Mott Haven group helps teens stay out of jail
As government cuts spending on jails, it relies increasingly on alternative-to-detention programs like South Bronx Community Connections in Mott Haven that supervise young people.
From the editor: What’s wrong with the Bronx?
What’s wrong with the Bronx? We are. Those of us who live here are the problem, according to a widely-circulated piece of punditry in The New York Times.
Company punished for illegal dumping
Some day, the city hopes, a site near the 145th Street Bridge will become a waterfront park, an extension of Mill Pond Park to the north. Now a guilty plea…
Bronx Community Pride Center closes
The Bronx Community Pride Center, the borough's biggest LGBT resource center, which moved to Longwood last year after 14 years in Mott Haven, is closing due to financial problems.
Feds bust up Moore House gang
The feds have broken up a gang based at the Moore Houses in Mott Haven. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced the indictment of 21 members and associates of the MurderMoore…
Mott Haven residents sue FreshDirect
Suit asks judge to order a new environmental study A lawsuit filed by a public interest law firm on behalf of several Mott Haven residents says the city pushed through…
New push to Harlem River shore begins
The vision of a reborn connection between the Harlem River and the Bronx communities nearby was sketched at a forum at the Bronx Museum on June 11 that marked the…
Politicians raise new FreshDirect questions
Call for a moratorium on building in Harlem River Yards A Congressman, state senator and two members of the New York City Council have asked the State Department of Transportation…