Teen smoking declining, but not fast enough
By Shanae Simmons A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General validates what anti-smoking campaigners
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Reading takes center-stage in Hunts Point
By Kimberly Devi Milner The Point CDC kicked off its second year in the national
Protesters rally to close Club Heat
Chanting “Turn off the heat,” some 50 protesters rallied in front of the Hunts Point
Fulton Fish Market’s new competitor
You can buy fish wholesale at Hunts Point’s sleek, mechanized New Fulton Fish Market. Or
Sheridan model refocuses debate
By Kimberly Devi Milner As Hunts Point waits for the city’s renovation plans on the
Bruckner billboard angers Community Board 2
A massive billboard at the corner of Bruckner Boulevard and Austin Place off the Bruckner Expressway showed a sheep in a sombrero in front of a bottle of Wodka-brand vodka, only to be outdone in cultural stereotyping by the bigger-than-life-sized message “Escort Quality Hooker Pricing” to its side.
Casita’s new library gets a special visit
By Daniel Bejarano With the inauguration of Casita Maria’s new library at 928 Simpson Street,
Project Reach to honor Sharon De La Cruz
Project Reach, a citywide organization devoted to healing divisions among young people of different races
New senate district cuts Hunts Point off
There will be a new face in local politics if the new district lines released
The year in crime: 2011 by the numbers
By Kenneth Christensen There was little change in most major crime categories in 2011 in
Environmental organizations win $50,000 grants
Two local environmental organizations—The Point Community Development Corp. and the Bronx River Alliance– have received
Architects honored for Bronx River sculpture
The architects who produced works of sculpture designed to call attention to environmental issues—have been
Effort for cleaner air targets trucks
It may not have the same ring as “cash for clunkers,” but the new Hunts
Hunts Point Market, union reach agreement
Workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year agreement with business
Board 2 rejects another strip club
Community Board 2 is continuing its crusade against strip clubs that it says tarnish the
BankNote becomes home to business incubator
The BankNote Building, Hunts Point’s brick behemoth where money was once minted for countries around
Peace month seeks to combat violence
A single mother raises her child in a violent household. She escapes, hoping for a
Neighborhood voices: Occupy our green spaces?
By Tanya Fields Residents of Mott Haven, Longwood and Hunts Point deal with a shortage
South Bronx Greenway makes s-l-o-w progress
Some of Hunts Point’s busiest streets have become obstacle courses. A patch of dirt runs
Illegal dumping fouls streets near market
Take a walk down one of the side streets near the Hunts Point food markets
NYOFCo won’t reopen in Hunts Point
The sprawling complex with the red-and-white striped smokestack on the Hunts Point waterfront where the
Hyde Leadership School comes of age
Hunts Point’s newest high school has a quiet library, a helpful librarian and shelves filled
Forum set on post office closing
As part of its plan to close the Hunts Point post office, the Postal Service