From the editor: A school the neighborhood needs
Three decades ago, Hunts Point was the location of an adventure so visionary and so
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Offered a Hunts Point home, school needs city’s OK
The proposal calls for students to graduate with both a high school diploma and an industry-recognized employment certifications in such fields as green roofing, urban agribusiness, natural resource maintenance, recycling, brown field remediation or hazardous waste cleanup.
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.
Cooks learn healthy eating one recipe at a time
By Vishal Persaud vishal.persaud@journalism.cuny.edu Two large purple eggplants lay on a small wooden cutting board,
Mural celebrates Hunts Point and its women
Sasha Wortzel Sasha.wortzel@gmail.com On Hunts Point Avenue, a smiling woman in green pulls a fresh
Bronx Charter School turns to public for funds
By Justyna Malota jmalota@hunter.cuny.edu A metropolis was rising from the floor of a Kindergarten class
School community chips in to help
Relatively affluent web surfers aren’t the only contributors to Bronx Charter School for the Arts.
Renovations continue at Hunts Point 1 buildings
Residents, who had suffered in water-damaged apartments and without such basics as heat and hot water, had high expectations for the new management. Two years later, three of the four Hunts Point buildings have been renovated, but some tenants still wait for repairs.
Relaxing on the Greenway, courtesy of Hunts Point residents
In-depth conversations between residents and designers aimed to create excitement about the South Bronx Greenway. What arose from these conversations, were “amazing political discussions,” that used the design process as a sounding board for larger social issues.
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.
Devastating fire is still hurting business
By Joseph Gallagher josephtgallagher@gmail.com An empty lot full of gravel, dirt and demolition equipment is
$2.5 million renovation begins at Fox Street park
By Maria Clark mariapclark@gmail.com After years of disrepair, Fox Street Playground is getting a facelift.
Families give thanks for after-school program
By Venita Virgia Johnson vjo@hunter.cuny.edu For families of students from Bronx Charter School for the
Red tape traps tenants in Hunts Point ‘house of horrors’
By Azriel James Relph Flies buzz around the rotting corpse of a dead cat lying
A show hits the road to explore a changing Hunts Point
By Sasha Wortzel sasha.wortzel@gmail.com THE PROVENANCE OF BEAUTY. from Sunder Ganglani on Vimeo. Hunts Point
Hunts Point salon is economic barometer
By Michel Ovalle Michelovalle@hotmail.com The heavy drumbeat of Merengue music, the buzz of a hair
Hunts Point sewer plant to get a makeover
By Joe Hirsch news@huntspointexpress.com The city has decided not to build two 13-story story towers
Folk icon feted at Hunts Point Riverside Park
By Joe Hirsch news@huntspointexpress.com Musician Pete Seeger, who became an icon of social movements in
Rent hikes drive artists from BankNote building
By Jeanmarie Evelly jmevelly@gmail.com When sculptor Albert Bensusen lost his studio in downtown Manhattan 10
HPAC legal interns assist tenants of blighted buildings
By Maria Clark mariapclark@gmail.com In its ongoing fight to help the tenants of Hunts Point’s
Michelle Obama’s garden inspires Hunts Point teen
By Jeanmarie Evelly jmevelly@gmail.com Victor Davila got the chance of a lifetime this summer—an invite
State funds boost Hunts Point non-profits
Rev. Ruben Diaz, who represents Hunts Point in the New York State Senate, will direct
Plans for Hunts Point jail remain on hold
By Joe Hirsch news@huntspointexpress.com The city’s plan to build a jail in Hunts Point remains
Debate swirls around Hunts Point strip club
Police and community board say one more club is one too many By Jeanmarie Evelly
Blast shakes Hunts Point fertilizer plant
By Joe Hirsch news@huntspointexpress.com A pre-dusk explosion at the New York Organic Fertilizer Company badly