Weekend Lane Closures on Cross Bronx Expressway (Weather Permitting)

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is advising motorists of lane closures on the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) between Noble Avenue and Boston Road in the vicinity of the Bronx River Parkway in the Bronx, on or about the weekend of April 23 through April 24. A one-lane closure is scheduled for Saturday evening from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. A two-lane closure is scheduled for Saturday evening at 9 p.m. and continuing through Sunday morning at 9 a.m. Inclement weather could cause these closures to be rescheduled. The lane closures are needed to facilitate work on

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Lyft/Citi Bike will offer free one-day passes to new riders as part of New York City Department of Transportation’s Car-Free Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 23. New riders will be able to use the code “CARFREE22” in the Citi Bike app to receive unlimited, 30-minute rides on a classic Citi Bike for 24 hours. Riders in The Bronx can also sign up at the Citi Bike tent at Roberto Clemente Plaza at 530 Willis Avenue in the South Bronx. “More New Yorkers than ever choose Citi Bike for a fun, sustainable way to get from Point A

By DAVID GREENE

This week, following the recent mass subway shooting in Brooklyn, we asked residents if they feel safe riding the subway. “At this point, I don’t feel safe. I don’t think anyone feels safe due to the system that we have. They had no cameras at the 25th Street station, still no cameras. They got him, of course. They got him, but that’s not the point. The point is you could have avoided this if you had the cameras because you’re supposed to have the cameras, no? With the rise in crime on the subways, you weren’t supposed to have

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 990 Woodycrest Avenue, a six-story, residential building in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Infocus and developed by Yaniv Zohar under the Woodycrest Avenue LLC, the structure yields 20 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal for New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD), are eight units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $49,715 to $167,570. Amenities include covered parking,* assigned parking spaces,* a shared laundry

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Bronx Bound Books, play:groundNYC, PEN America, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), will be hosting an Earth Day celebration on Friday, April 22, from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. at the Jerome Gun Hill BID parklet space located at 3498 Jerome Avenue. The BID will be distributing Earth Day giveaways to help shoppers and residents use less plastic straws and other plastics in their day-to-day lives, such as reusable bags, water bottles, and straws. Bronx Bound Books mobile library will be distributing free, new and gently-used books, featuring books by

By DAVID GREENE, SÍLE MOLONEY & JULIAN NAZAR

The NYPD confirmed a 6-year-old boy has fallen down an elevator shaft of a building in the Concourse section of The Bronx and remains in critical condition. The incident happened at 12.35 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, at 1235 Grand Concourse, a multiple, residential Co-op building, in the Concourse neighborhood, comprising 130 residential units. The boy was transported to Harlem Hospital, where he is being treated. Officials from both the NYPD and New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) were at the scene. According to DOB records, there are 79 complaints, 79 DOB violations, including 46 OATH

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 8-story, mixed-use building at 2135 Colonial Avenue in the Pelham Bay section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East 196th Street and Pelham Parkway South, the lot is closest to the Pelham Bay Park subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Moses Freund of The Vaja Group LLC, located at 16 Biret Drive, Airmont, NY 10952, is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 84-foot-tall development will yield 25,169 square feet, with 25,000 square feet designated for

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY said fire units responded to 68 West 238th Street in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx on March 21 at 7:35 p.m. regarding a fire on the 1st floor of a 5-story, multiple dwelling. Fire officials later indicated in a tweet that the location of the fire was in Apartment 3C on the first floor. Bronx All Hands Box 3539, 68 W 238 ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING A, APT 3-C/ 1 FLR, Under Control — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) March 22, 2022 Officials later confirmed the fire was brought under control at approximately 8:05 p.m. and that

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 64-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman have survived a home invasion and robbery which occurred in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx. The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached photos and video who are sought in connection to the incident. It was reported to police that on Thursday, April 14, at approximately 5.45 p.m. at a home in the vicinity of Valentine Avenue and East Burnside Avenue, the 64-year-old male victim was approached by the group as he was entering his apartment. At that point, they struck

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UPDATE Citi Bike to Offer Free One-Day Passes to New Riders During Car-Free Earth Day

UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Subway Safety following Brooklyn Mass Shooting

Highbridge: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 990 Woodycrest Avenue

Earth Day with Jerome Gun Hill BID, play:groundNYC, PEN America, Bronx Bound Books & AM Dinowitz

UPDATE Concourse: 6-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition after Elevator Shaft Fall

Pelham Bay: Building Applications Filed for New, 8-Story Building at 2135 Colonial Avenue

Kingsbridge: Fire in Multiple Dwelling Under Control, No Injuries

Mt Hope: Man & Woman in 60s, Victims of Home Invasion & Armed Robbery