University Heights: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 65 Buchanan Place

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 65 Buchanan Place, a seven-story, mixed-use building in the University Heights section of the Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Asher Hershkowitz Architect, and developed by Craig Nassi of BCN Development, the structure yields 23 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s housing portal, are seven units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $60,515 to $139,620. Amenities include a shared laundry room and a virtual doorman. Units come with name-brand

By DAVID GREENE

An early morning crash damaged three, vehicles parked on Soundview Avenue in the Shorehaven section of the borough, and the owner of one of the vehicles said the incident allegedly stemmed from continued drag racing along the desolate strip of road. Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which cars or motorcycles (usually specially prepared for the purpose) compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. Henry Palayo, a resident of the area and treasurer of Bronx Community Board 9, said he woke up to a loud boom after

By DAWN CLANCY

For Community Board 7 (CB7), reaching vaccine-hesitant veterans in the Bronx has been one of the Veterans’ Affairs committee’s top concerns. Their conversation continued at their most recent committee meeting held on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Helene Redd is the committee’s newly appointed co-chair and said vaccination is a big issue because a lot of veterans are objecting to it. “How do we reach these people?” she asked. (For details of the other Bronx CB7 committee members, click here.) While the COVID-19 landscape has shifted substantially from the early days of pandemic when refrigerated trucks were lined

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on Friday, Oct. 8, that there were multiple, top-prize winning tickets sold for the Oct. 7 TAKE 5 drawing. The tickets were sold in Fordham Manor in The Bronx and in Troy at the following locations: Kings Gift Shop located at 6 W Kingsbridge Road in Fordham Manor, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $21,586.00 Stewart’s Shops #356 located at 127 Congress Sts. in Troy, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $21,533.00 TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached photograph who is sought in connection with an act of public lewdness that occurred in the 47th precinct/Transit District 12. It was reported to police that on Tuesday Sept. 21, at approximately 2 a.m., inside Gun Hill Road “2/5” subway station, the individual approached a 40-year-old female victim, an on-duty, MTA Booth Agent, while she sat inside an MTA booth. The individual exposed his penis and masturbated while staring at her. He The then walked out of the station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the vehicle in the attached video and photo who is sought for questioning regarding a non-fatal shooting that occurred on the border of Fordham Manor and University Heights, in the 52nd precinct. It was reported to police that on Friday, Oct. 8, at approximately 6 p.m., a 16-year-old male victim was at the corner of West Fordham Road and Andrews Avenue, when an unidentified vehicle driver struck the victim’s moped with his car. The victim fled on his moped, riding

Local People Reported Missing in the last Two Weeks A 16-year-old mother and a three-month-old baby have been reported missing in Fordham Heights. Click here for more details. A 15-year-old boy was reported missing (for the 3rd time in three weeks) in Williamsbridge. Click here for more information. A 23-year-old man from Olinville was reported missing in Williamsbridge. Click here for more information. An 8-year-old girl from Norwood who had been reported missing in Norwood has since been found. More details are available here. Stop the Violence Rally A Stop the Violence rally will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 13,

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

As a child growing up in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx, Danielle Alonzo was known in school as the class clown. “I’ve always been very outspoken and sassy and loud,” she told Norwood News, emphasizing the word “loud.” Now, at 35, Alonzo is using some of her experiences in the boogie down borough to create a second season of the web series, “Bronx ‘ish,” a comedy, set in the Bronx, about the adventures of a young woman chasing her dreams. The first season, comprising eight episodes, was all written by Alonzo and released on YouTube in 2018.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

After 16 months of postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Preston High School, an all girls school located in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, finally got to host an alumnae reunion for the class years ending in zeros, fives, ones, and sixes on Saturday, Sept. 18. According to the alumnae association, the celebration began with mass, followed by what was described as a delicious luncheon, catered by Posto 22, in the school’s cafeteria and back porch, with alumnae from various years in attendance. Amid reported great joy and excitement, members of the classes of 1955 and