The business of pot brings economic promise to the South Bronx
Bronxites harmed by the nation’s War on Drugs are being urged to get in on the ground floor of an unusual and lucrative emerging market — marijuana. The law that…
Tenants hope new law will help stave off displacement
“Rezoning and gentrification are one and the same, and they cause displacement,” said a housing advocate from CASA: Community Action for Safe Apartments. “It hurts my heart to see my…
Party in the park mobilizes for Puerto Rico, Mexico
The fourth annual Big Bronx Sancochazo held in Brook Park on the last Saturday in September, had a special focus: deliver help to people affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto…
Public housing tenants team up against waste
They say they have to because officials aren’t following through Mott Haven Houses’ resident Brigitte Vincenty doesn’t want to go all the way into Manhattan to make sure her trash…
City owes Mott Haven tenants jobs, advocates contend
The New York City Housing Authority has reneged on a decade-old commitment to put job-hungry tenants to work making the buildings they live in cleaner and healthier, according to housing…