Growing Green Thumbs
May 22, 2009
The day began in the sprawling Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden at the New York Botanical Garden where students from PS 205 on Webster Avenue and PS 46 on East 198th Street participated.
Officials talked to the children about the importance of fruits and vegetables in a balanced diet and eating healthily, especially in a borough [...]
Dear reader:
May 19, 2009
This is the first issue of the Tremont Tribune, a bi-lingual monthly newspaper for all the neighborhoods of Community District 6 – Tremont, Belmont, Bathgate and West Farms.
You’re probably wondering who we are and why we’re doing this.
The Tribune is published by the Bronx News Network, a new non-profit organization founded and sponsored by Mosholu [...]
A Green Dream for Jacob’s Field
May 19, 2009
Resident Set Sights on Stimulus $$ for Center
As New York gears up to spend an estimated $25 billion in federal stimulus money, folks in Crotona have a suggestion: How about building a big, green community center in Jacob’s field?
Today the site, on Mapes Avenue between East 180th Street and East 181st Street, is home to [...]
Proposed Residence Angers Neighbors
May 19, 2009
A plan to build an 18-unit residence on Bathgate Avenue for people who have recovered from serious mental illness has sparked protests from community residents who say the area is already oversaturated with similar service organizations, and worry that the site is too close to several schools.
The residence has been proposed by The Bridge, Inc., [...]
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