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In new home, Per Scholas creates opportunity

In new home, Per Scholas creates opportunity

Posted on 06. Feb, 2010 by Stephanie Rabins.

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When Torrey Hopkins got out of jail in 1999, it was easy for him to find a job. Hopkins, who had done time for a non-violent offense he committed as a teenager, had done well in high school and had good references that landed him a job in information technology. He worked in the financial [...]

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State won’t build new ramps on Deegan

Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.

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Pummeled by public outcry against a plan to extend the off-ramps on the Major Deegan Expressway, the State Department of Transportation has abandoned the project. Much-needed repairs will be made to the aging roadway over Mott Haven, but the plan to extend the highway’s exit ramps in order to calm the traffic that backs up [...]

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Mott Haven residents denounce plan for Deegan

Mott Haven residents denounce plan for Deegan

Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.

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Plans to rehabilitate the Major Deegan Expressway would destroy Mott Haven’s hopes for a brighter future, residents and public officials told a hearing on Nov. 9 to consider the state Department of Transportation’s proposal. Community voices rang out in opposition to the plan to lengthen exit ramps, saying the new ramps would torpedo the city’s [...]

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Mott Haven gardens reap a bountiful harvest

Mott Haven gardens reap a bountiful harvest

Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.

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On a warm weekday morning in September, Valeria Cantero arrives at Brook Park, on Brook Avenue between 140th and 141st streets. She opens the gate with a key and locks up behind herself. After leaving her things in the center of the garden, Cantero ducks into the back of the lot, emerging with an armful [...]

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