Nos Quedamos reopens after shutdown
Nos Quedamos, Melrose’s leading developer and manager of affordable housing, reopened in late February after a two-week shutdown when a dispute over its leadership forced the organization to close. The…
Earth Fest reaches out with music and games
The Bronx throws a party for Earth Day’s 40th birthday Legendary emcee Grandmaster Caz has been packing parties in the South Bronx since 1974, but none quite like the one…
Housing rises on reclaimed land in Melrose
Contaminated vacant lots are cleaned up An eight-story apartment building rising on the Northeast corner of East 158th Street and Third Avenue will complete the transformation of the intersection. Dubbed…
Will old Bronx courthouse find new life?
The building's owner seeks a tenant, ready to rent part of it to a health club if more grandiose ideas for the entire building don't come to fruition soon.
Lawsuit seeks to block Randall's Island deal
Several South Bronx and East Harlem organizations and residents filed suit on May 27 in an effort to keep the city from carrying out its plan to reserve most of…
South Bronx co-op offers healthy choices
The co-op has a new location where members trade work for lower prices By Sarah Grieb sarah.e.grieb@gmail.com It’s Tia Singleton’s first day at the South Bronx Food Cooperative and she’s…
Hire local residents, says watchdog group
Coalition monitors Gateway Mall’s promise By Joe Hirsch news@motthavenherald.com Will the mall rising near Yankee Stadium live up to an agreement to hire local job seekers when stores open in…