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HPAC fair draws hundreds to Riverside Park
Kristina SiriotisStudents work on hand-crafted school supplies with the The Laundromat Project at HPAC’s Back to School Event. Area groups join forces to promote school attendance Hunts Point Riverside...
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Bronx River is classroom for seaweed scientists
Kristina SiriotisEnvironmental Program apprentice Alissa Hickson, 17, checking the lines of the seaweed farm she helps maintain with Rocking the Boat staff. Rocking the Boat goes underwater to reduce...
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New South Bronx Halloween Parade celebrates 30 Years
Kristina SiriotisCasita Maria students Alijah, Yulissa, Dalizmarie, Nalleli and Yeimy at the New South Bronx Halloween Parade. Zombies, princesses and a 5-foot emoji joined hundreds of other costumed...
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Many in Hunts Point unaware of Spofford redevelopment
Location of future development project at former juvenile detention center. The former Spofford juvenile detention center could bring a host of new uses and ideas to Hunts Point, but few neighbors have...
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Pre-K enrollment at 50 percent in Hunts Point
Citizens Committee for Children of New YorkCitizens Committee for Children of New York 2015 Community Risk Ranking Hunts Point and Longwood have the lowest...
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Amanda Septimo running for Arroyo’s seat
Kristina SiriotisAmanda Septimo in December 2015 Activist-turned-political-operative announces candidacy for City Council On her way home from school one winter day in 2005, Amanda Septimo stopped by...
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Residents worry affordable housing is disappearing
By Kristina SiriotisApartment housing on Hunts Point Avenue. Hunts Point residents are worried that options for affordable housing are dwindling in their neighborhood, according to conversations on...
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Soundview Ferry may be inaccessible for Hunts Point residents
NYCEDCMayor de Blasio’s proposed ferry service between the South Bronx and the Upper East Side. 18-minute ride to E. 90th St. would cost same as a subway swipe A city ferry service will be coming to...
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Wi-Fi options are limited in Hunts Point
Kristina SiriotisLink stations like this one in Manhattan will be coming to the Bronx a soon as this summer. City promises 29 publicly accessible, high-speed links in the Bronx by July Only two public...
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Residents, elected officials protest city’s jail plans
Kristina SiriotisCity Councilmember Rafael Salamanca addressing protesters at a Rally on Saturday in front of the potential site for a new jail on Halleck Street. Leaked plans show city is considering...
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Rocking the Boat sailing program garners national acclaim
Kristina SiriotisRocking the Boat students sail on the East River Hunts Point organization impresses America’s Cup Just one year after adding a sailing program to its roster, Rocking the Boat has been...
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