Some officials in the Bloomberg administration want a new police academy inside the Kingsbridge Armory, and that is more of a stumbling block than where to put the two National Guard units who still use the site, say local elected officials.

After weeks of speculation and negotiation, City Council members formally received their committee assignments last week. Every borough representative will chair something in exchange for the Bronx’ loyalty to new Speaker Christine Quinn, though some got more lucrative posts than others.

The former commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has been hired to run the General Contractors Association (GCA), raising concerns from local officials over the possibility of a conflict of interest.

The state has found that a controversial management company intentionally overcharged some Bronx tenants after the buildings were purchased. The Pinnacle Group was caught flouting the legal limit for a rent increase in two cases, but advocates and tenants charge that the practice is rampant.

Hundreds gathered last week to officially open the Bronx’ breathtaking new central library. The unveiling of the $50 million project was a shot in the arm for a borough that too often gets the short end of the stick.

"It’s déjà vu all over again." Yogi Berra said it and who knew it would be so applicable to the current controversy involving his old stomping grounds? The juggernaut to destroy two south Bronx parks adjacent to Yankee stadium bears many of the same disturbing hallmarks, and even more troubling new ones, of the city’s almost Messianic push for a water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park. Here’s a look at how the two projects compare.

Havana, CUBA – In 2000, Teresa Glover was doing that "young twenties thing," as she put it. She worked at Fidelity investments, lived in Castle Hill with her boyfriend, and had a gym membership.

Murders declined again in New York City in 2005 to a 40-year low of 537. But locally, in the 52nd Precinct, the homicide rate more than doubled, from eight in 2004 to 17 in 2005.

Two Norwood restaurants have gone out of business, leaving owners and regulars with more questions than answers over what it takes to run a successful business here and whether or not salads and bagels are in the equation.