Biaggi: Section 8 Waiting List Opened for First Time since 2006, Deadline May 28

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City has opened its Section 8 housing waiting list for the first time since 2006. The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is a federal program designed to provide rental assistance to low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to help them find decent, safe, and sanitary housing. State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, who represents parts of The Bronx and Westchester counties, is encouraging Bronxites to avail of the opportunity to apply for Section 8 housing before the upcoming deadline. “The waitlist is open only until [Friday] May 28th, so please complete and submit your application at your earliest

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAWN CLANCY

This is a developing story. FDNY has confirmed that an elevator collapsed at 8.17 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, at 20 Bruckner Blvd in Port Morris in the South Bronx. One person was found dead on arrival at the scene and another is critical. The incident was also reported on the Citizen’s App and a verified video was uploaded to the site showing the scene outside the building, which included several fire trucks. The scene outside 20 Bruckner Boulevard in Port Morris, following a construction accident on May 19, 2021. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. At 8.22, Citizen

A new affordable housing lottery has launched for units at Jerome Avenue Residences, a 21-story, mixed-use building at 1325 Jerome Avenue in Mount Eden, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. The development is designed by GF55 Partners and developed by The Doe Fund. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 101 units for residents at 40 to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible, annual income from $25,200 to $88,800. Residential amenities include bike storage lockers, a shared laundry room, storage, a recreation room, an outdoor terrace, and a community center. According to YIMBY, a percentage

A new affordable housing lottery has launched for units at Washington Manor Apartments, an eight-story residential building located at 1969 Washington Avenue in East Tremont, The Bronx as reported by YIMBY. The development yields 46,976 square feet and is designed by OCV Architects. Available on NYC Housing Connect are nine units for residents who earn 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $39,120 to $77,340. Residential amenities include a garage, a shared laundry room, and security cameras. According to YIMBY, half of the units will go to community board residents (Bronx Community

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SAA) recently announced the most popular baby names in New York in 2020, with Liam and Olivia topping the list. At the same time, the agency is encouraging residents to create a My Social Security account online. The top five girls’ names for 2020 in New York were Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Ava and Isabella, while the top five boys’ names were Liam, Noah, Lucas, Jacob and Ethan. The agency began compiling the baby name list in 1997, with names dating back to 1880. At the time of a child’s birth, parents supply the name to

For the twelfth time in 13 years, a Bedford Park senior says he has suffered through a flood of rushing water pouring into his home. However, this time, he said the cascading water brought down the ceiling on top of his head in a spare room adjacent to his living room. Longtime tenant, Tony Apostolos, 78, of 116 East Mosholu Parkway South, invited Norwood News to inspect the damage to his apartment and belongings on Sunday, April 25, a day after rushing water caused his ceiling to collapse, and sent Apostolos on a day trip to the hospital.

Update: Homeless Man in Bedford Park Alleges Illegal Eviction from NYCHA Housing

This is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. On more than one occasion during April, Norwood News observed an old, frail man pushing a walker between traffic lanes on Mosholu Parkway on the border of Bedford Park and Norwood, at the entrance to the iconic New York Botanical Garden. On Tuesday, May 4, we spoke to “Jerry,” a self-described panhandler who preferred not to have his surname printed. As drivers paused for the red light before turning left onto Allerton Avenue, or right onto Fordham Road, Jerry, 63, pushed his walker up

Opening of Lehman College Vaccination Site On Tuesday, April 20, Lehman College, CUNY formally announced that it has partnered with the City to launch the Bronx’s newest COVID-19 vaccination hub, located at the college’s APEX Athletic Center at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West in the borough’s Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood, as reported by Norwood News. The site is being run by SOMOS Community Care, and will serve up to 300 people a day with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The site is open to New Yorkers aged 16 or older, as well as to non-New York City residents aged 16 or older who

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES, DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Local elected officials and community leaders rallied alongside tenants at Grand Concourse and East Fordham Road in Fordham Heights, Saturday, March 27, demanding a solution to what they believe may be a wave of inevitable evictions of long-term tenants from one residential building, following the purchase of their apartments by a new owner. Pierina Sanchez, local resident and District 14 City Council candidate, hosted the rally and was joined by Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), State Assemblyman Kenny Burgos (A.D. 85) and Manhattan Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, to call attention to the issue and help prevent the

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Biaggi: Section 8 Waiting List Opened for First Time since 2006, Deadline May 28

Update: Elevator Collapse in Port Morris, One Dead

Mount Eden: New Housing Lottery for Units at Jerome Avenue Residences, July 13 Deadline

East Tremont: New Housing Lottery for Units at 1969 Washington Avenue, June 1 Deadline

SSA Announces Most Popular Baby Names for 2020, Encourages Use of Social Security Accounts

Resident Says Ceiling Fell in during 12th Apartment Flood

Update: Homeless Man in Bedford Park Alleges Illegal Eviction from NYCHA Housing

Neighborhood Notes on Citibike Roll Out, Affordable Housing Lottery, Vaccine Updates

Update: Fordham Heights Tenants in Receipt of Eviction Notice Fear Long-Term Housing Future