by Allison Fox | May 8, 2015 | In the Neighborhood
The government promises to Hunts Point are starting to add up. During his time as mayor, Michael Bloomberg pledged $110 million to the neighborhood for economic development. In March, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a 12-year plan to invest $150 million to upgrade the...
by Rajashree Chakravarty | May 7, 2015 | In the Neighborhood
Neighborhood Census Tract Median Household Income Median Home Value Hunts Point 93 Hunts Point 115.02 Hunts Point 117 Port Morris 19 Mott Haven 33 Mott Haven 35 Mott Haven 39 Mott Haven 41 Mott Haven 43 Source: GOVERNING magazine, Gentrification Data; Chart by Isabel...
by Bernard L. Stein | May 7, 2015 | In the Neighborhood
In a discussion with students at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Bronx editor, teacher and historian Bernard L. Stein said that after the fires of the 1970s, the South Bronx found ways to rebuild more intelligently and sustainably. Edited excerpts from his...
by Erica Davies | May 6, 2015 | In the Neighborhood
Throughout the city, New Yorkers enjoy the luxury of crisp apples and leafy lettuce supplied by the Hunts Point Cooperative Market year-round. That is, unless you actually live in the Hunts Point area. The 60-acre Hunts Point Terminal Market provides 60 percent of the...
