Mott Haven Herald

Bronx River Alliance to honor Herald editor

Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by Joe Hirsch.

The Bronx River Alliance will honor the editor of the Mott Haven Herald at its annual benefit at Hunts Point Riverside Park on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The award will recognize Bernard L. Stein’s work as a journalist and teacher at the Herald and its sister newspaper The Hunts Point Express, as well as his career [...]

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Manhattan nonprofit looks to bring jobs to Mott Haven

Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.

Jeanmarie Evelly
jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com
A nonprofit with its roots in Manhattan and branches throughout the city has set its sights on the South Bronx, with hopes of bringing jobs to the neighborhood.
Fedcap, which creates jobs and trains people who have difficulty finding work to fill those positions, plans to expand its services locally. The organization held [...]

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Artists fret as tourists beat a path to their studios

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by editor.

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, [...]

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Port Morris wasteland dreams of green

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Sarah Trefethen.

The industrial area at the borough’s southernmost tip is a place of trucks, factories and fumes, with little to offer humans who travel by foot or by bike, or want to sit a spell. But the proposed South Bronx Greenway could bring tree-lined paths and waterfront parks to Port Morris’ lifeless streets.

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Whose South Bronx Greenway is it anyway?

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Sarah Trefethen.

A number of Mott Haven community leaders are complaining that they have been left out of planning the South Bronx Greenway’s future.

At stake, they argue, is not only recreation but jobs.

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Rats plague seniors in Betances Houses

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

By Lindsay Lazarski
lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com
For months, residents of the Betances Houses building set aside for senior citizens heard the sound of claws scratching as rats scurried back and forth in the crawl space overhead at night.
Rat urine stained the ceiling. The animals gnawed holes in it, then tumbled through them onto the floor. They darted into the radiator [...]

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Trees talk on the Grand Concourse

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.

By Jeanmarie Evelly
jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com
The Grand Concourse, the iconic boulevard that stretches along four miles of the Bronx, has 100 years of stories to tell. This summer and fall, Bronx residents are lending their voices to share those stories—through the trees that line the street’s parks and sidewalks.
The Tree Museum is the creation of Irish artist Katie [...]

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East Side House celebrates three graduations

Posted on 19. Jul, 2009 by Maria Clark.

By Maria Clark
maria.clark@motthavenherald.com
Prior to signing up for the GED certification course with the Youth and Adult Education Services at East Side House on Alexander Avenue, Jose Rivera, 18, had a hard time believing he would ever graduate from high school, let alone graduate at the top of his class.
“I wasn’t taking school seriously,” he said.
When [...]

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Melrose says farewell to a senior citizen referral office

Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by Maria Clark.

Buena Ayuda closes its office
By Maria Clark
maria.clark@motthavenherald.com
The farewell ceremony at Buena Ayuda Para Personas de Edad’s corner office in Melrose was bittersweet. During its three years of operation, it has come to represent support, comfort and respect for seniors throughout the South Bronx.
When it closed for good on June 30, many seniors were left [...]

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Community resources for senior citizens

Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by Maria Clark.

maria.clark@motthavenherald.com
The following community resources offer immigration information services, legal aid and social services:
Neighborhood Self-Help By Older Persons Project, Inc. : Offers a range of services including their Healthy Life program called Proyecto Salud, to help reduce the occurrence of heart disease and diabetes among seniors.
953 Southern Blvd., Suite 205 Bronx, NY 10459
Tel. (718) 620 4650 [...]

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