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Mott Haven art tour attracts the curious

Mott Haven art tour attracts the curious

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Sergey Kadinsky.

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Barry Kostrinsky paused near the place where the bond trader Sherman McCoy took a wrong turn to the Bronx and disaster in Bonfire of the Vanities, the Tom Wolfe novel that cemented the South Bronx’s reputation as a terrifying place. Some people still ask him “whether it’s safe here,” Kostrinsky said. But he wants to [...]

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Why is Mott Haven library a dump site, neighbors ask

Why is Mott Haven library a dump site, neighbors ask

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Sergey Kadinsky.

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“There’s no reason why there should be a dumpster here,” said artist Linda Cunningham, who lives two buildings down from the library. “This is a residential area.”

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Mott Haven flunks Recycling 101

Mott Haven flunks Recycling 101

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Sergey Kadinsky.

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Glass, metals, apple cores: It’s all the same to Mott Haven residents, according to a report published in the Daily News on Oct. 4. Citing confusion and lack of space for recycling, the report, based on Sanitation Department figures, pegs the recycling rate for Mott Haven, Port Morris, and Melrose as the worst in the [...]

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African Muslims sink roots in Mott Haven

African Muslims sink roots in Mott Haven

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Sergey Kadinsky.

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“This is us: we work in car washes, factories, and drive taxis,” said Degumeh Sillah, 60, an African art dealer. A Bronx resident since 1972, Sillah expressed pride at the religious transformation of the area. “The mosque on 166th Street,” he said, “that’s a former nightclub.”

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Mosque focuses on Muslim unity

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Sergey Kadinsky.

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In contrast to its quick early growth in the Middle East, the spread of Islam in West Africa was gradual, members of the Ebun Abass mosque point out. Merchants and traveling scholars brought the religion with them. “They first asked people to accept that there is no god except Allah,” said Djounedou Titikpina, founder of [...]

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