The ''Mott Haven Herald'' is a monthly newspaper that covers the
Mott Haven
Mott Haven is an American primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner ...
,
Port Morris, and
Melrose sections of the Bronx. Founded in the spring of 2009, the ''Herald's'' news stories range from crime, arts, entertainment, and politics to the activities of local people and institutions. The front page appears in color, but most photos inside the newspaper appear in black and white.
The newspaper's editor is Joe Hirsch. The reporters are students at the
.
The ''Herald''s logo, an American Indian aiming his bow and arrow, is based on a weather vane fabricated at the Jordan Mott Ironworks, which gave the neighborhood its name. The newspaper's partner publication is the ''Hunts Point Express
which is also edited by Hirsch and staffed by students from
Hunter College. The ''Herald'' was founded by
Bernard L. Stein, former editor of the
Riverdale Press
Founded in 1950 by David A. Stein and wife Celia Stein, ''The Riverdale Press'' is a weekly newspaper that covers the Northwest Bronx neighborhoods of Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village, as w ...
, as was ''The Express'', which began publication in 2006.
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Newspapers published in the Bronx
Newspapers established in 2009
2009 establishments in New York City
Monthly newspapers
Mott Haven, Bronx
Port Morris, Bronx
Melrose, Bronx