On Wednesday, March 19th, delivery workers for FreshDirect have filed a class action lawsuit against the firm over gratuities they are losing due to misleading company policies.
It is not the first time FreshDirect is under fire for its dubious labor practices and once again solidifies even more why the majority of residents do not want FreshDirect to relocate to our waterfront.
Back in 2007 FreshDirect fired scores of immigrant workers because of a pending unionization vote.
This past Tuesday night, the Bronx blogging community and photographers descended upon the Gun Hill Brewing Company on Laconia Avenue for Brewers and Bloggers Networking event bringing many talented voices together.
Last month during the State of the Borough address by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr, he unveiled plans to create a waterfront district along the Harlem River in the Lower Concourse Rezoning District.
We have received a copy of the 55 page report by Magnusson Architecture & Planning, LP on behalf of the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO) and have read the entire document and will provide a more detailed analysis than has been provided by the mainstream media.
From The Wall Street Journal:
On the second floor of a warehouse in the Bronx’s Soundview neighborhood, men in costumes head-butt, clothes-line, and body-slam each other to the roars and jeers of more than 100 fans.
By day, the men are construction workers and restaurant managers—but by night, they turn into the Caveman and the Big Heavy, all taking part in the monthly spectacle organized by the Bronx Wrestling Federation, or BWF.
Join our culinary ambassador and the Cooking Channel’s, Baron Ambrosia, as he hosts the FIRST Annual Hunts Point Slam Bake cooking competition featuring the “bounty, talent, and tastes of Hunts Point.”
Here are just some of the stories on the Bronx that are circulating today:
Residents at 755 Jackson Avenue are upset that much needed urgent repairs ha end been made in their building. The building, which was taken over by private equity firm Stabilis Capital Management, is on the city’s Worst Landlord Watchlist. [Read More: Mott Haven Herald]
A brand new development in the Mott Haven is now accepting applications for affordable apartments. Located at 405 E 146th Street at Willis Avenue, Betances VI Family Apartments was constructed on NYCHA…
The following is written by Bronxite Edwin Pagán.
On the days following the March 12 tragic explosion that leveled two five-story tenement buildings in Spanish Harlem (that is being attributed as possibly gas-related), the death toll had been officially verified at eight. One of the victims was found just after sunrise, as the surrounding community arose to prepare for another work day, to send its children off to school, and to open the doors of their local businesses and service organizations.
Stop and Frisk has declined during the past years and with that came a drop in complaints against the NYPD.
THE 40th Precinct in the Bronx which covers Melrose, Mott Haven, and Port Morris and had the largest complaints citywide still saw a drop of over 6%.
Let’s not forget that murders dropped by 20% in NYC in 2013 despite a decrease of the controversial program which advocates of stop and frisk said would lead to chaos and an increase in homicides.
As legend has it, green beer was invented in Melrose on 163rd Street near 3rd Avenue 100 years ago today just as our borough of the Bronx was born according to an article The Daily Meal by Editor, Joanna Fantozzi.
If the legend is true, then it is quite fitting as the Bronx is the unofficial Irish Capital of New York City!
Here’s the article from The Daily Meal:
Tucked away in the Northwest Bronx along the Hudson River in Riverdale is one of the best kept secrets of the Bronx and perhaps New York City: Wave Hill.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this gorgeous, 28 acre public garden and important cultural is like no other in NYC with views of the majestic Jersey Palisades and Hudson River, and stately mansions and green house on the estate.
In response to the tragedy of East Harlem’s building explosion, Brennan Ortiz, a Welcome2TheBronx reader has started a petition urging the city to start rating residential buildings in a similar fashion that restaurants are rated.
According to data obtained by the Daily News, murders have dropped a whopping 21% from January 1st to March 9th of this year when compared to the same period last year. Shootings also dropped 14% along with overall crime by 2% during this same time period INCLUDING an historic 10 day murder-free span in February — the longest period ever on record.
