Quality of Life

Mamdani Appoints Dina Levy as Housing Commissioner, Announces Series of “Rental Ripoff” Hearings  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid a visit to The Bronx on Sunday, Jan. 4, to announce the holding of a series of “Rental Ripoff” hearings in defense of tenants, and the appointment of longtime housing leader Dina Levy as the new commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD). The announcement was made during a press conference held at the birthplace of Hip Hop at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx.

Scooter/Moped Riders Sought in Bronx-Queens Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD are once again appealing to the public for help identifying the people seen in the attached photos and videos who they say are sought in connection with a robbery pattern identified across The Bronx and Queens in recent months.

Prayers Up for the MetroCard….One Way or Another…

By SÍLE MOLONEY
With all the talk, official communication by the MTA, and one very comical mock funeral held online for the long-functioning MetroCard, due to bow out on Dec. 31, one would be forgiven for assuming everything is primed for a smooth transition to OMNY-land but no….

FDNY EMS Local 2507 Launches Ad Urging Mayor to honor 2021 Campaign Promise of Wage Equity

By SÍLE MOLONEY
FDNY EMS Local 2507, which represents more than 4,000 emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics and fire inspectors in New York City, recently launched a video ad campaign to urge New York City Mayor Eric Adams to fulfill a commitment from his 2021 mayoral campaign to grant FDNY EMS wage equity with other New York City, front-line first responders i.e. the NYPD and the FDNY.