Bronx News Roundup

The New York Times article on longtime Bronx environmental activist Majora Carter and her business relationship to FreshDirect’s move into the borough has received attention from the borough’s president, Ruben Diaz Jr. The Bronx president says “critics of Ms. Carter are misguided and misinformed,” and that the company’s move into the Bronx will only add to the borough’s success.  Read Diaz’s letter to the editor. A Bronx VA exoskeletal-assisted walking study is helping paraplegic veterans stand, walk, and climb up stairs. The invention, called “ReWalk” is being studied at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx. The


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Board 7 and DOT Host Meeting to Discuss Oval Park Safety Issues

Community Board 7 will be hosting a meeting with the Department of Transportation to discuss proposed pedestrian safety improvements along Reservoir Oval/Williamsbridge Oval Park. All are welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting on Wednesday, April 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mosholu Montefiore Medical Community Center, 3450 DeKalb Avenue at East Gun Hill Road.

Early Morning Violence Outside of Oval Park

Just before 9 o’clock this morning, traffic built up around Reservoir Oval in Norwood as dozens of local police, aided by helicopters, chased after a group of suspects who, witnesses said, severely beat up a local barber.

Bronx Notes: Historical Tour of Bronx River Parkway

Are you interested in hearing stories about the old neighborhoods of Wakefield, Williamsbridge, and Woodlawn all through a historical tour of the Bronx River Parkway? Meet history buffs and Bronx River Alliance volunteers Mike Gupta and Hank Stroobants at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 at the Gun Hill Road #2 train station.

Op-ed: Cluster-siting is a Community Killer

The New York Times recently featured an article on cluster-siting, a controversial city program aimed at housing the homeless that impacts the Bronx in a disproportionate manner. It’s time to rethink this old problem. And as one seeking to serve the public in City Council, it’s time to formulate a public policy solution … smartly and quickly.