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Bedford Park: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Building at 225 Bedford Park Boulevard

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 9-story, residential building at 225 Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Located at the intersection of Valentine Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard, the corner lot is near the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Vilson Lumaj is listed as the owner behind the applications.   The proposed 84-foot-tall development will yield 48,480 square feet designated for residential space, according to YIMBY. The building will yield 73 residential units, most likely


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UPDATE Yonkers: Michigan Developer Gets $56.8M in Incentives to Build Affordable Housing for Low-Income Seniors

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Michigan-based Verus Development, will receive a $56.8 million incentives package to facilitate the completion of a new, affordable, rental property for low-income seniors at 345 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, New York, as reported by YIMBY.   The 12-story building will feature 105 apartments in studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts, all reserved for seniors of 62 years and older with an income at or below 60 percent of the area median income, according to YIMBY.   Amenity spaces will include a community room equipped with computers, a library, recreational space, a shared laundry room, and bike storage. Residents will also have


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Gibson Hails Bronx “Borough of Opportunities” in First State of the Borough Address

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The following is an extended version of the story which appears in our latest print edition.   Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, the borough’s 14th president, delivered her first State of the Borough address in sparkling attire at Manhattan College on Wednesday, March 1, outlining the accomplishments of her administration during 2022 and unveiling her strategic agenda for 2023.   With the college celebrating its 100th year this year, its president, Brother Daniel Gardner, FSC, said college officials were honored to host the event. “We recognize that The Bronx is a special place and look forward to partnering


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Montefiore Einstein Announces $100 Million Contribution to Albert Einstein College of Medicine 

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Montefiore Einstein announced on Thursday, March 2, that an anonymous donor is making a $100 million contribution to Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Representatives from Montefiore-Einstein say the gift, one of the largest in Einstein’s history, will support biomedical research that includes basic, clinical, and translational research programs serving the nation and the world. They added that it will also provide direct financial support to students, ensuring greater access to what was described as “the vibrant and innovative learning environment that Einstein provides.”   Reacting to the news, Philip Ozuah, MD, PhD, president and CEO of Montefiore Medicine, the


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Montefiore Residents & Fellows Vote to Re-Unionize after Four Decades

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Resident doctors at Montefiore Medical Center, one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City, have successfully won union representation with a supermajority of 82 percent, voting in favor of joining the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU), the union announced on Feb. 23. The move will re-establish a union presence at Montefiore more than four decades after their original union, one of the first nationwide, was removed, union officials said. The union’s re-establishment is the result of recent organizing efforts by residents and fellows, as reported.   Resident-led organizing efforts began early in the pandemic, when, according to


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Wakefield: Ridgewood Savings Bank’s White Plains Road Branch Has Moved 4 Blocks

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Leonard Stekol, chairman, president and CEO of Ridgewood Savings Bank (Ridgewood), announced on Jan. 11 the relocation of Ridgewood’s White Plains Road branch to a new state-of-the-art space at 3951 White Plains Road, just four short blocks away from its former site. With the new location arrives the recently launched Ridgewood BankOn Checking and SBA 7(a) loan program, which Ridgewood officials said furthers the availability of financial products for the community and small businesses.   “Our roots have always been firmly planted in the local communities to help our customers grow and prosper,” said Stekol. “With the relocation of the


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Op-Ed: Bronxites Will Create New Kingsbridge Armory

By ELISABETH ORTEGA-BAILEY
I live on Aqueduct Avenue with my 4-year-old son, Nori, and my husband, Nelson, close to the landmark Kingsbridge Armory that is now 514,000-square-feet of nothingness, thanks most recently to a failed plan to fill it with nine ice hockey rinks.   I’m 34, in my second year at Bronx Community College, and have been organizing around the Kingsbridge Armory with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) since I was 16 and attending DeWitt Clinton High School.   Nelson and I often joke that in order to live in New York City, you need both a job and a


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Bronx CB6 Wants Answers on Fordham Plaza Reconstruction as City Assesses Fordham Corridor Needs

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Extremely concerned members of Bronx Community Board 6 (CB6) sent a letter dated Feb. 20 to Keith Kalb, interim commissioner at the Bronx borough office of NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) on “the current state of Fordham Plaza.” In it, they refer to what they describe as DOT’s prior eviction of vendors and businesses previously operating in the Plaza, located in Belmont on the border with Fordham Heights and Fordham Manor, to facilitate reconstruction works at the site. The works were completed in 2016, according to CB6.   At the time, CB6 members said DOT committed to filling the newsstands


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