Mott Haven Herald

Mott Haven gardens reap a bountiful harvest

Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.

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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Anarchists redefine free market

Posted on 12. Apr, 2009 by Sarah Trefethen.

Anti-authoritarian radicals occupied Brook Park for the first-ever Bronx Anarchist Fair on April 4. The park’s regulars didn’t seem to mind.

The fair featured workshops, bookstalls, movie screenings, food vendors and something called a “really, really free market,” all focused on the theme of far-left-wing politics.

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