UPDATE Williamsbridge: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 739 East Gun Hill Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery is open for units in a newly constructed, 8-story building, Gun Hill Road Apartments, located at 739 East Gun Hill Road in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Designed by Marin Architects and developed by RYTY Home Builders, according to YIMBY, the structure yields 134 residential units and 69 parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal for New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are 41 affordable housing units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible annual incomes from $73,886 to $227,630.

By SARA MARTINEZ

As Bronx residents and elected officials gathered at Bronx Borough Hall on Thursday, June 1, for the annual Pride ceremony to mark the beginning of Pride Month, one northwest Bronx student was among those being honored this year. The annual tradition of honoring selected members of the Bronx LGBTQIA+ community was also an occasion to witness the raising of the Pride flag, which will fly alongside the American flag and the veterans’ Prisoner of War (POW) / Missing in Action (MIA) flag throughout Pride Month (June). On the day, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson reiterated New York’s commitment to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo, and the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) are partnering to raise funds for children battling illness, by supporting 27 runners representing CHAM in the TCS New York City Marathon, Montefiore officials said. They said every year, Montefiore gathers a team of “CHAMpions” to run the 26.2-mile marathon, held annually in November, to raise critical funds that support children undergoing treatments at CHAM. This year, hospital officials said The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation is partnering with CHAM to bolster the runners’ fundraising efforts. They

By YUVELCA REYES

Stillbirth is still birth. “A woman who has a stillborn child still goes through the trauma of labor and birth, and this is compounded by the loss of a child,” wrote Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson in her April 2023 Black Maternal Health Week letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. But right now, our Bronx representative and speaker of the New York State Assembly, Carl Heastie, seems to think it’s okay for New York to revoke a mother’s right to previously-approved paid leave and tell her to “get back to work” only days after birthing and then burying a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), chair of the State senate health committee, has shared his disappointment that his “Coverage for All” health care bill did not pass the State assembly, despite having recently passed the State senate, an advancement which had marked a major milestone in his long-term and ultimate goal of passing the NY Health Act. “I am incredibly disappointed that Coverage for All did not pass the assembly despite the herculean efforts of Assembly Member Gonzalez-Rojas and our group of dedicated advocates,” Rivera said in a June 22nd press release. “Together, we had to fight

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs provided New Yorkers with an update on Thursday on the unprecedented event the city is facing as a result of smoke coming from Canadian wildfires. At 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, the Air Quality Index hit 484, meaning “hazardous” the highest level for health concern on the index level, City officials said, adding that there was potential for conditions to significantly improve on Thursday. “We are encouraging New Yorkers to stay home and indoors today, whenever possible,” a City representative said on Thursday. “All New Yorkers should limit outdoor activity to the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local graffiti removal group, Guerinos against Graffitti* have been thanked by their neighbors following the group’s confirmation that most of the graffiti on 204th Street between Mosholu Parkway and Valentine Avenue in Bedford Park has been recently removed. Sirio Guerino, cofounder of the group, said the work was done in honor of the May 52nd Precinct Community Council Meeting. Local community members were grateful for the group’s efforts. “YAY Serio and the SAG group! On behalf of all long-time, Norwood residents ….THANK YOU!!!!,” said Marilyn Reyes. Meanwhile, Friends of Mosholu Parkland said, “Thank you so much !!!” Guerino

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed the deteriorating air quality across the five boroughs on Tuesday night due to smoke coming from recently reported Canadian wildfires, with the Air Quality Index hitting 218 at 10 p.m. on Tuesday in parts of New York City, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A rating of 218 means “very unhealthy” on the “Levels of Health Concern,” according to City officials. “Smoke from wildfires in Canada began to impact New York City’s air quality today, and conditions this evening have worsened with additional smoke and haze moving into the region,”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

To reduce mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus, the City’s health department is conducting its first aerial larviciding treatment of the mosquito season on marshes and wetland areas of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island on Thursday, June 8, Friday, June 9, and Monday, June 12, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., weather permitting. City officials said the helicopter will treat only nonresidential areas. While two days are allotted for the aerial larviciding, the application may be completed in less time. In case of bad weather, application will be delayed to Tuesday, June 13,

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