Mott Haven’s Mychal Johnsonand Hunts Point’s Tanya Fields and will be among the panelists discussing reporting on last spring’s international conference on climate change at the People’s Council on Climate Justice on Sept. 18. Both attended the conference in Bolivia. The discussion at the Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, between Bank and Bethune, will begin [...]
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A gathering of evangelical Hispanic Christians in St. Mary’s Park on Labor Day will bring thousands of the faithful to Mott Haven, its organizers say. They will celebrate the 80th birthday of Rev. Yiye Avila and the 50th year of his ministry, according to state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., one of the organizers of the [...]
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St.Luke’s School on E. 139th St. near the corner of Cypress Ave will be celebrating its 100th year Anniversary on October 2nd. Alumni from around the country will be attending, to participate in school tours, along with a mass and evening event at Eastwood Manor. Those interested in attending are asked to rsvp by accessing [...]
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Mott Haven immigration festival mixes culture and politics
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010
Immigrants and U.S. citizens filled Brook Park on July 24, defying record heat to celebrate Latin American heritage and to voice their anger over Arizona’s controversial law aimed at finding and punishing undocumented immigrants. At the second annual Festival of Immigrants in the South Bronx’s biggest community garden between 140th and 141st Streets on Brook [...]
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Debate over future of Sheridan rages on
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010
While advocates in Hunts Point continue to battle to get the Sheridan Expressway torn down, a Mott Haven-based community organization is warning that traffic will pile up on the Major Deegan Expressway if the 1.3–mile-long highway connecting the Cross Bronx and the Bruckner expressways is demolished.
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Mott Haven mural depicts immigrants’ dream
Posted on 10. Aug, 2010
Last summer, a colorful mural titled “Y yo ya estaba! I was already here!” took shape on the parking lot wall of Iglesia Evangélica Española, the Bronx Spanish Evangelical Church on the block of East 156th Street between Tinton and Union avenues. Artist Virginia Ayress invited residents and members of the congregation to pick up [...]
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Mott Haven ministry has four-legged helper
Posted on 09. Aug, 2010
One Saturday five years ago 28-year-old Andrew Mann drove his budget truck from Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Mott Haven. Ever since, the young minister has been overseeing the day-to-day activities at Graffiti “2” Ministries on Brook Avenue and East 141st Street. If you ask those who live in the area about him, many will just [...]
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Mercy Center throws lifeline to Mott Haven families
Posted on 09. Aug, 2010
Heidy Rios knows what it’s like to be poor. Born and raised in the Bronx, for a time she had so little money that she and her children lived in an apartment that had no stove or refrigerator. She kept food cold by putting it on the windowsill during the winter. She remembers being fearful [...]
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Mott Haven firm pioneers green moving
Posted on 09. Aug, 2010
A new patch of green is growing in Mott Haven–but it isn’t grass. In the shadow of the Bruckner Expressway, a company called iMovegreen, is trying to transform the moving business. What makes a mover green? Instead of Styrofoam peanuts, the company offers its clients shredded office documents and other biodegradable packing material. In lieu [...]
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As pact with city expires, gardeners worry
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010
Eight years ago, the city, the state and the creators of 500 community gardens on city-owned land reached an agreement that ended a long battle that began when the Giuliani administration sought to auction the garden lots to developers. Now, that agreement is set to expire, alarming gardeners in Mott Haven and Melrose who fear [...]
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