Mt. Hope: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as Affordable for Units at 66 East 177th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched a housing lottery, described as affordable, for units at 66 East 177th Street, a 12-story, residential building in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Bronx Woman & Queens Man Plead Guilty to Participating in Murder Plot that Killed Bystander

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Chelsey Harris, 24, from The Bronx, and Karl Smith, a Queens man, 27, have pled guilty in federal court for their role in orchestrating a shooting that killed Clarisa Burgos, an innocent bystander, federal prosecutors announced Friday, July 18.

Norwood: Police Appeal for Help Locating 14-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 14-year-old girl who is reported missing from the Norwood section of The Bronx.

Off-Duty Queens Police Officer Arrested within Confines of 52nd Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An off-duty male police officer was arrested within the confines of the 52nd Precinct, police said.

Politicians Join M.S. 45 Principal & Students to Break Ground on $6.05 Million Playground Renovation

By ARIEL PACHECO

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Councilman Oswald Feliz (C.D. 15) joined students and Doreen Kendall, principal of M.S. 45, the Thomas C. Giordano School, in Belmont on June 27 to break ground on a new $6.05 million renovation of the school’s playground.

Concourse: $1 Million Price Tag Puts the “Public” into “Public” Bathroom in Joyce Kilmer Park

By DAVID GREENE

NYC Parks recently announced the launch of a new pilot public bathroom program, opening five new public bathrooms across the city. The Bronx restroom, located in the Concourse section of the borough, opened to mixed reviews, especially after residents learned of the $1 million price tag which facilitates doing their business.

Elections 2025: Sliwa Leads Adams and Trails Mamdani & Cuomo by Just a Few Percentage Points in New Poll

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bedford Park: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 15-story Building at 266 East 202nd Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed for a new, 15-story, residential building at 266 East 202nd Street in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx as reported by YIMBY.

UPDATE Allerton: Bronx Tenants from 2910 Wallace Avenue Demand City Action to Return Home After Devastating Fire

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Legal Aid Society joined Assemblyman John Zaccaro Jr. (A.D. 80), City Councilman Kevin Riley (C.D. 12) and some of the 250 displaced tenants of 2910 Wallace Avenue from the Allerton section of The Bronx on Friday, July 11, to demand justice to ensure the affected families can return to their homes, exactly six months after a massive 5-alarm fire ravaged their apartment building in January 2025, injuring eight and displacing over 250 families.

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Mt. Hope: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as Affordable for Units at 66 East 177th Street

Bronx Woman & Queens Man Plead Guilty to Participating in Murder Plot that Killed Bystander

Norwood: Police Appeal for Help Locating 14-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

Off-Duty Queens Police Officer Arrested within Confines of 52nd Precinct

Politicians Join M.S. 45 Principal & Students to Break Ground on $6.05 Million Playground Renovation

Concourse: $1 Million Price Tag Puts the “Public” into “Public” Bathroom in Joyce Kilmer Park

Elections 2025: Sliwa Leads Adams and Trails Mamdani & Cuomo by Just a Few Percentage Points in New Poll

Bedford Park: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 15-story Building at 266 East 202nd Street

UPDATE Allerton: Bronx Tenants from 2910 Wallace Avenue Demand City Action to Return Home After Devastating Fire