NYS to Create Statewide Accessible Absentee Ballot Program After Legal Battle Settled

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A coalition of activists and advocates for people with disabilities has settled a lawsuit launched in 2020 under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against the State Board of Elections (BOE). People with disabilities are now set to avail of a new, statewide, accessible, absentee ballot program in order to vote in future elections. A federal court approved and ordered the terms of the settlement agreement, under which the State BOE will create the new program. This will allow blind and disabled voters to complete, online, a remote, accessible, vote-by-mail ballot, print it out, and return it to their respective county board

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, six-story, mixed-use building located at 3831 Carpenter Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East 220th and East 221st Streets, the lot is one block from the 219th Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Alban Haxhari of KGCJ Development Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 56-foot-tall development will yield 17,776 square feet, with 17,560 square feet designated for residential space and 216 square feet for community

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks A 12-year-old girl was reported missing in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 21-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 17-year-old boy was reported missing in the Jerome Park section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 48-year-old man was reported missing in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 52-year-old woman was reported missing in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx. Click here for more details.

By JULIAN NAZAR

Editor’s Note: The following is an updated version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. On a frigid Monday morning, on March 28, Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), held a rally in front of Bronx Housing Court, the purpose of which was to sound the alarm on reports that some tenants are allegedly being denied their Right to Counsel (RTC), and to ask the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to stop cases moving forward where tenants are, reportedly, being denied such legal representation. According to its website, CASA’s mission is “to protect and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings for a new seven-story, residential building at 1962 Anthony Avenue in the Tremont section of The Bronx, as reported YIMBY. Located between East 178th Street and Anthony Avenue, the lot is near the Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Joel Waldman under the 1962A LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 70-foot-tall development will yield 16,677 square feet designated for residential space, and the building will have 27 residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, seven-story residential building at 2077 Ryer Avenue in the Tremont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located at the corner of East 180th Street and Ryer Avenue, the lot is three blocks south of the 182-183 Streets subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Yitzchak Joseph of Real Land Group is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 60-foot-tall development will yield 39,274 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 71 residential

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local Spuyten Duyvil resident, Stephanie Coggins, is encouraging families, friends and neighbors to attend the co-naming ceremony of Palisade Avenue / John J McKelvey Sr. Villa Rosa Bonheur Way, on April 8, an event hosted by District 11 Councilman Eric Dinowitz. On December 15, 2021, legislation created and advanced by the councilman was passed at City Council which paved the way for the co-naming of the intersection of Palisade Avenue and Independence Avenue. According to Coggins, the co-naming celebrates the wide-ranging and historical contributions of McKelvey Sr. to modern day Spuyten Duyvil and the larger community encompassed by Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at The Henry, a six-story, residential building located at 2395 Palisade Avenue in the Spuyten Duyvil section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Kutnicki Bernstein Architects and developed by Timber Equities, the structure yields 55 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, New York City’s Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD)’s online portal, are 17 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $65,520 to $167,570. At 130 percent of the AMI, there are three studios with

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NYS to Create Statewide Accessible Absentee Ballot Program After Legal Battle Settled

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