Deaths

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. 

UPDATE 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.