Transportation

UPDATE Finally……..Lift Off at Mosholu Parkway Subway Station as New Elevators Unveiled

By SÍLE MOLONEY
After seven years of hope and of lobbying by local disability advocates and elected officials for greater accessibility at Mosholu Parkway subway station, located on the border of Bedford Park and Norwood, and despite prior concerns that a possible reversal of congestion pricing would cause a delay with the project, the MTA formally unveiled two brand new station elevators, under budget and ahead of schedule on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

City Launches $44 Million Phase 5 Grand Concourse Upgrade

Phase 5 of the reconstruction of the Grand Concourse in the Fordham/Kingsbridge Heights/Bedford Park sections of The Bronx kicked off Aug. 25, as announced by NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC).

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. 

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.