New bus line links Hunts Point, Longwood
Workers getting off their shift at the Hunts Point markets have caught on that the new bus is convenient—and quiet.
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Education / Environment / Food
Plans for Hunts Point high school inch forward
If all goes according to plan, next September high school students will be growing vegetables on walls in Hunts Point, and going home with about $40 worth of groceries each month that they have produced themselves. The Hunts Point High School for Sustainable Community Initiatives is approaching the final stage [...]
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Local activist wins award
A Hunts Point resident and former member of The Point Community Development Corp.’s young activist program, ACTION, has won a prestigious national award for her efforts getting the MTA to provide public transportation to Barretto Point Park in 2009. Misra Walker, 18, was granted a Brower Youth Award in October [...]
Environment / Food / Parks
Fish parade brings fun and games to waterfront
By Fausto Giovanni Pinto faustogpinto@yahoo.com An underage stilt walker, a unicycling clown and a school of fish were just some of the many characters that rolled through Hunts Point on June 19th as part of the 7th annual Fish Parade. The Classics N.Y. Bike Club, a staple of every Fish [...]
News / Transportation
Cut down traffic, Hunts Point teens say
By Sydney Céspedes sydney29@gmail.com Six months ago, the federal government told the city that it would spend $354 million on New York, if the city came up with a system of congestion pricing, charging cars that drive into Manhattan’s business district in an effort to cut down on traffic. To [...]