Housing
Kingsbridge: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Two Buildings on Broadway and W 230th Street
Salamanca Secures Spot on Democratic Ballot for Election as Bronx BP
City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. (C.D. 17) announced on Wednesday, April 2, that he has submitted over 11,000 petition signatures to NYC Board of Elections to officially qualify for the ballot in the upcoming Democratic primary race for Bronx borough president which takes place in June 2025.
Mt. Hope: HPD Launches Housing Lottery for Units at 130 East 177th Street
UPDATE Court Extends Temporary Stop on State Homecare Program Transition as Advocates Hold Rally
Advocates for older and disabled New Yorkers and their caregivers reacted on Friday, April 4, to a same day federal court ruling which has extended a temporary halt to a controversial, 3-month transition by NYS Department of Health (DOH) of its home care program to a new single, statewide financial intermediary (FI), in place of around 600 individual FIs. The deadline by which program participants (consumers and workers) were due to transition to the new FI was April 1, with the transition having started in early January, but there is at least some evidence that suggests it was not going as smoothly as anticipated.
UPDATE Gibson Secures Spot on Democratic Ballot for Reelection as Bronx BP, Gets Endorsed by 1199SEIU
Democrat and incumbent Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson announced Monday, March 31, that her campaign collected and submitted more than 20,000 signatures to the NYC Board of Elections, securing her place on the Democratic primary ballot for the Bronx borough presidency primary election in June 2025.
UPDATE Former Bronx-Based Rookie Police Officer Charged in Prostitution Response Incident
The NYPD and the Office of the Queens District Attorney announced on Monday, March 31, that a rookie police officer, who was previously assigned to The Bronx, was arrested and has been charged on burglary, forcible touching, and other charges in the context of responding to a report of prostitution last year. The NYPD and the DA said another rookie police officer has also been arrested and charged, and both have since been suspended from the NYPD, pending the outcome of a legal case.