The opponents interrupted the news conference, which was organized by the city’s Economic Development Corporation, and drowned out advocates for the proposal, chanting “Justice for Willets Point!” and “Save Willets Point!”

Published by New York Times on August 14, 2008.

MORRISANIA (WABC) -- A young man was killed -- and a 13-year-old was wounded in a double shooting in the Bronx overnight. Police are still looking for the gunman.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 13, 2008.

Police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead in the Bronx on Tuesday night. A 20-year-old man was fatally shot in the head at E. 165th Street in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, according to police. He was found dead on a bench outside a housing complex.

Published by WNBC on August 13, 2008.

According to a press release, tomorrow Axelbankwill focus on "community self-determination" and he’ll "take calls about the Yankee Stadium project, the Kingsbridge Armory, jails in Hunts Point, the water filtration project, and other issues on listeners' minds.”

Published by West Bronx Blog on August 13, 2008.

A dump truck slammed into a pedestrian bridge over the Bruckner Expressway early Friday, reducing a portion of it to rubble and snarling traffic in the Bronx for miles.

Published by New York Daily News on August 8, 2008.

A tractor trailer going southbound on the Bruckner Expressway hit a pedestrian bridge causing half of it to collapse early Friday morning. The driver was injured in the crash and taken to the hospital, as authorities were forced to close the expressway in both directions.

Published by New York Daily News on August 8, 2008.

Eyewitness News is told the triple shooting stemmed from an argument that happened right outside the club "Badabing" in the Hunts Point section.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 4, 2008.

Police said a dispute between two groups of men outside the Badabing strip club in Hunts Point ended in gunfire.

Published by WNBC on August 4, 2008.

Cedars is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for 65 affordable housing rental apartments now under construction at 745 Fox Street in the Longwood section of The Bronx.

Published by Derivative Works on July 30, 2008.

Among the fish purveyor’s 20 largest creditors the filing listed several seafood distributors and suppliers based at the Hunts Point Fish Market in the Bronx.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 29, 2008.

They say the man grabbed the 22-year-old on Prospect Avenue near 165th Street early in the morning on June 29.

Published by NY1 on July 25, 2008.

For years Hunts Point residents have had to live with automotive junkyards, scrap yards and waste transfer stations that make their neighborhood look like a set from the movie about a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Published by New York Daily News on July 24, 2008.

But the pool, like the park it abuts, went into steep decline starting in the 1960s, as middle-class residents fled the surrounding neighborhoods — Morrisania, Crotona, East Tremont, West Farms — and poverty and violence took hold. Today the area has come far from its worst days, thanks in part to a citywide decline in crime and in part to the efforts of residents.

Published by New York Times on July 21, 2008.

But the pool, like the park it abuts, went into steep decline starting in the 1960s, as middle-class residents fled the surrounding neighborhoods — Morrisania, Crotona, East Tremont, West Farms — and poverty and violence took hold.

Published by New York Times on July 21, 2008.

But the pool, like the park it abuts, went into steep decline starting in the 1960s, as middle-class residents fled the surrounding neighborhoods — Morrisania, Crotona, East Tremont, West Farms — and poverty and violence took hold.

Published by New York Times on July 21, 2008.

One man has been shot to death and a second man has been wounded in the Bronx. The shooting happened just after 4 a.m. Saturday in an apartment on Story Avenue in the Soundview section. Police said the first victim, a 43-year-old man, was shot once in the head and once in the chest. He was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 12, 2008.

The shooting happened just after 4 a.m. Saturday in an apartment on Story Avenue in the Soundview section.

Published by WNBC on July 12, 2008.

MORRISANIA--Police say a woman was stabbed by her attacker, who then leaped off the roof of their Bronx building to his death -- leaving her two children missing.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 11, 2008.

Residents in Hunts Point say putrid odors coming from two sewage facilities infiltrates homes and schools, keeping them from enjoying their yards or hanging clothes out to dry.

Published by New York Sun on July 10, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

Gonzalo Venegas, 22, whose rap name is G1, tells what happened when they reached the corner of Westchester and Simpson Street: "We see police picking up boxes of street vendors' product and throwing it away. This one vendor was looking all bewildered and helpless. We approached him, and he says in Spanish that he doesn't understand why they are taking his stuff."

Published by Village Voice on July 9, 2008.

Residents at the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards, or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by New York Sun on July 9, 2008.

Finally, a beaver that appeared in the Bronx River last year — the first seen in New York City in 200 years — will be recognized for symbolizing environmental rehabilitation efforts.

Published by New York Sun on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

The 43rd Precinct covering Soundview and Bronx River showed a 100% increase - with six murders so far this year, compared to three in the same period last year.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

The 43rd Precinct covering Soundview and Bronx River showed a 100% increase - with six murders so far this year, compared to three in the same period last year.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

The department’s biggest recent success stories include reviving parks in Harlem and the once vastly polluted Bronx waterfront, where significant improvements were made to Barretto Point Park, parkland along the Bronx River, Hunts Point Riverside Park and other green space.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 7, 2008.

The department’s biggest recent success stories include reviving parks in Harlem and the once vastly polluted Bronx waterfront, where significant improvements were made to Barretto Point Park, parkland along the Bronx River, Hunts Point Riverside Park and other green space.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 7, 2008.

Ą Hookers brazenly plying their 24-hour trade, including at Printers Park on Hoe Street in The Bronx.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The “Floating Pool Lady,” a seven-lane pool on a barge, opened on June 27 in Barretto Point Park in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 3, 2008.

The four men were brought to the 50th Precinct where they were questioned for several hours. According to the district attorney’s office, the men maintained that they were picking up scrap metal that had been thrown away, and were planning to take it to Hunts Point.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Of the remaining New York City children with lead poisoning, 22 percent lived in Queens, mostly in West Queens and Southwest Queens; 19 percent lived in the Bronx, mostly in Crotona, Tremont, Pelham, Throgs Neck, Fordham, Bronx Park, High Bridge and Morrisania; 13 percent lived in Manhattan, mostly in Washington Heights, Inwood, Central Harlem, Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side; and 4 percent lived on Staten Island, mostly in Stapleton, St. George and Port Richmond.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Of the remaining New York City children with lead poisoning, 22 percent lived in Queens, mostly in West Queens and Southwest Queens; 19 percent lived in the Bronx, mostly in Crotona, Tremont, Pelham, Throgs Neck, Fordham, Bronx Park, High Bridge and Morrisania; 13 percent lived in Manhattan, mostly in Washington Heights, Inwood, Central Harlem, Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side; and 4 percent lived on Staten Island, mostly in Stapleton, St. George and Port Richmond.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Several students who attended P.S. 48 said last week that teachers would examine their answers during official test administration periods and point out mistakes and how to correct them.

Published by New York Sun on June 30, 2008.

The Department of Education is also investigating cheating allegations at a nearby school, M.S. 201, which this year was taken over by P.S. 48's former principal, John Hughes.

Published by New York Sun on June 30, 2008.

Additionally, a $250,000 grant will go to help Rocking The Boat Inc. establish its first permanent home at 812 Edgewater Road in the Bronx, while a $150,200 grant will help the New York Gauchos and Teamwork Foundation renovate its main gymnasium and entranceway at 478 Gerard Avenue in the Bronx.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 30, 2008.

Hunts Point Riverside Park. Close by, Barretto Point Park is located at Tiffany Street and Viele Avenue in the Hunts Point neighborhoodFree, 3-week swim classes for children and teens are offered on weekday mornings from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. starting July 8.

Published by WNBC on June 27, 2008.

The crew is preparing the canvases for the 11 windows in their Hunts Point studio, before installing them and putting on the finishing touches at the store in early July.

Published by New York Times on June 27, 2008.

Biz Markie’s “Just A Friend” from 1989 echoed through Tats Cru’s South Bronx studio, where a hazy cloud of spray paint hung in the air.

Published by New York Times on June 27, 2008.

The latest issue of the Hunts Point Express is on the streets and 0n-line. The Express is published by Bernard Stein (former Riverdale Press editor and owner) and his journalism students at Hunter College.

Published by West Bronx Blog on June 26, 2008.

To participate in the Buying Club, residents must live in 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10459, 10460 and 10474. Institutional buyers, including nonprofits that distribute food for the needy, can also take part.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 25, 2008.

To participate in the Buying Club, residents must live in 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10459, 10460 and 10474. Institutional buyers, including nonprofits that distribute food for the needy, can also take part.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 25, 2008.

It's a staggering number. The New York City Department of Health says that the number of unhealthy food outlets outnumber healthy ones by a margin of five to one in the Melrose neighborhood of the south Bronx.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 25, 2008.

To participate in the Buying Club, residents must live in 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10459, 10460 and 10474. Institutional buyers, including nonprofits that distribute food for the needy, can also take part.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 25, 2008.

To participate in the Buying Club, residents must live in 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10459, 10460 and 10474. Institutional buyers, including nonprofits that distribute food for the needy, can also take part.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 25, 2008.

One of the best known community based environmental groups is Sustainable South Bronx. Founded in 2001 by Majora Carter, who received a MacArthur Foundation “genius” award three years ago, Sustainable South Bronx is dedicated to achieving “environmental justice through innovative, economically sustainable projects that are informed by community needs.”

Published by The New York Observer on June 23, 2008.

Similarly, local businesses are cutting back on their use of cars and trucks. Warren Kremin, president of Fathers Fish Co., which operates at the New Fulton Fish Market at Hunts Point, says he's seeing his restaurant and specialty food customers less often nowadays.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 22, 2008.