Quality of Life

UPDATE New York Private Hospitals Poised for Potential Strike Action by NYS Nurses Association

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Nurses who had been negotiating with their respective employers through the weekend ending Sunday, Jan. 4 over their working conditions and latest contracts have seen little progress at the table, according to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). A spokesperson for the union said on Monday, Jan. 5, that in just seven days, as many as 21,000 nurses at 15 private hospitals in New York City and Long Island could go on strike in what they say would be the biggest nurse strike in New York history.

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.

UPDATE Park Reservoir Shareholders Receive Funding for Housing Needs

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) was joined by Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) at the Park Reservoirs Annual shareholders meeting during the weekend ending Sunday, Nov. 16, when the assemblyman presented a check for $1 million to the shareholders. His office said the funds will be used for essential capital projects “to help Park Reservoir continue to succeed as the first Mitchell-Lama built in New York.” 

UPDATE Bedford Park: CB7 Honors Veterans at Community Breakfast

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7), the New York Grey Cadets, Assemblyman John Zaccaro Jr. (A.D. 80), the NYC Civic Engagement Commission, veterans, residents and others gathered at Bedford Park’s Lehman College on Saturday Nov. 15, for a community breakfast in honor of Veterans Appreciation Month, which, as reported, is marked in November in New York City, since 2023. A participatory budget (PB) conversation was also held. 

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….