Mott Haven Herald

In the news, June 28-July 4

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by editor.

A baby hawk fell from the family nest on an air conditioner in the Hub. Mott Haven resident Lee Rivera called in Friends of Brook Park, which rescued the bird. It will be rehabilitated and released into the wild. Is a large, suburban-style supermarket in Mott Haven’s future? The city Economic Development Corp. has just [...]

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In the news, June 21-28

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by editor.

A Book Fair on the sidewalk in front of the Bronx Museum on the Grand Concourse at 165th Street this weekend has been organized to call attention to the absence of bookstores in the Bronx. The fair, on Sunday, June 27, from noon-5 p.m., will feature books, magazines and comics, along with authors and artists. [...]

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In the news, June 13-20

Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by editor.

Friends of Brook Park is looking for volunteers to check on the new street trees it has planted in Mott Haven and Port Morris. Hip-hop and Afro-Latin dance are on the agenda of St. Mary’s Park, with performances on June 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. and a family day celebration at noon on June [...]

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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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Neighborhood voices: Urban farming NYC

Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

Check out this video about the growing movement in the South Bronx and beyond! Featured in the video are The Point CDC, Bissel Gardens, Friends of Brook Park, Part of the Solution, Brotherhood / Sister Sol, slides courtesy of the Majora Carter Group, Bascom Catering, and more!

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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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Federal stimulus funds will open Randall’s Island to Bronxites

Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

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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Friends of Brook Park says ‘Draw us in’

Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

An organization that has long crusaded for a waterfront park at the end of Park Avenue is calling on the city to make its creation possible by redrawing the boundaries of its blueprint for the Lower Grand Concourse. All that is required is moving the southern boundary “a mere 100 feet to the South along [...]

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