Mott Haven Herald

Searching for work on a Mott Haven street corner

Posted on 28. Nov, 2009 by editor.

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By Carla Candia
carla.candia@journalism.cuny.edu
Dozens of day laborers dressed in ripped jeans and worn t-shirts stood on the corner of East 141st Street and Jackson Avenue in the Bronx one morning this Fall.
The wind was blowing, and many workers wore sweaters and had their hands tucked in their pockets. They were eating sandwiches and drinking [...]

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Veterans fight new battles at home

Posted on 14. Nov, 2009 by editor.

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At Hostos Community College in Mott Haven, a club for veterans founded by a Melrose resident eases the transition to civilian life.

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Mott Haven merchants are singing the blues

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by editor.

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The recession is hurting business everywhere, but small businesses in Mott Haven have been especially hard hit.

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Artists fret as tourists beat a path to their studios

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by editor.

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By Azriel James Relph
Azriel.james.relph@gmail.com
“Ask about my art, not my rent” reads the sign posted at the door to Edwin Gonzalez’s apartment on Third Avenue and East 134th Street.
As Gonzalez pours wine and fixes lunch for friends and visitors who wander in for the third annual Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tour, Melissa Calderon, [...]