Residents push for action on decades-old toxic spill in Melrose
Community urges state to ramp up clean-up efforts and boost transparency. Contamination at the site of a…
Community Board 1 holds first public housing committee meeting
New committee focused on improving conditions in public housing developments At Community Board 1’s first hearing Monday for its newly-formed Public and Supportive Housing Committee, most of the focus was…
NYPD looks to mend relations with community at National Night Out
South Bronx community members had a chance to air a mixture of frustration and appreciation with officers from the 40th Precinct last Tuesday, during the annual National Night Out. The…
Murder of young mom puts spotlight on safety measures
After a young mother of three was killed on June 11 while shielding her children from stray gunfire in a John Adams Houses playground, residents of the public housing complex…
Vigil held for slain mother of three
More than 100 people gathered at the John Adams Houses playground in Longwood on Wednesday, holding candles and anti-gun banners to remember 29 year old Jessica White, and to condemn…
Mott Haven families walk for change
Safer and cleaner streets are two of the most pressing concerns facing Mott Haven, according to local families who marched through the neighborhood in April.
Undercover cop video’d chasing 10-year-old
Fourth-grader Dionte Johnson was walking back to his grandfather’s apartment with a bag of donuts when a man started chasing him.
Cops, residents seek to thaw icy relations
Advocates and police partner at Night Out Against Crime By Kathy Conkwright conkwright@motthavenherald.com The first time Angel Irizarry and Danny Barber met one another six years ago, they butted heads.…