Bronx Townhall Addresses Complexity of COVID-19 Business Regulations

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

Amid the ongoing pandemic, the Bronx has been labelled the hardest hit borough. From a health perspective, though the number of actual deaths was not the highest in the City at 4,884 people, the borough’s COVID-19 death rate per head of population is the City’s highest, so far, at 0.34 percent. Staten Island’s COVID-19 death rate is 0.26 percent, Manhattan’s 0.20 percent, Brooklyn’s 0.30 percent, and Queens 0.33 percent. But the borough’s economy has suffered badly too. Last summer, as reported, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report and accompanying statement, substantiating the similarly harsh impact on its economy. “More

By DAVID GREENE

This week, amid the latest omicron variant wave, we asked readers about their recent experience of either getting tested on-site for COVID-19 or of waiting for free, home test kits. “I went to get tested because my granddaughter was COVID positive. I waited 48 hours before visiting the LevelUp Urgent Care on East 204th Street and lucky me I wasn’t cold, because it was a warm day. I was in line from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m., but because I was negative, it didn’t mess up my plans. Some folks came with entire families and at 5:45 [a.m.] there were already twenty

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at Cyrus Place Apartments, an eight-story mixed-use building at 4697 Third Avenue in the Belmont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Curtis + Ginsberg Architects and developed by Bronx Pro Group, the structure yields 53 residential units and ground-floor commercial space. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development’s online portal, are 44 units for residents at 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $16,560 to $118,400. Residents will have access to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, seven-story, residential building at 1015 East Gun Hill Road in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Laconia Avenue and Paulding Avenue, the lot is near the Gun Hill Road subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Kodra Construction is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed, 65-foot-tall development will yield 55,771 square feet, designated for residential space, according to YIMBY. The building will have 84 residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY confirmed, on Thursday, a report of an overturned vehicle in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx. They said they received a call regarding a motor vehicle accident at 13.39 p.m. on Jan. 13, at Harding Avenue and Revere Avenue in the Bronx. Citizen’s App users had earlier posted that one person was seen trapped inside a vehicle. FDNY confirmed to Norwood News that they responded to the scene and that one person was brought to the Albert Einstein Hospital (Jack D. Weiler Hospital) in the Bronx. Another motor vehicle accident was reported later on Thursday

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the two individuals seen in the attached photo and video who are sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Bedford Park. On Sunday, Jan. 9, at approximately 5.33 a.m., in front of 239 East 198th Street, a 28-year-old female victim was approached by two unknown men. One of the individuals displayed a sharp object and stabbed the victim multiple times to the back and torso while the second punched and kicked her. The suspects later fled on foot, eastbound, on East

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Congressman Jamaal Bowman’s amendment to support veterans in their transition to civilian life passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act, it was announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12. The amendment, co-led by Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL), and Gwen Moore (WI-04), requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide newly transitioned veterans with information regarding the medical services they can access, including the mental health care and military sexual trauma (MST) support to which they are personally entitled. On top of the added burdens that come with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting a man in a subway station in 2019. In reference to the news, Clark said, “The defendant got into an argument with a man inside a busy Bronx subway station and heartlessly shot him in front of the victim’s five-year-old son and multiple commuters. The child has been deeply traumatized since the incident.” She added, “I send my condolences to the victim’s family, especially the young boy who

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy is calling all young people aged 18 to 24 who are looking for a meaningful career in construction, historical preservation, and skilled trades and who would love to work with their hands to apply by Jan. 28, to be paid interns and receive specialized hands-on training in masonry and restoration. Each spring, the Woodlawn Bridges to Crafts Careers Preservation Training Program selects 20 interns to receive specialized hands-on training in masonry and restoration under the guidance of a resident craftsman. The program includes a 10-week, paid, career training and job placement workforce development program which

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Bronx Townhall Addresses Complexity of COVID-19 Business Regulations

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