Housing
Love in The Bronx
Love is in the air and on Feb. 14, across the globe, millions celebrated Valentine’s Day. At one Norwood store, we were told flower sales were up by a whopping 70 percent. So, is it just another opportunity to make a quick buck or is there merit in reminding people of love? To find out, we are grateful to those Bronxites who were brave enough to talk to us about their own love stories.
Op-Ed: Preserving Woodlawn: A Stand Against Overdevelopment
On Monday, Feb. 12, the Woodlawn Heights Taxpayers and Community Association gathered at the Rambling House for a critical meeting. The focus of the discussion revolved around the alarming proposal by The City of Yes for Housing Opportunity initiative, developed by NYC Department of City Planning, which lays out potential changes throughout the city that will be significant and could have detrimental effects on the cherished neighborhood of Woodlawn.
Wakefield: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 909 East 229th Street
Fordham Heights: Group Sought for Gang Assault & Robbery of Teenage Girls
Bedford Park: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 5-Story Residential Building at 2710 Decatur Ave
Norwood: One Sought in Norwood Gang Robbery, Police Step Up Night Patrols Around Oval
Neighborhood Notes: Poe Park Playground Renovation, Open Street Applications & More!
UPDATE 70 Current & Former NYCHA Employees Charged in Largest Single Day Bribery/Extortion Case in Federal History
In the largest number of federal bribery charges on a single day in the U.S. Department of Justice history, 70 current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority have been charged with allegedly accepting cash payments from contractors in exchange for awarding NYCHA contracts at various NYCHA locations across the City.