
Activism pays off, as needle boxes are removed from St. Mary’s Park
Carmen Santiago’s crusade to rid St. Mary’s Park of unsightly and ineffective needle disposal boxes
Carmen Santiago’s crusade to rid St. Mary’s Park of unsightly and ineffective needle disposal boxes
A group of six concerned citizens walked through St. Mary’s Park on a Tuesday afternoon
Mott Haven residents say the city parks department blindsided them by temporarily closing St. Mary’s
Some South Bronx residents consider the city’s plan to install syringe disposal boxes in their parks a mixed bag. They know something must be done, but not everyone is sure this is the right approach.
I was assigned to cover heroin use in Mott Haven. As a reporter I’m responsible for learning the ins and outs of the “beat,” the neighborhood and the people that call it home.
A 25-year-old Port Morris man was sentenced in Bronx Criminal Court on Dec. 11, to
Increased needle sightings are just one of the symptoms that surfaced this spring, after the 40th Precinct shut down The Hole—a notorious drug den out of sight from onlookers on E. 149th St. and St. Ann’s Ave.
Well over a hundred residents packed into Betances Community Center on Nov. 29 to weigh in on how to spend $30 million in promised capital funding from the city to upgrade St. Mary’s Park.