The Hunts Point Produce Market, responsible for more than half of the city’s produce, is finally set to get central air conditioning. This is part of the Hunts Point Resiliency project’s proposal to install more reliable and efficient power sources in the industrial area of Hunts Point.
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Flood-proofing Hunts Point with resilient power
Posted on 16 October 2018.
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Building the world’s largest collection of hip-hop memorabilia, one piece at a time
Posted on 02 October 2018.
The Bronx’s soon-to-come Universal Hip-Hop Museum is set to open in 2022, but the effort to curate the world’s largest collection of hip-hop memorabilia is well underway.
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Hurricane Maria Survivor to Paint Climate Change Mural with Local Students
Posted on 28 September 2018.
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.
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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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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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The Point is Bringing Resilient WiFi to Hunts Point
Posted on 15 September 2018.
The Point, an arts and youth-focused non-profit, is setting up a mesh network in order to provide Hunts Point with resilient WiFi that will remain functional even in the case of a natural disaster.
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Incumbent Staves Off Leftist Insurgent in 84th Assembly District
Posted on 14 September 2018.
Carmen Arroyo, 82, hung on to her Hunts Point state assembly seat last night, even though progressive candidate Amanda Septimo, 27, won more percentage of votes than any previous challenger.
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Cancer diagnosis threatens future of Bronx bird sanctuary
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Troy Lancaster built the Bronx’s Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary from the ground up 22 years ago and works almost daily on the park’s upkeep. After being diagnosed with cancer last year, however, he’s been trying to find a replacement—to no avail.
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