Tag Archives: Environment

Why is Mott Haven library a dump site, neighbors ask

Why is Mott Haven library a dump site, neighbors ask

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Sergey Kadinsky.

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“There’s no reason why there should be a dumpster here,” said artist Linda Cunningham, who lives two buildings down from the library. “This is a residential area.”

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Windmills and sun power Melrose buildings

Windmills and sun power Melrose buildings

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.

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The Eltona is the first affordable housing development in New York City to qualify for the highest rating a green building can get, called LEED Platinum. The Bronx itself is home to 86 percent of the LEED certified-for-home units in the state.

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Mott Haven gardens reap a bountiful harvest

Mott Haven gardens reap a bountiful harvest

Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.

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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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Rats plague seniors in Betances Houses

Rats plague seniors in Betances Houses

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

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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 [...]

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Federal stimulus funds will open Randall’s Island to Bronxites

Federal stimulus funds will open Randall’s Island to Bronxites

Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

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By Lindsay Lazarski lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com Elected officials and the Parks Department describe Randall’s Island as an invaluable resource, and boast that its waterfront pathways provide scenic views and “increased access” to recreation “for the neighboring communities of East Harlem and the South Bronx.” But the island, only a stone’s throw from the Bronx, has been reachable [...]

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‘Bronx Swamp’ endangers health

‘Bronx Swamp’ endangers health

Posted on 14. Apr, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

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By Lindsay Lazarski lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com Gloria Hidalgo likes living in her quiet building on 142nd Street. The rent is reasonable; her neighbors are hard-working people, her sister and two nieces live three floors below her and Hostos Community College, where she is studying to become an accountant, is just blocks away. But a rotten smell, just [...]

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