Patricia Lewis, who was forced to flee Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, is teaching a workshop on the impacts of climate change at a Mott Haven highschool. She’ll be helping the students paint a mural depicting their reactions to what they learned.
Archive | September, 2018
Hurricane Maria Survivor to Paint Climate Change Mural with Local Students
Posted on 28 September 2018.
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Community boards, police dominate charter review meeting
Posted on 24 September 2018.
“Mayor Bill de Blasio’s commission to amend the New York City charter might be getting all the attention as of late, but they are not the only game in town. The city council’s own charter review commission — looking to put a number of proposed revisions on the 2019 off-year election ballot — found its […]
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With fall coming, Hudson Park helpers still at it
Posted on 24 September 2018.
“Daniel Reynolds works as a regional manager for the city’s parks department during the week, but on the Saturdays, he and Mark Mason lead the Stewards of Henry Hudson Park, getting down and dirty to keep the local park between Palisade and Independence avenues beautiful. Read more in the Riverdale Press.
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Mott Haven Dog Boutique Challenges Traditional Gentrification Narrative
Posted on 23 September 2018.
A Mott Haven pet store joins the crop of new small businesses popping up along Mott Haven’s southern waterfront.
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Floating pool to stay in Hunts Point
Posted on 23 September 2018.
“The floating pool will remain at Barretto Point Park for at least another four years, the Parks Department announced Friday.” The Hunts Point Express has more here.
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Capturing the Beauty of Everyday Life in the Bronx
Posted on 23 September 2018.
“For two decades, students of the International Center of Photography at the Point have learned analog photography and documented their community.” Journalist David Gonzalez, a local from the Bronx, reports in The New York Times.
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Morris Park, Bronx: Where Congeniality Flourishes
Posted on 23 September 2018.
“The area has welcomed waves of newcomers, but still looks much as it did when the boxer Jake LaMotta and the TV host Regis Philbin lived there.” The New York Times has more here.
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Are South Bronx residents adjusting to new ferry ?
Posted on 20 September 2018.
Residents are adjusting to the new ferry in South Bronx, but some fear it may soon become overcrowded.
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