he served. Roughly 50…
After Community Board 1 and borough president reject it, plan moves on in ULURP A Mott Haven jail that would tower over schools a block away and house more than…
When asked about the future of their block on a recent weekday afternoon, most residents and workers said they favored the idea of new housing, but most seemed surprised that…