ACS Recommends Three Entities to Run “Alternative to Detention” Programs for Court-Involved Youth

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The New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) announced on Monday, March 13, the three organizations it has recommended for funding with the aim of operating the NYC Family Court Alternative to Detention (ATD) programs. These are the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES), which will serve youth in The Bronx and Manhattan; the Justice Innovation Center (JIC), which will serve youth in Queens and Staten Island; and Good Shepherd Services, which will serve youth in Brooklyn. As reported, the Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence program operates within the framework of Good Shepherd Services in The

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Monday, March 13, that structural repairs will begin on the middle track of the line this spring between Bedford Park Boulevard and Kingsbridge Road, resulting in weekday express train service to be suspended from 4.45 a.m. on Monday, March 27, through 5 a.m. Friday, April 28. This work will also include the restoration of electrical equipment, installing and testing new antenna cables, and lead abatement, MTA officials said, adding that customers are advised to allow for additional time for their commutes. A.M. Rush Hour: All southbound trains will operate locally between Bedford

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The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old girl reported missing from Kingsbridge Heights. Police said it was reported to them that Keira Robles of 2695 Heath Avenue was last seen on Saturday, March 4, at approximately 9 p.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, has black braids, a light complexion, is 5 feet 2 inches tall, has a slim build, and weighs around 90 pounds. She was last seen wearing a brown dress and black heels. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s

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Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) joined City fire officials and local elected leaders in Fordham Heights on Tuesday, March 7, to announce new federal legislation mandating consumer product safety standards for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The announcement by the congressman, who represents a large swath of The Bronx, including Norwood, Fordham, and much of the northwest of the borough, comes on the heels of a 5-alarm supermarket and food plaza fire at 2096 Grand Concourse in Fordham Heights, caused by the explosion of lithium-ion batteries powering an e-bike on Sunday morning, March 5.

UPDATE Yonkers: Michigan Developer Gets $56.8M in Incentives to Build Affordable Housing for Low-Income Seniors

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Michigan-based Verus Development, will receive a $56.8 million incentives package to facilitate the completion of a new, affordable, rental property for low-income seniors at 345 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, New York, as reported by YIMBY. The 12-story building will feature 105 apartments in studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts, all reserved for seniors of 62 years and older with an income at or below 60 percent of the area median income, according to YIMBY. Amenity spaces will include a community room equipped with computers, a library, recreational space, a shared laundry room, and bike storage. Residents will also have

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NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) is reminding residents that an affordable housing lottery is open for units at 3029 and 3031 Bronxwood Avenue, a pair of four-story, residential buildings in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. According to NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online portal, the building, described by HPD as a “luxury building,” with “gorgeous large apartments,” was designed by Badaly Architects and developed by Mike Bonfiglio, and the structures yield 16 residential units in total, eight at 3029 Bronxwood Avenue and eights at 3031 Bronxwood Avenue. Available on NYC Housing Connect are

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a house robbery that occurred in Fordham Heights. Police said it was reported to them that on Monday, March 13, at around 6.48 a.m., a 32-year-old woman was inside her residence when two unidentified people entered her home, located near the vicinity of East 182nd Street and Grand Concourse. “The male individual displayed a knife and demanded money from the victim,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “The unknown female then removed approximately $300,

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New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) is advising motorists of an upcoming traffic pattern change on the eastbound Bruckner Expressway (I-278) in The Bronx. The Exit 49 ramp to northbound Sheridan Boulevard (NY-895) and the Hunts Point Market will be relocated from the right lane to the left lane, beginning on or about Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 10 p.m. and continuing through May 31, 2024, approximately. Department officials said at Exit 49, the two right lanes will continue on eastbound Bruckner Expressway (I-278), and the left lane will exit to northbound Sheridan Boulevard (NY-895). Signs will

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who the department says is sought for questioning in connection to an attempted assault that occurred in University Heights. Police said it was reported to them that on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at approximately 10.22 p.m., three male individuals approached a large group of people in front of 2065 Jerome Avenue, two displayed guns and fired several rounds, striking a 28-year-old man and a 20-year-old man. “The two victims were taken to area hospitals and treated for gunshot wounds to the ankle,” a police

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ACS Recommends Three Entities to Run “Alternative to Detention” Programs for Court-Involved Youth

MTA To Perform Structural Repairs On D Line Between Bedford Park Blvd and Kingsbridge Rd

Kingsbridge Heights: Search for Missing 14-Year-Old Girl

Torres Introduces New Federal Safety Laws and Feliz New City Laws on Litihum-Ion Batteries and E-Bikes

UPDATE Yonkers: Michigan Developer Gets $56.8M in Incentives to Build Affordable Housing for Low-Income Seniors

Williamsbridge: Affordable Housing Lottery Open for Units at 3029 & 3031 Bronxwood Avenue

Fordham Heights: Two Armed with Knife Sought in House Burglary

Traffic Flow Change on Bruckner Expressway to Sheridan Blvd from March 16, 2023 to May 31, 2024

University Heights: Person Sought for Attempted Assault