Mott Haven Herald

New mall threatens Mott Haven businesses

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.

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By Jeanmarie Evelly
Jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com
Third Avenue and 149th street would be the heart of many cities’ downtown. Shoppers crowd its sidewalks.
But many storeowners are worried that the Hub—as the neighborhood is known because its four streets intersect to resemble the hub of a wheel—will not remain the retail heart of the South Bronx. They’re afraid a [...]

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Mott Haven merchants are singing the blues

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by editor.

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The recession is hurting business everywhere, but small businesses in Mott Haven have been especially hard hit.

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Plan calls for transforming industrial area

Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by Maria Clark.

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By Maria Clark
maria.clark@motthavenherald.com
The lower section of the Grand Concourse is almost entirely dedicated to the auto industry. The road is lined with busy auto repair shops, a gas station, a newly revamped car wash and a car dealership.
Apartment houses and a hotel may replace these businesses, if a rezoning proposal for the area [...]

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South Bronx co-op offers healthy choices

Posted on 19. Apr, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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By Sarah Grieb
sarah.e.grieb@gmail.com
It’s Tia Singleton’s first day at the South Bronx Food Cooperative and she’s been breaking down boxes and learning how to use the cash register.
Singleton will spend three hours working at the co-op’s recently-opened store on Third Avenue. Then she’ll become a shopper, filling her grocery basket with meat, produce and household [...]