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Federal funds en route for Port Morris walkers, bikers
Frank Thurston GreenFederal funds would establish a north/south pedestrian and bicycle corridor at the corner of Bronx River Avenue/East 132nd St. Crossing the Bruckner Expressway on foot or by bike...
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Port Morris in a partying mood
Chinwe OniahA member from Full Circle Flava dances in the streets while DJ DP1 spins on the turntables. Rappers and dancers take to the streets for a day The first-ever South Bronx Ignites block party...
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Exhibit depicts South Bronx’s working heart
Martine FougeronA worker at Elite Signs in Port Morris. Martine Fougeron’s photos showing at the Art Container through July 24 One Port Morris resident looks for beauty in her industrial surroundings....
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Paper shredders profit in Port Morris
Chinwe OniahA worker shreds paper at SHREDability in Port Morris. Company hires overlooked workers to fulfill needed function In the heart of Port Morris’ industrial area, one company operates by an...
View ArticlePS 5 learn, even when school’s out
For the third straight year students at a Port Morris elementary school who would otherwise be idle are getting a chance to improve their grades through fun activities. The children at PS 5 on Jackson...
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Mott Haven throng marches for environment
Daniel Cassady/NYC Photo WireMott Haven protesters at Sept. 21 People’s Climate March near Central Park. Demonstrators denounce de Blasio’s indecision on FreshDirect Protesting sky-high asthma rates,...
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Waste management plan irks residents
Joe HirschStericycle’s Port Morris facility at East 138th St. and Locust Avenue. Medical waste giant applying for new permit The country’s biggest medical waste management company is seeking permission...
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Residents debate Randall’s Island access
The Randall’s Island Connector will run under the 132nd St. Amtrak trestle. Trucks may hinder bikers and pedestrians, planners say In recent years South Bronx residents have opposed developments they...
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State to prioritize Port Morris waterfront plan
Joe HirschA resident fishes in the East River near the 132nd St. Pier. Public has until Dec. 17 to submit comments Mott Haven open space advocates are hopeful their ambitious plans to open multiple...
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Tech startup will call Port Morris home
Michaela RossDoran Jones’ co-CEO Keith Klain at the company’s soon-to-open Port Morris headquarters. Doran Jones set to hire 150 workers in next 18 months Keith Klain remembers the spring day two years...
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Plans afoot to green Port Morris waterfront
Cole RosengrenThe dilapidated pier on 132nd Street will soon be converted into a park. One park nears construction phase; another on the way Standing on the remnants of a pier at 132nd Street, with the...
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Op-ed: When it comes to environmental justice, communities know best
Looking Northwest from 29th Street, June 2000, Negative: 2000; Print: 2009 © Joel Sternfeld; Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York.Before the Fedex facility was moved to Port Morris,...
View ArticleKicking back at the Bronx Brewery
The Bronx Brewery, which opened in Port Morris in 2014, has since expanded to offer more than a dozen craft brews at any given time in this tucked away industrial enclave. When the warm weather begins,...
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Port Morris waterfront facelift begins
By Samali Bikangaga. The Harlem River as seen from the East 132nd Street Pier. For decades, residents of Port Morris have been cut off from the East River and the Harlem River, both of which run...
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Entrepreneur preaches web access for all
Marlin Jenkins, founder of Neture Inc. Port Morris startup helps low-income residents log on A Port Morris startup is looking to ensure that low-income Bronx households aren’t left behind by the area’s...
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Residents brace for waterfront development
By Samali Bikangaga. The Harlem River at the East 132nd Street Pier. Residential towers on Harlem River shore would hamper public access, they argue Some residents attending an Aug. 4 forum Hostos...
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Time running out for public to comment on contaminated development site
NYSDEC. The area surrounding 2401 Third Avenue, with recognized environmental conditions in red. Study shows soil, air and water contamination on waterfront parcels The public has until October 15...
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Residents debate Randall’s Island access
The Randall’s Island Connector will run under the 132nd St. Amtrak trestle. Trucks may hinder bikers and pedestrians, planners say In recent years South Bronx residents have opposed developments they...
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State to prioritize Port Morris waterfront plan
A resident fishes in the East River near the 132nd St. Pier. Public has until Dec. 17 to submit comments Mott Haven open space advocates are hopeful their ambitious plans to open multiple public access...
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Tech startup will call Port Morris home
Doran Jones’ co-CEO Keith Klain at the company’s soon-to-open Port Morris headquarters. Doran Jones set to hire 150 workers in next 18 months Keith Klain remembers the spring day two years ago when he...
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