Building Applications Filed for 1270 Boston Road In Morrisania, The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been sent to the NYC Department of Buildings for an eight-story mixed-use building at 1270 Boston Road in Morrisania, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Monday, April 12. Located between East 168th Street and East 169th Street, the interior lot is near the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Ting Zhang, under 1270 Boston Road LLC, is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 70-foot-tall development will yield 38,944 square feet, with 19,360 square feet designated for residential space, 5,476

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been sent to the NYC Department of Buildings for a seven-story, mixed-use building at 1330 Blondell Avenue in Westchester Square, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Saturday, April 10. Located between Fink Avenue and Ponton Avenue, the lot is near the Westchester Square-East Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Nimrud Eyal of Exact Capital Group, under the Blondell Equities LLC, is listed as the owner behind the applications. YIMBY previously reported Blondell Equities filed a rezoning proposal for a nine-story, mixed-use structure at the site.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York State Assemblywoman for the 80th Assembly District, Nathalia Fernández, said the latest New York State Budget of $212 billion, the largest in the State’s history, invests in the future of The Bronx. Fernández released a statement on Thursday, April 8, describing the new budget as “bold and progressive,” one that will bring much-needed aid to Bronxites and galvanize the state’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. “These critical investments in our infrastructure, small businesses, schools, and health care services will strengthen our borough’s response, and most importantly, help people get back to work,” she said, acknowledging that the COVID-19

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been sent to the NYC Department of Buildings for four, three-story residential buildings at 2570-2576 Young Avenue in Pelham Gardens, The Bronx. as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Saturday, April 3. Located between Allerton Avenue and Mace Avenue, the adjacent lots are within walking distance of the Pelham Parkway subway station, serviced by the 5 train. Saman Rabbanifar under the Young Avenue Development LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 30-foot-tall developments will yield between 3,759 and 4,749 square feet, with 2,835 to 3,562 square

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The deadline to enter the affordable housing lottery for units in a building in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx is approaching in the next four days, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Friday, April 2. The housing lottery closes in four days for 2720 Claflin Avenue, a four-story residential building in Kingsbridge Heights in The Bronx. Designed by Fred Geremia Architects & Planners, the building has five units available on NYC Housing Connect, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development’s online portal. The units are available at 130

By MICHAEL HOROWITZ

Passover, which started on the evening of March 27, is one of the most meaningful times of year for Jewish people throughout the world. The holiday, which will conclude on Sunday night, April 4, combines what is important for families with what is important for Jews as a distinct people. The holiday, in a more modern context, links Jews to struggles for liberation and freedom in our country and throughout the world. On a very personal level, Passover is a time for my family and other families to get together for very special Seder meals that are very rich

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of the unidentified man seen in the attached photo and video, who is sought in connection with an assault that occurred in the 46th precinct, close to the border of University Heights. It was reported to police that on Monday, March 29, 2021 at 11.45 a.m., in front of 4 East Burnside Avenue, in Mount Hope, the victim, a 61-year-old man, was approached by the suspect who punched him in the face. The victim was knocked to the ground and was rendered unconscious. EMS responded, and

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

Caring for a child with special needs requires a lot of attention. Add a second child and the work multiplies. Add living on the third floor of a building with a broken elevator, inside an apartment with a roach and rodent infestation, and it is enough to drive a tenant to protest her living conditions. These are the conditions Daisy Reyes faces on a daily basis. Reyes, mother of a two-year-old and a 12-year-old who uses a wheelchair, was one of about a half dozen tenants who took to the street on Saturday, March 20, in front of

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Building Applications Filed for 1270 Boston Road In Morrisania, The Bronx

Building Applications Filed for 1340 Blondell Avenue In Westchester Square, The Bronx

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Kingsbridge Heights: Application Deadline Approaches for Claflin Avenue Affordable Housing Units

Op-Ed: Passover, An Extremely Meaningful Time of Year

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