After taking a hard look at the city’s explanation of the massive cost overruns for the Croton Water Treatment plant being built in Van Cortlandt Park in the northwest Bronx, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz says the numbers simply don’t add up.

Congressman Jose Serrano of the Bronx and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez urged President Bush to send aid for those hit hardest by Tropical Storm Noel. The joint letter points to the devastating loss of life and property in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Meanwhile, local Bronx leaders are doing their best to help out.

Bronx Congressman Jose Serrano voted against the proposed free trade agreement with Peru last week. Traditionally, Democrats have mostly opposed free trade agreements, but this time they were split over the issue.

Recently, two local Bronx politicians took the opportunity to address the impact of Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC congestion pricing plan on Bronx residents and suggest possible mitigation efforts.

Bronx Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz (81st District) recently requested that the president of Hostos Community College in the south Bronx remove the college’s course on graffiti from its curriculum.

A guide to upcoming community and public meetings in the northwest Bronx.

Bronx State Senator Efrain Gonzalez’s federal trial for corruption and fraud charges has been postponed until late April 2008 at the earliest, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, which is prosecuting the case.

To the relief of local northwest Bronx residents, the regular southbound subway service of the Jerome Avenue No. 4 train at the Mosholu Parkway station reopened ahead of schedule on Friday, Nov. 9.

Local residents can voice their opinions about the current state of healthcare at a Health Forum on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center on 3450 DeKalb Ave.