Morris Heights: Section of Masonry Wall Falls Off at 200 West Tremont Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Norwood News received a confirmed report of falling bricks at 200 West Tremont Avenue in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx on Tuesday, located south of Bronx Community College and the University Heights border. We reached out to New York City Department of Buildings for more information. A DOB official responded on Tuesday, saying, “Earlier today, DOB inspectors were called to the scene at 200 West Tremont Avenue, Bronx to investigate reports of bricks falling from the side of the building.” They continued, “Our investigation determined that an approximately 20 foot X 5 foot section of masonry

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Affordable housing units in an eight-story, residential building are still available at 2026 Walton Avenue in the Mt Hope section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Fred Geremia Architects & Planners, and developed by G & E Walton Developers, the structure yields 43 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal for New York City Department of Housing, Preservation & Development, are 13 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $44,400 to $167,570. The attached chart by New York City Department of Housing Preservation

Editor’s Pick Join Elizabeth Cooney, Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy’s coordinator of educational programming for Woodlawn’s Lovers Trolley tour of the cemetery, located at 4199 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10470, on Sunday, Feb. 13, the day before St Valentine’s Day, at 2 p.m., at the Jerome Avenue entrance, and visit the sites of Woodlawn’s notable lovers. Tour stops include Irene and Vernon Castle, Ida and Isidor Straus, and Celia Cruz and Pedro Knight. Adults $25 and Students/Seniors $20. All guests are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations and will be asked to wear a mask on the trolley. For tickets, go to: https://www.woodlawn.org/conservancy/tours-events/, and

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

Concerns over growing piles of trash, suggestions for tenant education around fire safety, and the end of the eviction and foreclosure moratorium drew much of the attention at various community meetings held locally in January. Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) addressed four sanitation issues that continue to plague the area at their latest meeting on Jan. 5. As previously reported, the underpass on Webster Avenue by the 52nd precinct in Norwood, on the Bedford Park border, has been used for years as an ad hoc parking lot for cars wrecked in vehicle collisions, which await further investigation by precinct

By DAVID GREENE

Over 300 Bronxites turned out for a day of learning, planning, and healing, as dozens of local organizations converged on The Mary Mitchell Center, located at 2007 Mapes Avenue in the Crotona section of the Bronx, for “The Bronx People’s Festival” on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Participating groups included Mothers on The Move, Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, Laborers International Union of North America, The Point, The Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC), the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative and others. The various groups were on hand to provide guests with assistance, as well as free gifts, as

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Thursday, Jan. 20, the New York City Council appointed recently elected, Bronx, District 14 City Council Member, Pierina Sanchez, as chair of the council’s powerful housing & buildings committee, which has jurisdiction over New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Buildings (DOB), as well as rent regulation policies and practices. HPD is responsible for promoting the quality and affordability of the city’s housing by developing new, affordable housing, enforcing the housing maintenance code, and engaging neighborhoods in planning. DOB is the primary regulator of the construction and real estate industries in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bronx Defenders, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and Queens Defenders released the a statement on Monday, Jan. 24, in response to Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement earlier on Monday of his “Blueprint to End Gun Violence” in New York City. The mayor’s announcement follows a roundtable discussion held at a public school in Bedford Park on Saturday, Jan. 22, with crisis management teams and violence interrupters, amid a spate of high-profile police and civilian shootings which have taken place since he took office, including, as reported, the shooting of a now 1-year-old

EDITOR’S PICK Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernandez, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, will perform at The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Feb. 20, at 4 p.m. The company’s US tour in Fall 2018 was a coast-to-coast success, packing out houses across the country and receiving an enthusiastic response from audience members new and old. Founded in 1952 by dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández, Ballet Folklórico brings together the music, dance and costume of Mexican folklore from pre-Colombian civilizations through the modern era. For tickets, go to: https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=LEHV_PL_MPV&orgid=54429&pid=8975819#/event/8975819. EVENTS Discover NYBG GLOW

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at Cyrus Place Apartments, an eight-story mixed-use building at 4697 Third Avenue in the Belmont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Curtis + Ginsberg Architects and developed by Bronx Pro Group, the structure yields 53 residential units and ground-floor commercial space. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development’s online portal, are 44 units for residents at 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $16,560 to $118,400. Residents will have access to

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