Mott Haven flunks Recycling 101
A trash can overflows, while an outdoor recycling container at Mitchel Houses has a fence blocking access to it.Photo by Sergey Kadinsky Housing Authority facilities make recycling difficult Glass,...
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St. Luke's ChurchSt.Luke’s School on E. 139th St. near the corner of Cypress Ave will be celebrating its 100th year Anniversary on October 2nd. Alumni from around the country will be attending, to...
View ArticleNew jobs coming to Port Morris
Two dozen new “green” jobs are on the way to Port Morris, between now and the end of 2012, most of which will be reserved for low-income residents to fill. Parallel Products, Inc., a facility on E....
View ArticleCooking grease stirs debate in Port Morris
2,000-gallon tankers like this would truck used cooking oil from restaurants to Port Morris. Will the smell of used oil foul the air, residents ask A proposal that clean air advocates say will cut air...
View ArticleFrom the editor: Say no to an incinerator
Twelve years ago, a huge crane pried the stacks off the South Bronx Medical Waste Incinerator on the eastern end of 138th Street where it meets the East River. Hundreds of Bronxites who had protested...
View ArticlePublic housing tenants team up against waste
GrowNYC representative Ermin Siljokovic had attendees play the “recycling game” to show them how to separate materials. Photo by Elizabeth Chen They say they have to because officials aren’t following...
View ArticleRecycling advocates hit NYCHA with lawsuit
Residents from several public housing complexes in Mott Haven and Northern Manhattan met at Mothers on the Move in Longwood on May 20 to announce their lawsuit against NYCHA. Residents say workers...
View ArticleAs pandemic drags on, Mott Haven sees more packaged deliveries — and more litter
While walking home from work, Mildred Leon-Valdez says she’s noticed more recyclable materials around Mott Haven. The cardboard, paper and wrappers are not in bins or trash cans — they’re scattered...
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