Volunteers revive neglected garden
On June 22, residents and green space advocates gathered to celebrate the reopening of a long-venerated community garden that had fallen on hard times.
Facelift in store for El Girasol Garden
According to Mott Haven: Open Space Index, a report published by New Yorkers for Parks in 2014, the neighborhood did not meet 11 out of 15 open space index criteria,…
Msgr. Gerald Ryan is dead
Msgr. Gerald Ryan, who battled against the abandonment of the South Bronx as pastor of St. Luke's Church for 47 years, died on April 11.
Pedestrian death prompts rally to curb traffic
The elderly and kids run for dear life at the corner of E. 138th St. and St. Ann's Ave., critics say, while urging the city to take steps to make…
St. Jerome’s faced with closure
A venerable Catholic school faces the axe in Mott Haven.
The dead won’t sleep in the Bronx
Visiting the dead is a common ritual for Mexicans during El Dia De Los Muertos. But South Bronx Mexicans won’t be spending time at tombstones next week – for the…
Developer has plans for longtime eyesore
Some residents worry, though, about new burdens With people going in and out of its grocery stores, restaurants and pharmacies, East 138th Street bustles. But just before it reaches the…