The bustling caverns of Hunts Point’s food distribution markets, hidden behind tall walls of corrugated aluminum, begin stirring before dawn, and quit around lunchtime. This industrial twilight zone has its own restaurants and shops, tightly guarded entrances and its very own security force. It’s hard to imagine this fortified compound [...]
By Mark Naison I have been driving around the Bronx a lot lately and am trying hard to be positive and optimistic. There is certainly much to celebrate. What were once decayed neighborhoods are being filled with new housing complexes, some of which are beautifully designed and filled with inspiring [...]
A staple provider of healthcare in Hunts Point and Longwood for the past 37 years is adding services to the neighborhood, while reducing pressure on its own strained facilities. Construction has begun on a new 54,000 square-foot, six-story building at 1054 Simpson Street, that Urban Health Plan officials say will [...]
By Stuart M. White stuart.m.white@gmail.com The New York City Housing Authority has reneged on a decade-old commitment to put job-hungry tenants to work making the buildings they live in cleaner and healthier, according to housing advocates. Advocacy groups in the South Bronx are trying to change that.
After months of uncertainty over the future of the only long term nursing care center in Hunts Point and Longwood, seniors and their families can breathe easier at the news St. Vincent DePaul Residence will be staying put. Extensive renovations are underway at the nursing home, dispelling rumors the health [...]
Urban Health Plan, the clinic that has served residents of the South Bronx since 1974, has announced it will soon expand its operations to serve 1,000 additional patients annually. The new space will be located on the 4th floor of the group’s main facility at 1065 Southern Boulevard. The expansion [...]
Employment seekers in Hunts Point can use all the good news they can get these days, as the job market continues to sputter. One piece of promising news arrived on March 24, as a respected non-profit organization that helps returning veterans, the formerly incarcerated and young people prepare for and [...]
While city officials ask Hunts Point residents and businesses for their input over the next nine months to help envision the future of the neighborhood without the Sheridan Expressway, some local business owners think they already know what that future will look like. They don’t like what they see. City [...]
By Fausto Giovanny Pinto faustogpinto@yahoo.com Shoppers on Westchester Avenue can buy designer purses, teddy bears, snacks, hats and a variety of other merchandise. And that has store owners hopping mad. Between Simpson Street and Southern Boulevard, street vendors have set up stands to hawk their merchandise right at the entrances [...]