Are you a resident of New York City? Do you have excellent communication, managerial and organizational skills? What about experience in urban planning and managing budgets?

Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation will acquire and renovate 283 apartments in six buildings in the northwest Bronx, thanks to a $23 million loan from the city’s new Acquisition Fund. It’s the first loan made through the $230 million initiative.

Golfers who use the driving range at Mosholu Golf Course will have to practice their swings elsewhere for the foreseeable future.

As Community Board 7 begins the process of rezoning Webster Avenue to allow for more residences, the corridor is on the verge of welcoming two new apartment buildings to the neighborhood.

The Webster Avenue corridor where the Doe Fund wants to build is currently zoned for heavy commercial use and is made up of mostly auto shops, gas stations and other industrial businesses.

A stretch of Bainbridge Avenue, a quiet residential street of quaint single-family homes and small apartment buildings just north of the bustling commerce and commotion of Fordham Road, has become a haven for squatters and late-night parties and a nightmare for local residents.

Mister Softee, beware. Starting this summer, the omnipresent jingle that means a roving ice cream truck is just around the corner will theoretically be heard less thanks to a new noise code, which took effect July 1. It specifically targets Mister Softee trucks, along with music blasters, barking dogs, and other chronic disturbances.

It would be easy to just credit the controversial filtration plant deal for the construction of the beautiful new Sachkerah Woods Playground in Van Cortlandt Park.

As we report in this issue, Community Board 7 has embarked on a process to hire a district manager. Community boards aren’t generally well known by community residents, but they should be because they essentially function as local branches of city government. The rap against them is they aren’t powerful because they mostly serve as an advisory body to City Hall and city agencies.