Politics

Kingsbridge Heights: National Night Out Against Crime Held in Poe Park

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
This year’s National Night Out Against Crime sadly coincided with the tragic death of 14-year-old Ángel Miguel Mendoza Hernández who, as reported, was fatally stabbed in a gang assault in the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood on Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, around the same time that the annual event was taking place in Poe Park in Kingsbridge Heights.

University Heights: Renderings Revealed for Fordham Landing South as Phase I Kicks Off

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce Adolfo Carrion, Jr. and Dynamic Star LLC joined Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia (A.D. 86), City Council Member Pierina Sanchez (C.D. 14) and other city officials in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Aug. 8 to announce that the city is moving forward with “Fordham Landing South,” part of the two- phase much-anticipated, billion-dollar Fordham Landing Development. 

Hochul Announces $28 Million for Energy Efficiency, Electrification Projects Across New York

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday, Sept. 7, nearly $28 million in awards to fund multiple energy efficiency and electrification projects in New York City, as reported by YIMBY. According to YIMBY, selected initiatives, part of the statewide Empire Building Challenge program, represent a range of affordable and mixed-use developments across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.

UPDATE Elections 2025: Dems Kick Off Gen Election Campaign as Aldebol Aims to Regain Sole BX Red Council Seat

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Chippewa Democratic Club members said that over forty people gathered at the club’s meeting hall for a fundraiser and general election kick-off event in support of City Council District 13 Democratic nominee, Shirley Aldebol, on Monday, Aug. 11. The seat is currently held since 2024 by Republican City Councilwoman Kristy Mamorato, the only Bronx Republican in the City Council, after Mamorato caused an upset in the previously long-held Democratic East Bronx district, and unseated its most recent Democrat, former Council Member Marjorie Velázquez in the 2023 general election.