Dennis Pentier, a 48 year-old Jamaican immigrant, has been homeless here in New York City for the past eight years. Ejected from a city shelter, he survives day to day from his makeshift outdoor shop on a block in the Tremont neighborhood that he currently calls home.
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A different kind of corner store: A story of surviving homelessness
Posted on 17 October 2018.
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Domestic violence and housing linked to homicides in the South East Bronx
Posted on 15 October 2018.
There have been five domestic homicides in the South East Bronx this year. Last year there were none. Experts point to high unemployment and rising rents in the borough.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Community Resources, Crime, Featured, Front Page, Housing, Money, Police0 Comments
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.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Community Resources, Featured, Housing, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Protesters Denounce Majora Carter’s Wealth Protection Plan for Hunts Point Homeowners
Posted on 08 September 2018.
Protesters gathered outside a meeting that Majora Carter hosted with non-profit lenders and homeowners. Protesters accused Carter of displacing Hunts Point residents, promoting her long-held mission she calls “self-gentrification.”
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Community Resources, Featured, Housing, Southern Bronx0 Comments
The Right to A Lawyer in Housing Court May Soon Become A Reality
Posted on 18 October 2016.
New York City may guarantee free legal counsel for low income tenants facing eviction. The Right to Counsel Bill introduced by Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson and Councilman Mark Levine in order to counter the increasing homelessness in the city is steadily gaining traction in the City Council.
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Sobering conditions at Narco Freedom’s three-quarter homes
Posted on 27 October 2014.
Mott Haven’s Narco Freedom executives are charged with pilfering medicaid funds, while clients languish in their sober homes under poor conditions
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Featured, Health, Housing0 Comments
Local garden reignites long-lost community spirit
Posted on 22 September 2014.
Residents gathered at 924 Kelly Street garden on Saturday to celebrate Field Day, organized by the Laundromat Project, partaking in a variety of activities.
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Day 15 After Sandy: Elderly Chinese Residents Still in the Dark
Posted on 13 November 2012.
Low-income elderly Chinese immigrants living without power in Manhattan’s Knickerbocker Village are still walking for blocks to access donated food and blankets.
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