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UPDATE Tracey Towers Tenants Opposing +28% Rent Hike Take Fight to City Hall, as Rent Freeze for Other Tenants Prevails

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Tenants at Bedford Park’s Tracey Towers took their fight to resist a further, proposed 28%+ rent hike to City Hall on July 15, providing testimony on the ongoing repair problems they face at the Mitchel Lama building. Residents are especially frustrated by the latest rent hike proposal given the numerous complaints they say have been filed regarding the longstanding, required structural and other repairs, especially those relating to broken elevators, flooding and leaks.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Elected Officials Applaud M Lounge Liquor License Suspension after Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A group of elected officials applauded news that M Lounge & Restaurant in Fordham Heights had its liquor license suspended on Friday, July 24, and are advocating that the management of the bar not be allowed reopen anywhere in the City again. The bar, located at 2362 Jerome Avenue close to East 184th Street, was seen shuttered on Tuesday, July 28. It follows the fatal shooting inside the establishment in the early hours of July 16, a shooting which resulted in the death of 29-year-old Yeimy Reyes. A 24-year-old man is being sought in connection with the shooting.

UPDATE Man Held on Rikers Island Dies

By DAVID GREENE
The NYC Department of Correction (DOC) announced on Friday, July 24, that a 29-year-old man who was detained at Rikers Island has died. 

Rivera & Activists Celebrate Citizens Bank’s Decision to Stop Financing Entities Running ICE Detention Centers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined members of Northwest Bronx Indivisible, Beacon and Bend the Arc on Saturday, July 18, outside Citizens’ Bank at 569 West 235th Street in the Riverdale section of The Bronx to celebrate Citizens Bank’s decision to cease financing entities running detention centers for the U.S. Department of Immigration, Customs & Enforcement (ICE).

Fordham Manor: Rendering Released of 12-Story Student Dormitory near Fordham University

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A new rendering has been revealed for 2740 Webster Avenue, a 12-story dormitory for Fordham University in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed as a joint venture between Maddd Equities and Stagg Group, the 130-foot-tall structure will span 215,129 square feet and yield 162 units with a capacity of 600 students according to YIMBY.