Rocking the Boat sails into future
For more photos, click here. The launching of a new 19-foot sailboat at Hunts Point
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BankNote’s last artist burnishes the past
Robert Seyffert is a man who doesn’t like to let go. He has made a
Photo students discover new way of seeing
In the warm yellow light of the darkroom at The Point, 11-year-old Brianna Rodriguez placed
From the editor: Dumping on Hunts Point–again
City Hall has long regarded Hunts Point as New York City’s garbage can. Now city
Science becomes fun at Hunts Point studio
Ten-year-old Winfred Darko looked on as electrical sparks flew from the apparatus in front of
Skaters link art, environment and thrills
Tired of being kicked out of their favorite spots near the Hunts Point Avenue subway
Plans for Hunts Point high school inch forward
If all goes according to plan, next September high school students will be growing vegetables
Hunts Point tenants sue bank to force repairs
Terence McLean hasn’t had a working stove in his Hunts Point apartment for eight years.
Spending a life in song and prayer
Behind the walls from Hunts Point on Vimeo. By Andrea Callard Early on a recent
Spofford shuttered after 53 years
After fifty-three years as a symbol of heavy-handed punishment and a pariah in the city’s
Teens flip over The Point’s circus workshop
At The Point’s Live from the Edge Theater on a recent evening, a teenage boy
Homophobia fuels efforts to promote self-defense
Four young men, with their hands curled into fists to guard their faces, prepared to
Federal budget axe swings at City Year
Diana Marino used to hate to read. The eighth-grader grew frustrated whenever she came to
Protesters to city: Fight over Spofford is not over
After decades fighting to get the city to close Bridges Juvenile Justice Center in Hunts
Fire guts two Manida St. buildings
A fire that broke out in a 37-unit Manida Street apartment building on March 9
From the editor: city says pay to stay healthy
Responding to the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity in the South Bronx, the city
Bronx River inspires an artist to clean up shore
An artist plans to mold the banks of the Bronx River to make it inviting and environmentally friendly.
Legendary community center grows up
You can’t miss Casita Maria. Architecturally speaking, it stands out. It’s big. It’s colorful. The
Conflict forces closing of Nos Quedamos
Nos Quedamos, Melrose’s leading developer and manager of affordable housing, has been closed for more
From the editor: A new school for Hunts Point
The city is getting ready to close nine Bronx schools. It’s time to open a new one, with roots in Hunts Point.
Community Board battles strip club
Saying strip clubs encourage prostitution and are a neighborhood embarrassment, Community Board 2 has locked
Borough President opposes NYOFCo return
NYOFCo will be coming back to Hunts Point over the Bronx Borough President’s dead body.
Hunts Point pioneers ‘green’ diesel fuel
Fried food may be good for you after all. Brent Baker, environmental activist and founder
Landmark building becomes job hub
The smokestack of the BankNote building juts skyward like a six-story high red lipstick. Its