Port Morris at forefront of digital revolution
Four startups shared their vision for the future of the South Bronx’s suddenly growing tech industry.
Majora Carter
Lobbyists smoothed way for FreshDirect
In its quest to relocate to the Bronx with millions of dollars in city and state tax breaks and subsidies, FreshDirect has spent freely on well-connected lobbyists and consultants, public records, other documents and interviews show.
FreshDirect hires Majora Carter
Majora Carter, the noted South Bronx environmentalist, has been hired by FreshDirect to combat opposition to its relocation to Mott Haven.
Carter’s husband James Chase, the communications director for her consulting company The Majora Carter Group, confirmed that she has been under contract for the last two months to advocate on the on-line grocer’s behalf.
Port Morris wasteland dreams of green
The industrial area at the borough’s southernmost tip is a place of trucks, factories and fumes, with little to offer humans who travel by foot or by bike, or want to sit a spell. But the proposed South Bronx Greenway could bring tree-lined paths and waterfront parks to Port Morris’ lifeless streets.
Trees talk on the Grand Concourse
By Jeanmarie Evelly [email protected] The Grand Concourse, the iconic boulevard that stretches along four miles
South Bronx Greenway will open waterfront
A plan to build a recreational trail connecting a series of parks on the East
Education Dept. vetoes school for green jobs
The city Department of Education has rejected a proposal to create a high school based on the ideas of the founder of Sustainable South Bronx and devoted to training students for jobs that can improve the environment.