Latino Museum shortchanges NYC, says Senator
By Joe Hirsch news@huntspointexpress.com A museum dedicated to Latinos in the United States has been
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For the Bronx, some federal funding isn’t what it seems
An examination of federal records posted on the government website recovery.gov shows that millions of dollars of Recovery Act funding that has been reported as being used to stimulate the Bronx is not actually new money, and other funding attributed to the Bronx is not being used in the borough at all.
Stimulus funds are hard obtain and late to be spent
By Joseph Gallagher josephtgallagher@gmail.com Some of the federal stimulus money from the American Recovery and
Hunts Point voters stayed home
The surprisingly narrow margin has led pundits and politicians to ask: Could Thompson have won? The answer may lie in the attitudes of voters in neighborhoods like Hunts Point and Longwood.
State funds boost Hunts Point non-profits
Rev. Ruben Diaz, who represents Hunts Point in the New York State Senate, will direct
Next borough president speaks out
By Joseph Gallagher josephtgallagher@gmail.com As Bronx borough president, Adolfo Carrion Jr. emphasized affordable housing and
Hunts Point arms for battle over jail
A coalition of Hunts Point neighborhood activists, legal aid organizations, and prisoners rights groups say the city shouldn’t build a 2,000-bed jail at the Oak Point rail yard.