Neighborhood Advisory Board 7 Conducts Survey to Help Fund Community Services

The Bronx Neighborhood Advisory Board 7 (a board responsible for assisting the Department of Youth and Community Development in funding community services and organizations) is conducting surveys that will help prioritize services in our communities. The surveys will asks Bronxites to help distinguish which services are high need, medium need, and low need. The survey is quick and easy and has been revised down to a single page of questions, as opposed to its original four. Stop by and fill out a survey this Saturday, May 25th from 1pm-4pm at the Williamsbridge Oval Park. The NAB will be conducting these

Bronx State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson was forced to defend herself after she it was revealed that she had been recorded talking with former Queens State Senator Shirley Huntley, who was recently sentenced on corruption charges.

A Dead Man with a Distinctive Tattoo Found in Harlem River

On Sunday, May 5, at around 3 p.m., a dead man was discovered floating in the Harlem River right behind River Plaza on West 225th Street, which is in the 52nd Precinct.

How Will The Ice Center Project Impact Armory Area? Voice Your Concerns at Thursday Meeting

To kick off the mandatory land use review process (known as ULURP) for the new ice center project at the Kingsbridge Armory, the city is holding a public scoping meeting at the Bronx Library Center, 310 Kingsbridge Road, just north of Fordham Road.It starts at 5:30 p.m.

Bronx’s 11th Council District Candidates Face Off on Environmental Issues Tonight

Tonight, at an open forum in Riverdale, northwest Bronx voters will have their first chance to compare the candidates looking to take over for the departing Oliver Koppell in the 11th Council District, which includes Norwood, Bedford Park, Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Woodlawn.

Bronx Notes: Serrano’s Off-Site Office Hours

Congressman Jose Serrano’s staff will be available for off-site evening hours to share information about office services, and to help answer specific individual questions at its next off-site hours event on Wednesday, May 22, from 5:30—7:00 p.m. at New York Public Library’s Belmont Branch, 610 East 186th St. Regular district office hours will continue to be provided, Monday through Thursday 9 a.m.—noon, at 1231 Lafayette Ave. (4th Floor).

Mosholu Parkway Gets Some ‘Friends’

A few years ago, a local advocacy group called Friends of Mosholu Parkway sought to “protect, promote, and beautify” Mosholu Parkway, the tree-lined thoroughfare stretching from Van Cortlandt Park to the Bronx River that includes many open community spaces. The group made the effort to establish itself, but unfortunately never achieved the level of notoriety it had hoped for. Now, a new group is trying to fill the void.

Bronx Notes: Upcoming Public and Community Meetings

A look at some of the upcoming public and community meetings in the northwest Bronx.

For Car Washers, a Life Unaffordable in the Bronx

A bright and warm morning glare hits Juan Campis’ brown skin as he stands near a wall at the back entrance of Sunny Day Car Wash in the South Bronx. He is awaiting the arrival of another dirty car looking to leave clean. But this morning, it is slow. At the driver’s entrance to the car wash, a huge, inflatable rat with red eyes is joined by community group members and union supporters working to convince drivers not to wash their car at Sunny Day until the company signs a fair union contract with its workers. These protestors are not