Housing Authority tenants do their own repairs
Across the city, NYCHA tenants have decided to take repairs into their own hands, as the authority staggers under a massive backlog. Among its 178,000 apartments, more than 700,000 work…
Across the city, NYCHA tenants have decided to take repairs into their own hands, as the authority staggers under a massive backlog. Among its 178,000 apartments, more than 700,000 work…
Ray Figueroa would like to see a solar-powered greenhouse at Millbrook Houses in Mott Haven, with a farmer’s market that would be run by young people from the neighborhood. Some want…
Tapia Alfredo prepares a sub at the Subway on 149th St. in Mott Haven. Photo by Anika Anand Minimum wage hike of $1.25 not enough, workers say Mott Haven…
The city has decided to build a massive, three-building complex at the intersection of Southern Boulevard and Union Avenue and E. 149th St., where the eviction of the Morning Glory…
The “No Child Left Behind” Act, established by the Bush administration in 2002, stated that all students should have equal access to a high quality education. But in the Bronx,…
The battle to require businesses that receive city subsidies to pay their workers a living wage began with a bang when Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. led a fight…
Delegates study proposals, will select projects to fund Residents are eager to know how their decisions will impact the spending of $1 million in tax revenue this winter in Mott…
New director takes reins of pioneering housing organization Nos Quedamos, the advocacy organization that has served South Bronx residents for nearly two decades on issues ranging from housing to immigration,…