Money
VIDEO – Bronx Small Businesses Missing Out on Savings
A recent study shows that less than 1% of NYC small businesses are taking advantage of offered city and state energy conservation programs.
Flower Shop Owners Avoid Recession’s Thorns
Some Bronx flower shops were still busy Monday delivering Valentine’s Day bouquets.
Open Vacant Buildings to Low-Income Families, Housing Advocates Urge
Community activists want the city to reconsider what it calls affordable housing.
VIDEO – National Unemployment Falls, in the Bronx a Different Picture
“We cannot continue to wear the label of poorest county in the nation.”
Lost Jobs Mean Lost Family
When the doors closed at Stella D’Oro, the workers lost more than their jobs.
Cash For Flunkers
A Bronx middle school uses money and prizes to increase scores and attendance.
Hostos High Achievers Feel the Budget Pinch
It’s harder than ever for the best and brightest students to pay college fees.
The Riveras are One in a Million
The Rivera family fights two battles at once: economic hardship and cancer.
No Cookies, No Jobs
Employees of the Stella D’Oro cookie factory in Kingsbridge lost their jobs as the factory closed and the brand moved its operations to Ohio.
Morrisania Food Bank Is Running on Empty
Each week, more than 1,000 food pantries and soup kitchens in New York City give food to the city’s hungry.
For Morrisania, the Public Library is a Refuge
“We are a beacon in this community,” said branch librarian Colbert Nembhard, about the library, which has loaned 86,547 books since 2008, a circulation increase of about 20,000 for the year.
Tough Choices at the Market in East Tremont
by Sarah Wali
For the past six months, Harrilal Ramlakhan has managed to avoid buying most of his food from local supermarkets. He is a community gardener who plants and sells his own fruits, vegetables and spices. But when the seasons turn and the cold settles in, he will have to switch his gardening tools for [...]
In Marble Hill, an Oasis Amid a Food Desert
Sarah Shaikh, community outreach organizer for Schervier Nursing Care Facility, isn’t pleased with the healthy options for the residents of the West Bronx neighborhood of Marble Hill.
An Unwitting Pet Sanctuary
by Mamta Badkar
You know times are tough when people don´t have enough money to feed their hamsters. Last winter, 11 of the cute, furry rodents were left in a box outside the Petland Discount store on Broadway, the main thoroughfare in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. Some froze to death before the employees showed [...]
Visions of Poverty
I have stood inside tin shanties in South Africa, but when I picture poverty, I see Justina Turull’s apartment in the Bronx.
