Mott Haven Herald

Hire local residents, says watchdog group

Posted on 28. Mar, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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By Joe Hirsch
news@motthavenherald.com
Will the mall rising near Yankee Stadium live up to an agreement to hire local job seekers when stores open in the coming months?
A newly-formed coalition is skeptical.
Calling itself the Neighborhood Advisory Council, the coalition met at the offices of housing advocacy organization Nos Quedamos on Melrose Avenue in late March to tackle [...]

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Mott Haven community center is reborn

Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

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By Lindsay Lazarski
Lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com
For years the thumping of fists pounding punching bags, the scuffle of sneakers and the grunts of athletes were the sounds a visitor heard at the Betances Community Center and Boxing Gym.
Now, the scratch of pencils and flip of workbook pages fill the newly renovated center. Betances has dropped “Boxing Gym” from its [...]

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Mott Haven bus is on the chopping block

Posted on 23. Mar, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

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By Lindsay A. Lazarski
Lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com
Every Sunday morning for more than 10 years Zena Charin has taken the Bx 4 along Westchester Avenue to attend religious services at the Vishnu Mandir Temple; one of only four Hindu temples in the Bronx.
But she may not have that option any more – the Bx 4 is on the chopping [...]

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A Mott Haven treasure hunt

Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 by Maria Clark.

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The Mott Haven art world can be difficult to find.
It is tucked away in a dark jazz café on the corner of Alexander Avenue, up a 5-floor walk-up through a narrow apartment or in a corner restaurant hidden under the cement overpass of a major expressway.
“The arts in the South Bronx are hidden. If you [...]

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Education Dept. vetoes school for green jobs

Posted on 01. Mar, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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The city Department of Education has rejected a proposal to create a high school based on the ideas of the founder of Sustainable South Bronx and devoted to training students for jobs that can improve the environment.

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Mott Haven, Melrose have buildings worth saving

Posted on 27. Feb, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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A community garden, three churches, a subway station, and a mid-1970s housing project should be preserved as New York City landmarks, a commission appointed by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion has concluded.