Mott Haven Herald

South Bronx co-op offers healthy choices

Posted on 19. Apr, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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By Sarah Grieb
sarah.e.grieb@gmail.com
It’s Tia Singleton’s first day at the South Bronx Food Cooperative and she’s been breaking down boxes and learning how to use the cash register.
Singleton will spend three hours working at the co-op’s recently-opened store on Third Avenue. Then she’ll become a shopper, filling her grocery basket with meat, produce and household [...]

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New borough president will bring change to Mott Haven

Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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By Caroline Linton
caroline.linton@motthavenherald.com
The Bronx Borough President’s race is all about the numbers: 21; two; $200; $270,00; three and 149.
Twenty-one is April 21, the date of the special election to replace Adolfo Carrión, Jr., now a member of the Obama administration.
Two is the number of candidates in what was once expected to be a crowded [...]

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South Bronx Greenway will open waterfront

Posted on 12. Apr, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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A plan to build a recreational trail connecting a series of parks on the East River waterfront has gotten a major boost from the economic downturn. Federal stimulus money will be used to build the South Bronx Greenway and open it to the public within three years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in March. [...]

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Hire local residents, says watchdog group

Posted on 28. Mar, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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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 the coming months?
A newly-formed coalition is skeptical.
Calling itself the Neighborhood Advisory Council, the coalition met at the offices of housing advocacy organization Nos Quedamos on Melrose Avenue in late March to tackle [...]

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Education Dept. vetoes school for green jobs

Posted on 01. Mar, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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The city Department of Education has rejected a proposal to create a high school based on the ideas of the founder of Sustainable South Bronx and devoted to training students for jobs that can improve the environment.

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Mott Haven, Melrose have buildings worth saving

Posted on 27. Feb, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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A community garden, three churches, a subway station, and a mid-1970s housing project should be preserved as New York City landmarks, a commission appointed by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion has concluded.