A new front in the fight against asthma
By Jiri Glaap and Daan LangkampUrban Health Plan is looking to reduce Hunts Point’s high asthma rates through a new educational initiative. Health care group preaches prevention In poorly-maintained...
View ArticleCommunity board looks to keep auto shops out
Joe HirschAbout 50 auto shops that were thrown out of Queens have signed a lease to move into this warehouse on Leggett Avenue. Influx would create pollution and traffic woes, it argues The anticipated...
View ArticleWaterfront site remains unused
© OLIN / Sahar Coston-Hardy The Marine Transfer Station on Food Center Drive. City plans to tear down marine transfer station In 2005 a task force of local businesses, advocacy organizations and city...
View ArticleFood Center Drive slated to become one-way
NYC Economic Development Corp. An aerial shot of the Hunts Point waterfront. But critics worry problems outweigh benefits The busy two-way thoroughfare that connects the country’s biggest food...
View ArticleMany in Hunts Point unaware of Spofford redevelopment
Location of future development project at former juvenile detention center. The former Bridges juvenile detention center could bring a host of new uses and ideas to Hunts Point, but few neighbors have...
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