Another Push for Yankee Stadium Hotel

The Bronx is now one step closer to getting its own major hotel — not the seedy, hot-sheet kind that has so often plagued the borough, but what Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. predicts will be a “world-class” place to stay near Yankee Stadium.

Engel Backs Obama’s Call For ‘Millionaire’s Tax’

U.S. Congressman Eliot Engel, who represents portions of the north Bronx, is praising President Barack Obama’s plan to raise the base tax rates on the wealthiest Americans to raise revenue and reduce the country’s budget deficit.

New Webster Ave. Plans Bring Cheers and Jeers

Webster Ave., the gritty, industrial stretch that runs through the neighborhoods of Norwood and Bedford Park was rezoned by the City Council this past March, with a plan designed to encourage more retail stores and residential housing in an area now largely composed of parking lots and auto body shops.

ITPI: BP Asks Feds to Intervene in Muller Center Dispute

In a letter to federal authorities, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. said the mayor’s office blatantly skirted the formal process meant to determine a new use for the vacant Muller Army Reserve Center in Wakefield in order to push its own agenda — the creation of a 200-bed men’s homeless shelter at the center.

Norwood Walks Aim to Build Community, Commerce

Hosted by Community Board 7 and Mosholu Preservation Corporation, Summer Streets is a city initiative designed to bring community and commerce together on streets throughout the five boroughs.

At New Dance Studio, Empowerment in Pole Dancing

Jeanette Cardona originally planned on naming her new Webster Avenue dance studio and boutique Casa Cardona. But considering the studio’s offerings, which include instruction in both belly and pole dancing, Cardona decided instead to take a risk and be bold, maybe even a little risqué, in naming her new business. Armed with a catchy new name, RizzQue Studio and Boutique, and a diverse arsenal of dance clothing as well as traditional, risqué and kid-friendly dance classes, Cardona’s Norwood-area studio is thriving. “Yes, I make sexy clothes, but it’s not about being erotic,” she says, “it’s about pushing yourself and unleashing

Preacher Wants to Bring Prosperity Gospel to Armory

Critics of a recently-released report on possible uses for the Kingsbridge Armory said it lacked for funding sources. There were lots of ideas, but no money to make any of them happen. Enter Creflo Dollar, an evangelical preacher from Georgia, a man with a vision for the Armory and the resources to bring it to reality.

Armory Report Coming in June

At a town hall forum in Kingsbridge Heights on Sunday, State Senator Gustavo Rivera said the Bronx borough president’s Kingsbridge Armory task force was in the final stages of completing its recommendations for redeveloping the massive building that has been vacant for nearly two decades. They will release the report in June, he said.

Q&A with Michael Lambert: New Jerome-Gun Hill BID Director Settles In

Michael Lambert, a Bronx Science grad and longtime Montefiore Medical Center employee, was recently hired as executive director of the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District (BID) and deputy director of Mosholu Preservation Corporation. He sat down with the Norwood News to talk about his new position, the benefits of a BID, and why he might make a great Jeopardy contestant.