Jerome Park: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 2895 Valentine Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a nine-story residential building at 2895 Valentine Avenue in the Jerome Park section of the The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East 198th Street and East 199th Street, the interior lot is closest to the Bedford Park subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Ami Weinstock is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 84-foot tall development will yield 38,413 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 62 residences, most likely rentals based on the average

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Representatives of Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC) gathered with local community residents, business owners, and elected officials to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Friday, Sept. 17. The event was held outdoors at the historic Keeper’s House, located at 3400 Reservoir Oval East, in Norwood, which is also home to the nonprofit. About 60 community members and former and current elected officials joined past and present MPC staff members for the occasion. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) presented a proclamation from New York State to MPC executive director, Jennifer Tausig, in recognition of what he described as the organization’s great

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a seven-story, mixed-use building located at 1047 Ogden Avenue in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located at the intersection of West 165th Street and Ogden Avenue, the lot is closest to the 167th Street subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Leo Brody of ZLB Holdings is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 70-foot tall development will yield 37,578 square feet, with 31,524 square feet designated for residential space, 5,378 square feet for commercial space, and 675 square

By DAVID GREENE

A driver who ignored a police-stop, who was not being pursued by police, caused a three-vehicle crash that injured at least two vehicle occupants and three pedestrians at a busy intersection in Fordham Manor. The incident was reported at 4:16 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the intersection of East Kingsbridge Road and East Fordham Road in Fordham Manor. The out-of-control vehicle struck three pedestrians on the sidewalk, before flipping over outside of Bryan Park, a triangular park on East Fordham Road. Police spokeswoman, Det. Denise Moroney, said, “Police observed a 2006 Subaru fail to stop

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF), billed as the nation’s premier Latino film festival returned to The Bronx from Sept. 13 to 19, with a combination of virtual programming and drive-in and in-person screenings held across the borough, as well as the FUTURO Digital Conference. It was NYLFF’s 22nd edition of the festival and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the film, “Raising Victor Vargas.” This year, the festival included numerous films from around the world, and screened the largest number of films to date. About Last Night Who does it bigger for #HispanicHeritageMonth than the New York Latino Film

By SÍLE MOLONEY

In response to a shooting in the head of a 20-year-old woman in Mount Vernon, Westchester, at around 2.30 a.m. on Saturday morning, Sept. 25, various U.S., New York and Westchester elected officials issued a statement on Saturday afternoon, together with representatives from various community and faith-based organizations. “This morning, we were devastated and heartbroken to learn that a 20-year-old woman was shot in the head in Mount Vernon early Saturday. Our offices will continue to work with the mayor and other elected officials to end incidents of gun violence in Mount Vernon.” The statement continued, “Every life is

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli recently announced that Bronx residents have $353,393,103.00 in unclaimed funds waiting to be paid. According to the State comptroller’s office, banks, insurance companies, corporations and the courts are among the many organizations required by law to report dormant accounts to the State comptroller. These organizations must attempt to notify residents by mail regarding such dormant accounts, and publish the information in newspapers. According to the City, monies paid to the courts for legal matters, are held in an interest-bearing, NYC Department of Finance common trust account. Deposits and withdrawals of court

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on murder charges following a shooting in Pelham Parkway. On Thursday, May 6, at approximately 3.07 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at 2143 Cruger Avenue in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, located in the 49th precinct. Upon arrival police observed a 23-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to his chest. EMS also responded and transported the man to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased. He was later identified as Abdessamad Essafoui of Pelham Gardens. Pursuant to an

By SARAH HUFFMAN

During the height of the statewide shutdown in 2020, brought on by the need to curtail the spread of the deadly coronavirus, actor, director and writer, Steve Greenstein, like many others, was subjected to long periods of boredom. Lack of work in New York City’s normally thriving entertainment industry prompted him to begin taking walks around the Bronx’s Kingsbridge neighborhood, where he took the time to observe how the pandemic was affecting his community. His thoughts on this prompted Greenstein to begin writing the web show series, “COVID Ditty,” fulfilling a dual need in the actor to stay