If Gowanus is deemed a Superfund site, the City and the U.S. Navy may be responsible for the costs of cleaning the canal. EPA informed the Navy that the facilities they own and operate are partially at fault for the mess; EPA holds the City responsible for the pollution that comes from a storage yard, an asphalt plant, and a pumping station.

As part of their Livable Streets program, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is making over many of the streets in the HUB Retail District in the Bronx. Most notably, the plans call for the creation of the Roberto Clemente Plaza, a pedestrian plaza that will take over Willis Avenue from the HUB to 148th Street. The HUB Business Improvement District (BID) supports the effort by DOT in...

Many South Bronx residents never thought the Hub would ever be developed, but since The Related Companies built a two-story retail/office complex on the corner of Third Avenue and E. 156th Street, neighbors have been pleased with the increased retail amenities. The Related Companies is now considering entering into a joint-venture on another project in the area at E. 149th Street. The current design...

Once significantly under developed, the HUB, located at the intersection of E. 149th Street, Willis, Melrose and Third Avenues in the Bronx, has seen renewed commercial growth recently. Spurred by the decision to move the city’s Department of Finance to the new Bronx Business Center located in the area, local businesses are growing in anticipation of increased pedestrian traffic on their streets....

Some residents were angry to learn that the city’s Finance Department in Westchester Square had been moved to recently completed Bronx Business Center located in the HUB in the South Bronx as part of the city’s efforts to reinvigorate the area. About 225 city employees will be relocated to the new site. Community Board 1 is also expected to relocate to the new Bronx Business Center. Four years...

Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión released a report last week detailing ways in which eco-friendly development is good for both the environment and the development community. According to the report, economic viability and environmental friendliness are not mutually exclusive. The report explores incentives for developers and manufacturers using green-materials. Such green initiatives are...

There was plenty of praise and excitement at the Hub Retail and Office Center's groundbreaking yesterday. The project has finally begun and, along with all the other developments happening in the Bronx, community members and political and business leaders could not be happier.

City officials and community members are excited by the Hub Retail and Office Center, a $57 million dollar development in the Bronx. Project proponents say it will bring in much-needed jobs and business to the neighborhood.