A listing of events in the northwest Bronx.

After months of delay, speculation and rumors, city officials confirmed last week that the Related Companies, a major Manhattan development firm, has indeed been selected to redevelop the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory into a retail shopping center.

“Build more schools! Build more schools!” about 100 Bronx residents shouted in unison at a rally on the steps of City Hall on April 24, three days after the city officially announced its selection of Related Companies to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory. They hoped to send the message to the city and developer that a community benefits agreement still needs to be negotiated before construction begins.

Cheers erupted after a spoken word artist finished his poem, an impassioned plea for a change to how DeWitt Clinton High School handles its safety administration.

With the busy summer travel season quickly approaching, Congressman Eliot Engel urged the Bush administration to stop buying oil to fill the strategic petroleum reserve in hopes that this plan will lower the soaring price of gasoline.

In a letter sent to Gov. David Paterson last Thursday, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz advised Paterson against considering former Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Christopher O. Ward for the head position of the New York/New Jersey Port Authority because of Ward’s poor track record in spearheading the city’s efforts to build a giant water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park.

A listing of public and community meetings in the northwest Bronx.

Kingsbridge residents and local merchants reacted with mixed feelings last week about the influx of shoppers and activities that the renovated Kingsbridge Armory will bring.