Community board greets new members
New and currently serving members of Community Board 2 gathered for a retreat in June to get a better understanding of how they can best serve Hunts Point and Longwood.
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P.S. 48 parents say bullying must stop
Over a dozen worried parents attended a meeting at Bright Temple AME Church on May 31, to discuss what they say is a serious bullying problem their children face at P.S. 48.
Six new members appointed to Community Board 2
Borough president Ruben Diaz Jr. has appointed ten new members to Community Board 2. The
Community board rejects shelter for homeless
Owner flaunted zoning regulations, board contends The owner of a shelter for the homeless in
Another strip club denied
Platinum Pleasures is the latest strip club to be shut down in Hunts Point.
Longwood psychiatric residence planned
Representatives of a non-profit group hoping to construct a new residence with 20 apartments for people with psychiatric diagnoses got an earful from members of Community Board 2.
Group wants memory of slain teen honored
Community Board agrees to push initiative to rename street for Damian “Cheese” Martinez to City Council.
Strip club says cops are the problem
The manager of a Hunts Point topless bar, and an attorney representing the club, told
Sparks fly over Longwood shelter
Members of the community board and district manager Rafael Salamanca blasted a city program that placed residents in a Longwood aparment building that suffered a serious fire, saying it is shoddily administered, hurts other tenants in the buildings and enriches slumlords.
Crime rises, but cops hope for better
Gun violence slightly up, car theft way down The streets of Hunts Point and Longwood
Longwood fire exposes building’s problems
Fire ignites debate over city’s policy housing formerly homeless residents.
Another waste plant for Hunts Point?
Medical waste facility seeks to expand The second largest medical waste disposal company in the
Residents urged to join community boards
The Office of the Bronx Borough President will be accepting applications for all 12 Community
Youth football league a haven for local kids
Adults hope football will help keep kids off drugs Residents who oversee a local youth
Strip club under fire
Residents and politicians want Club 11’s license revoked After a string of violent incidents occurred
Sleek new building will house seniors
With its oversize windows and two-tone gray brick façade, 1115 Intervale Avenue resembles a luxury apartment building. But it will house low-income seniors who won one of the 47 apartments in this newly-built rental building in a lottery—and are almost as happy as if they’d won the Powerball lottery itself.
Community board resumes battle vs. bars
Attorney complains board member intimidated applicant Prospective bar or lounge owners looking to open a
Strip club using McDonald’s for parking
Residents angry strippers, customers are using local parking lot Strippers and the customers who pay
A Metro-North stop in Hunts Point?
MTA’s proposal for new route excites local commuters For years, Hunts Point residents have heard
New bus route eyed for Hunts Point
A new bus route that would connect the Hunts Point peninsula to the Longwood side
Longwood preteen wins literary award
All ten-year-olds need a boost of encouragement, especially those who go on to change the
New program will police Hunts Point polluters
Hunts Point is the city’s ground zero for a state initiative to police businesses and
Competition to replace Spofford jail begins
In the year since Bridges Juvenile Center was decommissioned, the hulking building surrounded by barbed
Bronx Community Pride Center closes
The Bronx Community Pride Center, the borough’s largest LGBTQ service organization, has announced it will
Group wants city to toughen waterfront plan
As planners look to revitalize the city’s waterfront, one environmental advocacy group says the mayor’s blueprint for change does not go far enough, and wants waterfront communities like Hunts Point to join its efforts.