Wakefield: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at White Plains Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 4435 White Plains Road, a seven-story, mixed-use building in the Wakefield section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Marin Architects and developed by the Stagg Group, the structure yields 82 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal for NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) are 27 units for residents on 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $68,572 to $187,330. According to HPD, amenities include an accessible entrance and elevator, pet-friendly policies, 24-hour surveillance, a shared

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An off-duty cop was arrested in The Bronx on Monday on a DUI charge, police said. Police said that on Monday, Feb. 20, at around 8.46 a.m. Kenneth McNair, 43, an NYPD lieutenant assigned to Transit District 4, was arrested and charged in the 48th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms. It also covers Fordham University’s Bronx campus, Arthur Avenue, the Cross Bronx Expressway and Crotona Park. Transit District 4 covers Union Square Subway Station, 14th Street/Union Square West in Manhattan. McNair, who became a police officer in 2005, was charged with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought for questioning in connection to an menacing incident involving a gun that occurred in Kingsbridge late last year. Police said that on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at around 3.02 a.m., in front of 5668 Broadway, a dispute arose between staff and the individual sought. Police said the person was asked to leave the premises, at which point he went outside to his vehicle and returned a short time later, displaying a silver gun to the security guards at the location. “The

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at The Bronx Grove, two 11-story buildings located at 261 East 202nd Street and 207 East 203rd Street in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Peter Fine, the structures yield 127 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal of NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) and NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC) are 127 units for residents earing 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $0 to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

SKF Development has revealed the first renderings of 4427 White Plains Road, a new, seven-story residential building planned for the Wakefield section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Badaly Architects, the building will comprise just under 40,000 square feet of residential space, 1,383 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and a 188-square-foot community facility. Renderings of the building depict a simple brick façade that transitions from dark gray to red with decorative white cornices. The residential component will yield 59 rental units and unspecified amenity spaces. The project is expected to debut by September 2023.

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THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in this video who are sought for questioning in connection to the commercial robbery of a jewelry store located at 50 East Fordham Road in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the two people seen in the attached video and photo who are sought for questioning in connection to a commercial robbery that occurred in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. Police

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photo who are sought for questioning in connection to the fatal shooting in the Belmont section of The Bronx of Miguel Vargas, 22, of Tiebout Avenue in Fordham Heights, as reported. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Monday, Feb. 13, at around 6.57 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a male victim who had been shot at 689 East 187th Street. “Two unknown individuals arrived at the location on motorized scooter,” the spokesperson said in reference to the incident. “The

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating this man who is sought for questioning in connection to a groping incident that occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at around 10 p.m. at Kingsbridge Road subway station. Video courtesy of the MTA via the NYPD. The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought for questioning in connection to a groping incident that occurred on the Fordham Manor / Kingsbridge Heights border. Police said that on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at around 10 p.m., the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

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