Tag Archives: Melrose

In the news, August 15-21

In the news, August 15-21

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by editor.

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St.Luke’s School on E. 139th St. near the corner of Cypress Ave will be celebrating its 100th year Anniversary on October 2nd. Alumni from around the country will be attending, to participate in school tours, along with a mass and evening event at Eastwood Manor. Those interested in attending are asked to rsvp by accessing [...]

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As pact with city expires, gardeners worry

As pact with city expires, gardeners worry

Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Joe Hirsch.

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Eight years ago, the city, the state and the creators of 500 community gardens on city-owned land reached an agreement that ended a long battle that began when the Giuliani administration sought to auction the garden lots to developers. Now, that agreement is set to expire, alarming gardeners in Mott Haven and Melrose who fear [...]

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Community gardens brace for new rules

Community gardens brace for new rules

Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Joe Hirsch.

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Mott Haven and Melrose are home to about two-dozen community gardens, lovingly tended green spaces tended by residents, who plant and harvest food and flowers, play music, exercise or simply kick back under stately shade trees. With names like United We Stand, La Finca del Sur and La Casa de Chema, some recall the Puerto [...]

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In the news, July 26-August 1

In the news, July 26-August 1

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by editor.

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Beginning a string of three homicides in seven days, 18-year-old Troynisha Harris was killed by a man who jumped from a Lincoln Town Car and plunged a knife into her neck on July 24. Harris and a friend were sitting on a stoop on 166th Street at 3:30 a.m. when the attacker struck. When Harris’s [...]

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In the news, July 6-11

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by editor.

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The farmer’s market at La Finca del Sur will open this Saturday, July 10, from 10-1. The mid-summer Farm Fest is July 31. Nineteen-year-old Mavon Chapman was gunned down on 149th Street and Morris Avenue and died of his head wound before he could be treated at Lincoln Hospital a block away. A school focused [...]

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In the news, June 21-28

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by editor.

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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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Green jobs, green city: a special report

Posted on 06. Jun, 2010 by Bernard L. Stein.

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The economy may be recovering, but you wouldn’t know it in Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris, where, officially, one of every five adults is unemployed, a number that overlooks many undocumented immigrants and ignores those who have given up on looking for work or taken part-time jobs because they can’t find full-time employment. But [...]

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Can $4 million paint Mott Haven green?

Can $4 million paint Mott Haven green?

Posted on 06. Jun, 2010 by Nick Loomis.

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Chances are you’ve heard it all before. • New York’s 16th Congressional District, which includes Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris, is the poorest in the country. • The Bronx has the highest unemployment rate in New York at 14.1%, and unemployment is worse still in the South Bronx. • The area is home to [...]

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South Bronx Action Group says “We’re still here”

South Bronx Action Group says “We’re still here”

Posted on 15. Apr, 2010 by Juan DeJesus.

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For 40 years the South Bronx Action group helped tenants who lived in Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris. Then in February, the organization lost its home. Forced by cuts to its funding from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to leave the offices on East 149th Street where its staff had counseled tenants on housing and citizenship issues, South Bronx Action did what many individuals do—it moved in with a relative. It now shares quarters with Nos Quedamos on Melrose Avenue and East 156th Street, bringing together two social service agencies of long standing.

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Will old Bronx courthouse find new life?

Will old Bronx courthouse find new life?

Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.

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The building’s owner seeks a tenant, ready to rent part of it to a health club if more grandiose ideas for the entire building don’t come to fruition soon.

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