Mott Haven: Ten-Story Affordable Housing Unit Lottery Open Until April 26

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery was launched on Tuesday, March 2, for Park Haven, a ten-story mixed-use building at 345 St. Ann’s Avenue in Mott Haven, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website. The 180,155 square-foot development is designed by SLCE Architects and developed by The Community Builders and BronxWorks. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 178 units for residents at 30 to 80 percent of the area median income, ranging in eligible income from $14,915 to $112,800. Residential amenities include an on-site resident superintendent, a shared laundry room, gym, community room, and a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at approximately 00.41 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at East 173rd Street and Boston Road in the vicinity of Charlotte Gardens, in the 42nd precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 27-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with several gunshot wounds to his torso, in front of 1664 Boston Road. EMS also responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation remains ongoing. The identity of the deceased is

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

On the pandemic front, the good news is that COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death rates are all decreasing statewide. In addition, the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has been approved by the FDA, which now provides a third immunization option beyond Pfizer and Moderna, and one which requires just one vaccination dose rather than two. The bad news, however, is that throughout the country and especially within the boundaries of Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7), vaccination rates are alarmingly low. At the latest meeting of CB7’s Health & Human Services Committee on Feb.22, committee members looked

By RENÉE BARRETT

Like many mothers, my heart broke as I watched the video footage of a grown man pummeling two young children at the Fordham Road train station in the Bronx on January 22. The video footage is enraging and their screams continue to haunt me. Child Abuse is a public health crisis. In addition, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) regards child abuse and maltreatment as economic burdens to society due to the extremely high hospitalization and treatment costs they generate (estimated at $585 billion in 2008). According to the CDC, at least one in seven children has experienced

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the man seen in the attached surveillance photo and video who is sought in connection to a burglary that occurred in the 52nd precinct. On Saturday, Feb. 27, at approximately 5.20 p.m., inside a residential building in the vicinity of Creston Avenue and East 191st Street, in Fordham Manor, a 42-year-old male building employee entered a storage area, discovered property was missing and contacted the police. Subsequent investigation determined that on that same day at approximately 11.37 a.m., an unidentified man had entered the building through a secured front door. Once

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s assistance identifying the following individual depicted in the attached video and photo regarding an assault that occurred in the 42nd precinct. It was reported to police that on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at approximately 6 p.m., inside a playground at the rear of 968 Cauldwell Avenue in the Forest Houses neighborhood, the victim and the suspect engaged in a verbal dispute that escalated into a physical confrontation. The suspect stabbed the victim once in the torso with a sharp object before fleeing the scene in an

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD released on Thursday, Feb. 24, body-worn camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that occurred on December 30, 2020, in the 48th precinct, which encompasses Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms. Fordham University’s Bronx campus is located in the precinct’s northern corner, Arthur Avenue runs down the center, and the Cross Bronx Expressway and Crotona Park form the precinct’s southern border. Department officials said the video includes the available evidence leading up to the incident as well as during the incident, and released the video for clear viewing of the totality of the incident. According to

By MARGARET GROARKE

Presidential elections are important. But your vote also matters, probably even MORE so, in local elections. In New York City elections, we choose the people who will be in charge of many of the things that affect our daily lives. If you care about the quality of local schools, the way NYPD polices your community, the state of the parks, how safe it is to walk, drive or bike on our streets, those are all issues that are dealt with by the mayor and the City Council. So, why did five times as many people vote in the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at approximately 10.55 p.m., the NYPD responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot in front of 2078 Morris Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx, in the 46th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 28-year-old man lying on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the chest. EMS also responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The incident was deemed a homicide, there were no arrests and the investigation remained ongoing. The victim