Posted inHunts Point
A ‘Blue Highway’ Is Cruising to Hunts Point
A new marine freight barge at the country’s largest wholesale fish market could reduce congestion and air pollution.
Hunts Point
Posted inThe Bronx
City Council Poised to Approve Sweeping East Bronx Development Agenda
Local negotiated commitments from the Adams istration for more than $500 million in new investments ahead of Thursday’s vote.
Posted inHunts Point
Hunts Point Produce Market Workers End Strike with a Raise
The nearly week-long walkout over the dollar-an-hour hike sought by the Bronx workers who helped keep New Yorkers fed during the pandemic drew the attention of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other pols.
Posted inThe Bronx
Hunts Point Market Plows Through Pandemic, Feeding New Yorkers and Avoiding Firings
Three months into the coronavirus crisis, the worst fears for one of the world’s largest food distribution centers have been averted — with not one employee laid off or furloughed.
Posted inFood
Hunts Point Market Suppliers Reeling From Restaurant Falloff
The Bronx-based regional food hub has plenty of product, but mass layoffs are likely at distributors that rely on selling to eateries.
Posted inThe Bronx
Power Players Leave Hunts Point meat market lacking electric backup
The City Council approved $3.5 million for the emergency power supply in 2016. But the Hunts Point project is snagged by “regulatory delays.”
Posted inThe Bronx
No Coastal Flooding Protections In Store for City’s Largest Food Hub
Local critics say de Blasio istration plan for Hunts Point Food Distribution Center only focuses on half of the resiliency equation.
Posted inHealth
Private Trash Carters on Road to Missing Emissions Upgrade Deadline
Scores of trucks are behind on meeting 12-year-old federal diesel engine standards as the Jan. 1 deadline on a city-mandated upgrade approaches.