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CB7 Talks Organ Donation, Crime Prevention over the Holidays & Traffic Violations   

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT
  In a rare, combined meeting of Bronx Community Board 7’s (CB7) Health & Human Services and Public Safety & Quality of Life committees, attendees heard about the vital role organ donation can play in many Bronxites’ lives, as well as tips to help mitigate crime during the holiday shopping season.   The Health & Human Services committee meeting, held virtually on Nov. 16, invited Iliana Almanzar, the community and government affairs liaison for LiveOnNY, to speak on the importance of organ donation. Almanzar said the topic was a very important one which not a lot of people liked to


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Bronx DA Hosts Resource Fair for Formerly Incarcerated as Bailey’s Bill to Assist with Job Opportunities Passes

By SARAH HUFFMAN
  Bronx District Attorney (DA) Darcel D. Clark, together with officials from her office, hosted a fourth Bronx reentry, resource fair on Nov. 6, for individuals reentering the community after having served time in jail or prison. The event was held at Bronx Community Board 12 (CB12)’s office in the Wakefield section of the borough.   During the fair, Clark spoke to the crowd, thanking her office staff and various partner organizations for putting the work in to help the community. “I could not get this work done without the community-based organizations that believe in this work as well,” she


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POTS & Church Volunteers Serve 600 Free Meals as Physical Thanksgiving Gatherings Resume

By DAVID GREENE
For the 25th consecutive year, volunteers with Part of the Solution (POTS), soup kitchen and food pantry, and the Church of the Resurrection in Rye, New York, joined forces to serve an estimated 350 turkey meals on site to community residents at Our Lady of Refuge Church, located at 290 East 196th Street in Fordham Manor on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25.   Another 300 or so residents who had concerns about sitting and eating in a public setting amid the ongoing pandemic, or who were unable to provide proof of vaccination to enter the venue’s cafeteria, were provided with a


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Mount Hope: Construction Application Filed for New 12-Story Building at 130 East 177th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Construction applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings for a 12-story, mixed-use, residential building at 130 East 177th in Mount Hope, as reported by YIMBY.   Located between Morris Avenue and Grand Concourse, the interior lot is two blocks south from the Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. FHMC Inc, a third-party real estate and financial arm of The Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, is listed as the owner behind the applications.   The proposed, 123-foot-tall development will yield 55,987 square feet, with 52,597 square feet designated for residential space and


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Morris Heights: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 1769 Jerome Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 1769 Jerome Avenue, a 16-story, mixed-use building in Morris Heights, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Marvel Architects, and developed through the Jerome Housing Development Fund, the structure yields 175 residential units.   Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal for New York City Department of Housing, Preservation & Development,  are 60 units for residents at 60 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $34,972 to $118,400. Amenities include a superintendent, elevators, front desk security, a community room, residential terrace, gym,


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AG Report Finds Only 2/3 of Charity Donations Went to Charities & Professional Fundraisers Retained the Rest

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In time for Giving Tuesday and the holiday season, on Monday, Nov. 29, New York Attorney General Letitia James released her annual “Pennies for Charity: Fundraising by Professional Fundraisers” report, which found that charities that used professional fundraisers received only about two-thirds of every dollar donated in 2020, with those fundraisers retaining the remainder — earning more than $380 million.   Analyzing 718 campaigns conducted by professional fundraisers in 2020, the report concluded that charities earned 73 percent of donations from those campaigns, a small increase from the previous year, and in line with the last four years’ results. “As


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UPDATE Hate Crimes Continue to Rise as Politicians Rally Around Jeffrey Dinowitz following Swastika Display Outside Office

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Hate crimes in New York City continue to rise as various elected officials across New York State have continued to rally around Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), who is Jewish, in response to the recent protest organized by Republican gubernatorial candidate, Rob Astorino, outside Dinowitz’s Bronx office at 3107 Kingsbridge Avenue on Sunday, Nov. 14. During the rally, which was held two weeks ahead of the annual, Jewish festival of Hanukkah, at least one protestor displayed two signs containing swastikas and another protestor had a yellow star affixed to his clothing.   Hate crimes in New York City are


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Trash, Curbside Composting and Recycling Collection Changes over Thanksgiving Weekend

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Thanksgiving Day, there will be no trash, curbside composting or recycling collection on Thursday, Nov. 25.   Residents who normally receive Thursday trash or curbside composting collection may place their material at the curb between 4 p.m. and midnight Thursday evening. However there will be collection delays, as is common after holidays. They ask residents to be patient while they await collection. Residents who normally receive Thursday recycling collection should place their material out at curbside between 4 p.m. and midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 1, for pick-up on Thursday, Dec. 2.


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Kingsbridge: Search for 63-Year-Old Missing Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of a 63-year-old man reported missing on Tuesday, Nov. 23, from the Kingsbridge neighborhood, located in the 50th precinct.   Thomas Rosa, Thomas, 63, of  3632 Tibbett Avenue in Kingsbridge was last seen at his home at 11.30 hours on Tuesday, Nov. 23. He is described as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds and was last seen wearing a green and black, flannel shirt over a gray, hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and blue sneakers.   Anyone with information in regard to this incident


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