One Mott Haven artist’s mission: Save the monarchs
When Mott Haven artist Blanka Amezkua was growing up in the Mexican state of Michoacan, every fall the sky would fill with monarch butterflies settling in for the winter after…
Local waterfront gets failing grades
A new scorecard unveiled by a coalition of environmental groups this week rates Mott Haven’s riverfront among New York City’s worst in all three categories measured to gauge the health…
From the editor: Hands off Harlem River parkland
The city does need new housing, but in his thirst to reach his goal of 200,000 affordable apartments our mayor appears to be blind to the value of human scale,…
Group wants city to toughen waterfront plan
An environmental advocacy group is asking community boards in Mott Haven and other low-income, waterfront neighborhoods across the city to press officials to get tougher on polluters, and to consider…
Artists renew effort to float giant dome
Thwarted by wind and water in their effort last fall to float a huge dome built of discarded umbrellas from Hunts Point to the Harlem River and upriver to Inwood,…
Bronx River Alliance to honor Herald editor
The Bronx River Alliance will honor the editor of the Mott Haven Herald at its annual benefit at Hunts Point Riverside Park on Thursday, Sept. 24. The award will recognize…