Mount Hope: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 2 Mount Hope Place

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 2 Mount Hope Place, an 11-story mixed-use new development at 1840 Jerome Avenue in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, as reported by as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Gerald Caliendo Architects, and developed by Sam Kafif, the structure yields 430 residential units, according to YIMBY. Available on NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online application tool, are 43 units for residents at 40 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $21,738 to $215,150. According

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Construction applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a permit to build a 6-story, mixed-use building at 3128 Bailey Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Albany Crescent and Fort Independence Street, the lot is two blocks from the 231st Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train. Yaniv Zohar is listed as the owner behind the applications. According to LinkedIn, Yaniv Zohar is the founder of 57Group & Halston Construction + Development, a full service construction and development company. “The company’s work spans

By SÍLE MOLONEY & EMILY SAWAKED

After 22 years of service working in emergency medicine, a dedicated nursing nun has retired to take up a new leadership position within her religious order. A staple in her community, both inside and outside NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB), which started the process of merging with NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in 2019, Sr. Mary Catherine Redmond, 60, left a large void when she retired from her position at the hospital in September 2021. Now leading over 200 of the faithful in her chosen Catholic religious order, The Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 305 East 165th Street, a seven-story residential building in the Concourse section of the The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Marin Architects and developed by Stagg Group, the structure yields 72 residential units, and 17 parking spots. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal of NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development are 37 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $55,612 to $187,330. Amenities include pet-friendly policies, a shared laundry room, elevator, recreation

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Construction has broken ground on Baez Place, a 154-unit affordable housing development located at 334 East 176th Street in the Claremont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by ESKW Architects, and developed by Community Access, the structure will comprise 105 studios, 21 one-bedroom units, 22 two-bedroom units, and six three-bedroom apartments, according to YIMBY. A total of 154 homes will be reserved for households at 30 to 80 percent area median income (AMI), while the the remaining 86 units will be available to the formerly homeless, who will also have access to on-site support services provided

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Applications to obtain a construction permit have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, seven-story, mixed-use building at 2043 Webster Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East 178th Street and East 180th Street, the lot is a 9 minute walk from the 182-183rd Street subway station and a 10-minute walk from Tremont Avenue subway station, according to Google Maps, both serviced by the B and D trains. Arjan Gjushi is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 74-foot-tall development will yield 34,404 square

By SÍLE MOLONEY, JOSÉ A. GIRALT, EMILY SAWAKED, DAVID GREENE & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

After the polls closed on Tuesday, Aug. 23, on the second of two separate Primary Election Days held in 2022, due to redistricting, New York City Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results in the congressional and State senate races, based on the majority of returned poll site scanners, which cover both early votes and election day votes. Below are some of the results of the various Bronx races, following a voter turnout described by one Norwood News reporter as “anemic.” Indeed, the situation raises questions not only about voter fatigue, but also about the overall cost to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

This story was originally published on Aug. 20, 2022, before the August 2022 Democratic primary election in S.D. 33. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera has since been elected the Democratic nominee for S.D. 33 and is now running in the general election on Nov. 8. Your poll site may have changed. Check your voting card before you go to vote. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) is drawing on the support of longtime tenant activists in Norwood and beyond, ahead of next week’s Democratic primary in his bid to win the senate seat in redrawn Senate District 33, which will

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Offices of the NYS Inspector General published its latest investigative report on Friday, Aug. 19, as well as 21 previously non-public letters arising from investigations undertaken by the office. The letters, which were sent to public officials and agencies regarding allegations of misconduct or wrongdoing, provide information on the ultimate investigative findings by the inspector general. According to the office, the published documents constitute the remainder of such investigative letters issued in 2013, and continues what was described by the offices as the inspector general’s commitment to providing all such historical letters on a year-by-year basis. “Today’s

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Mount Hope: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 2 Mount Hope Place

Kingsbridge Heights: Building Applications Filed for New 6-Story Building at 3128 Bailey Avenue

North Central Bronx Sister Takes on New Role Supporting Women & Children

Concourse: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 305 East 165th Street

Claremont: Construction Breaks Ground on Baez Place Affordable Apartments, 334 East 176th Street

Fordham Heights: Construction Applications Filed with DOB for 7-Story Building at 2043 Webster Avenue

UPDATE Elections 2022: Aug. 23 Primary Election Night Unofficial Results

UPDATE Elections 2022: Rivera Draws on Tenant Support in Senate District 33

Inspector General Publishes Investigative Report & Makes Public Letters Sent to Govt. Agencies & Officials