On The Move/En Movimiento

City owes Mott Haven tenants jobs, advocates contend

2011-05-06T13:26:00.000-07:00

The New York City Housing Authority has reneged on a decade-old commitment to put job-hungry tenants to work making the buildings they live in cleaner and healthier, according to housing advocates.Advocacy groups in the South Bronx are trying to change that.A tinny voice called out from a windy sidewalk to residents in Mott Haven’s Mitchel Houses in mid-April, persuading them to join a march

New report says hiring NYCHA tenants for green jobs, repairs would lower unemployment, save money

2011-05-06T13:12:00.000-07:00

BY DANIEL BEEKMANDAILY NEWS WRITERWednesday, April 20, 2011Green jobs could be the silver bullet for problems faced by New York City Housing Authority residents, from drafty windows and moldy bathrooms to obesity, according to a new report by South Bronx community groups.Training and hiring hundreds of residents to build green roofs, make repairs and install energy-efficient appliances would save

2011-01-06T11:30:00.000-08:00

In the South Bronx, Blight Returns to a Rehabilitated BlockBy DAVID GONZALEZThe four-story wreck that is 920 Kelly Street is a South Bronx time machine for Harry De Rienzo. Its broken windows, garbage-choked halls, mold-mottled rooms and smoky stench remind him of what much of the area looked like nearly 35 years ago, when he first arrived to work at a settlement house.Back then, 920 was among a

Report on NYCHA Green Jobs Meeting

2010-10-17T15:11:00.000-07:00

On Thursday, October 14, Mothers on the Move hosted a Town Hall Meeting to learn more about NYCHA's Green Agenda for public housing. 55 people attended, with a good mix of local public housing residents, service providers and allies from the Bronx Green Jobs Roundtable in attendence.NYCHA Green Commissioner Margarita Lopez gave an in-depth report on the challenges and long-term benefits

Community Meeting on NYCHA Greening Plans!

2010-10-01T15:34:00.000-07:00

City Moves to End a Bronx Olfactory Nightmare By SAM DOLNICK Sam Dolnick/The New York Times New York Organic Fertilizer Company, Hunts Point, the Bronx, 3

No Transportation, No Education!

2010-03-01T10:47:00.000-08:00

The past 2 weeks have been full of intense work by Youth on the Move and our allies in the Urban Youth Collaborative, in response to the MTA's planned cuts of the free

MOM Donor Drive Needs YOU

2009-12-07T22:58:00.000-08:00

Tremendous THANKS to ALL who have stepped up to pledge their support of MOM during our 2009 Green Jobs Donor Drive!We are over halfway to our goal of raising $5,000 through a grassroots phonebanking drive led by a core of fabulous volunteers, but we have just 2 weeks left! Your support is vital to MOM's ongoing work for social, economic and environmental justice in the South Bronx and beyond -

Bronx Unemployment: Today's Math

2009-12-06T22:16:00.000-08:00

The NY Times' 12/6/09 Sunday Metro feature, "With 'You’re Hired,' Gaining Entry to a Select Group" breaks down the odds of landing a minimum wage food service job in this current economy. Hear the stories of 7 employees at the new Applebees on Fordham Road in the Bronx, where 6,500 people applied for 120 jobs.Some areas of the South Bronx have up to a 35% unemployment rate - the highest in

Right To The City Video

2009-11-25T11:23:00.000-08:00

This is an excellent piece about RTTC NYC, by The Indypendent's IndyVideo Team. It features MOM leaders Cerita Parker (incorrectly listed as "Cecilia") and Tanya Fields, Housing Justice Organizer Nova Strachan, and footage from MOM's July 2009 Fish Fry & Flea Market.Big thanks to The Indypendent and Paper Tiger for their consistent coverage of the issues facing working class and low-income New

UN Housing Rapporteur Visits NYC

2009-10-27T21:36:00.000-07:00

This week the MOM Housing Justice Committee helped to welcome the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, to New York City in an event hosted by our allies at Picture the Homeless.This was Ms. Rolnik's first official mission to the U.S., and similar events took place in Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Pine Ridge Reservation SD, Washington DC, and

Demand YOUR Right To The City!

2009-10-22T22:35:00.000-07:00

The Luxury Condo Boom is over!Empty Apartments are everywhere in our neighborhoods. So are stuggling families. So are the Homeless.STAND UP for universal housing rights for all (not just the rich)STAND UP against developers who warehouse empty apartments in our neighborhoods! ACT NOW!!WHAT: RALLY, press conference, live music and speak out.WHEN: Tuesday, October 27th from 4-6 PM (Meet at MOM's

Wanda Salaman Receives "Uptown Girl" Award

2009-09-06T10:44:00.000-07:00

Majora Carter's work in the South Bronx has long provided an example of the kind of fierce leadership which Bronx women manifest in the community and larger world. On Wednesday, September 16, Mothers on the Move was thrilled to celebrate the life and work of one of our own. Executive Director Wanda Salaman was recognized at the