Fordham Heights: Building Applications Filed for New, 6-Story Residential Building at 2274 Morris Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 6-story residential building at 2274 Morris Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East 182nd Street and East 183rd Street, the lot is two blocks from the 183rd Street subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Moses Ostreicher under the 2274 Morris Avenue LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 67-foot-tall development will yield 7,667 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 20 residential units with an average unit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Permits have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) to expand a three-story building into a 4-story, residential building at 1694 Nelson Avenue in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, as reported YIMBY. Located between West 174th Street and Macombs Road, the lot is near the 176th Street subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Yitzi Salamon is listed as the owner behind the applications, according to YIMBY. The proposed 50-foot-tall development will yield 6,381 square feet designated for residential space, and the building will have 15 residential units, most likely rentals, based on the average

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) has announced an affordable housing Lottery for units at 2851 University Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx as reported by YIMBY. The lottery is in respect of a 6-story, residential building, designed by Badaly Architects, and developed by Anton Ujkaj, according to YIMBY. The structure will yield 18 residential units and available on NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online portal, are six units for residents earning 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $51,429 to $187,330. Amenities include a bicycle

By JOSÉ GIRALT & JULIAN ROBERTS-GRMELA

Norwood News caught up with voters on Election Day, Nov. 8, to get a feel for their top voting issues. We first spoke to some voters and one poll site worker at P.S. 15, Institute for Environmental Learning poll site, located at 2195 Andrews Avenue North, in University Heights. Mildred Perez, 44, told us she did not have a straightforward voting experience. “I usually go to the school. I don’t remember the name of the school right now, but it’s on Aqueduct [Avenue] and 183rd,” she said. “They told me to come here to vote and this is the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Muggings in Van Cortlandt Park VCP Alliance officials advised the public in a Nov. 15 social media post that they had learned about a series of muggings that had happened along the southern end of the Putnam Greenway near Van Cortlandt Golf Course in the park. “Please be extra cautious when out in the park, especially as the days get shorter,” they wrote. Small Homes Rehab NYCHA Program New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has partnered with local agencies to renovate 18 homes throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens and make them available to public housing residents through the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings for a new, seven-story residential building to be located at 172 East 205th Street in Bedford Park, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Grand Concourse and East Mosholu Parkway South, the lot is two blocks from the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Gregory Harvey is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 60-foot-tall development will yield 15,421 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 27 residential units, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, five-story residential building at 2556 Briggs Avenue in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East Kingsbridge Road and East 194th Street, the lot is near the Kingsbridge Road subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Moses Freund of The Vaja Group is listed as the owner behind the applications, according to YIMBY. The proposed 68-foot-tall development will yield 21,224 square feet, designated for residential space. The building will have 31 residential units, most likely rentals,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for senior apartments at 2850 Webster Avenue, a 12-story, mixed-use building in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. 2856 Webster Avenue, and sister development, 410 Bedford Park Boulevard, are located on an acre-plus piece of land owned by The New York Botanical Garden, situated on the southeast corner of Webster Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard, located in Bronx Community District 7. Norwood News previously reported on the early stages of the planning of the development which includes a new

By SÍLE MOLONEY

After the polls closed on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the New York City Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results of the general elections, based on a percentage of returned poll site scanners. These initial results cover both early votes and election day votes. Absentee and overseas ballots still have to be counted, as do the remaining scanners. Below is a summary of the unofficial results to date of the main Statewide and North Bronx races. Democrats, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lieutenant Gov. Antonio Delgado, led on Election Night after poll closure with 381,136 votes over the 127,219 votes

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Kingsbridge Heights: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 2851 University Avenue (Nov. 30 Deadline)

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Bedford Park: Building Applications Filed for New 7-story Residential Building at 172 East 205th Street

Fordham Manor: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 5-Story Building at 2556 Briggs Avenue

Bedford Park: HPD Launches Lottery for Senior Apartments at 2850 Webster Avenue

UPDATE Elections 2022: Nov. 8 Unofficial Results & Reaction to Statewide and North Bronx Races