Belmont: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 2441 Crotona Ave, Deadline June 20

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 2441 Crotona Avenue, a 7-story residential building in the Belmont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Marin Architect, and developed by Stagg Group, the structure yields 51 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online platform, are 25 units for residents earning 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,395 to $215,150. According to HPD, amenities include pet-friendly policies, 24-hour surveillance, an accessible entrance and elevator, a shared laundry room, a

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New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection announced the release earlier this month of a comprehensive guide with practical tips to help New Yorkers identify and avoid rental scams. The guide aims to help New Yorkers navigate housing scams, which department officials say are a continuously growing risk for consumers. In 2022, they said the FBI received 11,727 real estate/rental scam related complaints with losses of over $396 million, an 86 percent increase compared to 2020. The department is helping consumers navigate housing scams when renting, buying a first home, protecting their homes, planning a home improvement project

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection announced the release earlier this month of a comprehensive guide which includes important scam prevention tips for first-time homebuyers. The guide aims to help New Yorkers navigate housing scams, which department officials say are a continuously growing risk for consumers. Consumers are given guidance on how to navigate housing scams when renting, buying a first home, protecting their homes, planning a home improvement project or looking for a moving or storage company. Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez said, “Buying a first home is an exciting milestone, but with

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Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 7-story residential building at 219 East 203rd Street in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Valentine Avenue and Grand Concourse, the interior lot is close to the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Joel Friedman is listed as the owner behind the applications, according to YIMBY. The proposed 70-foot-tall development will yield 15,656 square feet designated for residential space, YIMBY reports, and will comprise 28 residential units, most likely rentals based on

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The following is an extended version of the story published in our latest print edition. Following concerns by some Kingsbridge residents over plans by the International Leadership Charter High School (ILCHS) to open a new, 7-story, middle school at 306 West 232nd Street in Kingsbridge, one block away from its existing school site at 3060 Riverdale Avenue, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), District 11 City Councilman Eric Dinowitz, and State Sen. Robert Jackson (S.D. 31) joined a group of local residents and members of the Construction and General Building Laborers union on Saturday, April 15, for a rally to oppose

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Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events. Friendly Voices Program for Seniors If you are an older New Yorker feeling lonely or isolated, NYC Ageing can connect you with a friendly volunteer to talk with over the phone or video chat. Call (212)-Ageing-NYC (212) 244 -6469 and ask about the Friendly Voices Program. Assembly District Redistricting The State Assembly districts will be redrawn ahead of the 2024 primaries. Drafts of the redrawn assembly districts were released on Dec. 1, 2022 by the NY Redistricting Commission. The latest plan released April 20 can be reviewed

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One man has been hospitalized following a police-involved shooting at 231st Street subway station in Kingsbridge, following an apparent stand off on the elevated train track between police and the man who officers said was armed with a gun. Witnesses also reported seeing a man on the elevated train track at 238th Street subway station armed with a gun, who had been acting erratically. A press conference was held a few hours after the incident under 231st Street subway station, which along with a long stretch of Broadway, had been cordoned off by police. Present were NYPD Chief

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MAKESHIFT WEAPONS RECOVERED from an assault carried out between rival gang members in Rikers Islands prison on August 18, 2022. Video courtesy of The Office of the Bronx District Attorney Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Feb. 9 that nine Rikers Island inmates were charged with assault for carrying out what was described as a vicious attack against six other inmates in the jail using makeshift weapons and leaving the victims bloody. According to the prosecution, the attack lasted 15 minutes, and the victims needed hospital treatment for their wounds. In the context of the announcement, Clark

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Three building contractors were indicted on Wednesday, April 12, in the first Bronx case to bring charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for a construction fatality which took place, as reported by Norwood News at the time, at 94 East 208th Street in Norwood in 2019. The victim, a father and 46-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant worker, Segundo Manuel Huerta Mayancela, was crushed by 1,000 pounds of debris in what was described as an egregiously dangerous building site, a joint investigation by NYC Department of Investigation (DOI) and the Bronx District Attorney’s office found. Builders also allegedly falsified credentials/permits and flouted safety

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