Housing

UPDATE Eastchester: Man Arrested after Fatal Fire and 14 Hurt in NYCHA Building Explosion

By SÍLE MOLONEY
One person has died, one person is critical, and 14 people have been injured following a residential, overnight explosion and fire at a Boston Secor Houses NYCHA complex building in the Eastchester section of The Bronx, according to the City’s fire department. The building is currently undergoing renovations under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together or PACT program, and the fire followed a gas explosion, FDNY officials said.  

Mamdani Appoints Dina Levy as Housing Commissioner, Announces Series of “Rental Ripoff” Hearings  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid a visit to The Bronx on Sunday, Jan. 4, to announce the holding of a series of “Rental Ripoff” hearings in defense of tenants, and the appointment of longtime housing leader Dina Levy as the new commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD). The announcement was made during a press conference held at the birthplace of Hip Hop at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx.

In First Move as Mayor, Zohran Mamdani Appoints Michael Flynn as DOT Commissioner

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As his very first mayoral function, following his midnight official swearing in ceremony held in the old, abandoned City Hall subway station, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment of Mike Flynn, described as a transportation leader, as commissioner of NYC Department of Transportation (DOT). The Mamdani administration said the appointment underscores its commitment “to delivering an affordability agenda through safer streets, faster buses, and transportation systems that work for working New Yorkers.”

UPDATE Park Reservoir Shareholders Receive Funding for Housing Needs

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) was joined by Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) at the Park Reservoirs Annual shareholders meeting during the weekend ending Sunday, Nov. 16, when the assemblyman presented a check for $1 million to the shareholders. His office said the funds will be used for essential capital projects “to help Park Reservoir continue to succeed as the first Mitchell-Lama built in New York.”