Advocates call for tougher oversight
By Joe Hirsch news@huntspointexpress.com While NYOFCo’s parent company calls the new requirements the state Department
zita
‘We’ll quell Hunts Point’s foul smell,’ state vows
By Joe Hirsch News@Huntspointexpress.com State officials are promising new regulations in an effort to get
State seeks comments on NYOFCo permit
By Joe Hirsch joehirsch6@yahoo.com Photo by Stephen Baron The New York Organic Fertilizer Company plant.
Hunts Point’s foul smells go to court
Residents sue to force city and NYOFCo to fix their plants By Stephen Baron spbaron@hotmail.com
Art comes to Hunts Point industry
By Tenzin Tseyang ttseyang@hunter.cuny.edu What happens when you hand 10 artists the paint to cover
A 22-nation gathering visits Hunts Point
By Dan Allen Dantallen@gmail.com What do a Barbadian banker, a Palestinian social worker and a
Youth from around the world meet in Hunts Point
At mini-United Nations, teens share views with visitors By Dan Allen Dantallen@gmail.com Photos by Dan
A new look for Hunts Point Avenue
A drab street is to become a handsome boulevard By Kathy-Ann Joseph kathyannjoseph@gmail.com An architects
A new look for Hunts Point Avenue
A drab street is to become a handsome boulevard By Kathy-Ann Joseph kathyannjoseph@gmail.com An architects
Students defend Banana Kelly
School gets B from city but F from state By Dan Allen Dantallen@gmail.com Photos by
Carrion to fund Banana Kelly clinic
By Dan Allen Dantallen@gmail.com The yearly evaluations required by the federal No Child Left Behind
Weak eyes hurt Hunts Point children
When students don’t see, they don’t learn By Dan Allen Dantallen@gmail.com Click here play this
Telltale signs of a problem
Symptoms of CI can be hard to spot, but here are some signs that your
In a first, girls graduate from Hunts Point school
St. Ignatius proudly salutes a milestone in its history By Monica A. Suma monicasuma@gmail.com Photos
Pushing to improve Hunts Point schools
Organizer goes door to door to recruit parents By Daniel Allen dantallen@gmail.com Photos by Dan
‘Barretto Barbara’ keeps Hunts Point parks shining
By Kathy-Ann Joseph kathannjoseph@gmail.com On a weekday morning in Barretto Point Park, everything seemed just
News flash update: new plan for jail in Hunts Point
By Joe Hirsch joehirsch6@yahoo.com Barely a month after scuttling its plan to build a 2000-bed
Fab Lab comes to Hunts Points
MIT lab on wheels turns ideas into reality By Jennifer Aponte Jena3000@gmail.com Photo by Jennifer
Stores BID to improve shopping
New effort seeks safer, cleaner Southern Boulevard By Monica A. Suma monicasuma@gmail.com Photo by Monica
Hunts Point holds its nose
City studies stench, but residents want action By Luis M. Mostaceroluismartinnyc@gmail.com Photo by Jolie Ruben
Activists want odor complaints
If you smell something, call 311, they urge By Luis M. Mostacero luismartinnyc@gmail.com While they
Led by robbery, crime rate soars
Violent crime is up 40 percent in Hunts Point precinct By Paul Bufano Pbufano@hunter.cuny.edu Violent
Green roofs and greenbacks
Sustainable South Bronx hopes to build a profitable business. By Kathy-Ann Joseph kathyannjoseph@gmail.com James Wells
Action Speaks (Podcast Episode1)
Teens speak out on the issues By Daniel Allen Photo by Adam Liebowitz Some of
Bank note building sale could transform Hunts Point
Will residents benefit or suffer? many ask. By Lynette Raheb lynetteraheb@aol.com Architects rendering by Beyer