Housing

Hochul Announces $28 Million for Energy Efficiency, Electrification Projects Across New York

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday, Sept. 7, nearly $28 million in awards to fund multiple energy efficiency and electrification projects in New York City, as reported by YIMBY. According to YIMBY, selected initiatives, part of the statewide Empire Building Challenge program, represent a range of affordable and mixed-use developments across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.

UPDATE Elections 2025: Mamdani Visits Bronx on Five-Borough Tour, Discusses Small Business Policy

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Democratic mayoral nominee Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36), recently endorsed by the Bronx Democratic Party on Sept. 2, had paid another visit to The Bronx on Aug. 14 as part of a five-borough tour. The aim of the visit was to meet with small business owners, highlight the impact the actions of the federal government has had on such businesses, discuss the response needed to negate those actions by cities and states across the country, and outline the measures he plans to implement in order to safeguard small business’s bottom lines.

UPDATE Elections 2025: Dems Kick Off Gen Election Campaign as Aldebol Aims to Regain Sole BX Red Council Seat

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Chippewa Democratic Club members said that over forty people gathered at the club’s meeting hall for a fundraiser and general election kick-off event in support of City Council District 13 Democratic nominee, Shirley Aldebol, on Monday, Aug. 11. The seat is currently held since 2024 by Republican City Councilwoman Kristy Mamorato, the only Bronx Republican in the City Council, after Mamorato caused an upset in the previously long-held Democratic East Bronx district, and unseated its most recent Democrat, former Council Member Marjorie Velázquez in the 2023 general election.