Serving Mott Haven, Melrose & Port Morris
As new statistics from the NYC Department of Health show how the novel Coronavirus is ravaging the South Bronx, elected officials are now scrambling to shift their response approach, announcing…
The New York Empowerment Zone said "no" to FreshDirect's request for $3.5 million to help them move to Port Morris.
A bulkhead on the shore of the Harlem River is crumbling into the water leaving about 100 yards of state-owned waterfront unprotected from high tides and future storms.
The city’s Industrial Development Agency voted to approve a package of tax exemptions and incentives that would bring online grocer FreshDirect to the Harlem River Yards in Port Morris.
In another tumultuous meeting, the community board voted to approve FreshDirect's plans, but opponents cried foul.
A team of lawyers and spokesmen for FreshDirect informed Community Board 1 that a final review of the company's proposed relocation to Port Morris will begin next week.
Sustainable South Bronx, Greenworker Cooperatives and the Bronx Council on Environmental Quality have joined the opposition to FreshDirect’s move to the Harlem River Yards.
Election year presents opportunities to press for policy changes, City Councilwoman Mark-Viverito tells Mott Havenites.