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By SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events. Bronx CB7 Community Coordinator Bronx Community Board 7 is hiring a community coordinator. For details, visit www.nyc.gov/jobs and search for job ID number 587540. Hot Meal Giveaway District 13 City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez is partnering with GrubHub, and Pelham Parkway Houses Tenant Association president, Oscar Grant, for the first “Serving the City” in Council District 13, on Monday, June 26, at 12:15 p.m. where hot meals will be distributed to families in Pelham Parkway Houses, in collaboration with Pelham Parkway Houses Tenant Association, at 780

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, and NYC Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kevin D. Kim announced a new action plan on Wednesday, June 21, to expedite investigations into complaints made via 311 about potentially hazardous conditions involving lithium-ion batteries at bike shops and bike repair shops within the five boroughs. As reported, another e-bike battery fire, this time inside Electric Transporters e-bike store in the Norwood section of The Bronx, broke out on June 7 and fortunately resulted in no injuries. However, a separate e-bike battery fire claimed the lives of four people at

By SÍLE MOLONEY

District 13 City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez announced on Wednesday, June 21, that she received the endorsement of the New York City Police Benevolent Association (NYC PBA) in her bid for re-election in the upcoming Democratic primary on June 27. The councilwoman won her seat in 2021. Her team said the endorsement highlights what they described as “Velázquez’s unwavering commitment to public safety and her dedication to supporting law enforcement officers who serve and protect the residents of New York City.” Representatives for the union, which represents over 24,000 active and retired police officers, said they recognize Velázquez as

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery is open for units in a newly constructed, 8-story building, Gun Hill Road Apartments, located at 739 East Gun Hill Road in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Designed by Marin Architects and developed by RYTY Home Builders, according to YIMBY, the structure yields 134 residential units and 69 parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal for New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are 41 affordable housing units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible annual incomes from $73,886 to $227,630.

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

State committeewoman for Assembly District 78, Rachel Bradshaw, Fordham Hill Co-op board secretary, and candidate in the upcoming Democratic City Council primary election for District 14, joined a group of supporters on Saturday, May 27, as she took her campaign to unseat the incumbent, Council Member Pierina Sanchez who has held the seat since 2022, to the streets of Fordham Manor. District 14 broadly encompasses some or all of the neighborhoods of Kingsbridge Heights, Fordham Manor, Fordham Heights, Bedford Park, University Heights, Mt. Hope and Morris Heights. It is bordered to the south by the Cross Bronx Expressway.

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

Regular riders of the Bx12 bus who complain that most days the buses are crowded, and that there are not enough of them can look to the latest findings from both the Metropolitan Transportation Administration (MTA) and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) for confirmation. Officials from both agencies updated residents and Bronx Community Board 7’s Traffic & Transportation committee at the last committee meeting before the summer break on Thursday, June 1. Reading from a slide show presentation, one official said, “The Bx12 is the busiest bus route in The Bronx, and second busiest in NYC after the M15.”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Firefighters battled a 5-alarm fire that broke out on Sunday evening in a multiple-unit, high-rise dwelling for eight hours, well into Monday morning, in the Soundview section of The Bronx, managing to contain the blaze to the original building. Seven injuries were reported. According to the FDNY, the department was alerted to reports of a fire which they said broke out in an apartment on the top floor of a six-story building (200 x 100 sq. ft) at 1420 Noble Avenue, by East 174th Street and the Cross Bronx Expressway at around 7.09 p.m. All hands were asked

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 4-story, residential building at 3052 Hull Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx as reported by YIMBY. Located between East Mosholu Parkway North and East 204th Street, the lot is located close to the Norwood-205th Street subway station, serviced by the D train. Alfred Popaj is listed as the owner behind the applications, according to YIMBY. The proposed 50-foot-tall development will yield 5,119 square feet designated for residential space, and the building will comprise eight residential units, most likely rentals, based on the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in relation to a Bronx robbery pattern identified across the 43rd, 45th and 47th Precincts during July 2022. In each case, the victims are allegedly robbed after allegedly agreeing to meet a woman inside a motel. The 43rd Precinct covers Westchester Avenue, Castle Hill Avenue, White Plains Road, and Parkchester. The 45th Precinct encompasses Co-op City and City Island, and the 47th precinct covers Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, and Woodlawn Cemetery. According to the NYPD,

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UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Disability Pride Month, Primary Elections, DOB in Your Community & More!

City Addresses Hazardous Conditions involving Lithium-Ion Batteries in E-Bike Stores following Fatal Fire

UPDATE Elections 2023: Council Member Marjorie Velázquez Endorsed by NYC PBA in Re-Election BID in District 13

UPDATE Williamsbridge: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 739 East Gun Hill Road

UPDATE Elections 2023: Bradshaw Takes Challenge of District 14 Seat to the Streets

UPDATE MTA, DOT Outline Bx12 Planned Service Improvements on Fordham Road & on Other Routes

UPDATE Soundview: 5-Alarm Fire in Residential High-rise Building Results in 7 Injuries

Norwood: Building Applications Filed with DOB for New Building at 3052 Hull Avenue

Group Sought in Bronx Robbery Pattern Where Male Victims Agree to Meet Woman at Various Motels