Armory in Limbo

A full year after the city promised to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to develop the Kingsbridge Armory, officials say they cannot predict when that will happen. In order to bid out the decade-long development project, the city needs to gain full control of the East 195th Street annex to the rear of the Armory, which still houses two National Guard units.

Reform in Albany

Who knew it was possible? State legislators are actually talking about reforming the Byzantine ways of the state Capitol.

Public Service TV

For two hours every weekday and even more on Mondays, Gary Axelbank finds a gazillion ways to talk about what he loves best: all things Bronx.

Rocky Start for New District 10 Council

School District 10’s new school council got a wobbly start when its first fall meeting was marred by low attendance, bad acoustics, and a general sense of disorder. Audience members were clearly frustrated with the revamped board, now called the Community Education Council — which is struggling to define itself and make its voice heard in the city school system.

More Choice in High School Enrollment

Surrounded by stacks of brochures, parent Macrina Lord recently began the daunting process of researching high schools for her eighth grade daughter. With the opening of new small schools in the Bronx, and an application that requires more selections than ever, that process has only made her more overwhelmed.

Still Talking, BronxTalk Marks Anniversaries

It’s a gray Tuesday morning on Lehman College’s leafy campus, but within BronxTalk’s subterranean studio, the lights, and the conversation, are hot. Host Gary Axelbank races between segments on tuberculosis, Throgs Neck, the Mets, and preparing your child for school. Three guest callers have canceled, the guests for tomorrow are calling, and Axelbank has to rush through his closing so the credits can roll.

Bronx Dems Revel In Primary Victories

It was a clean sweep for Bronx Democratic regulars last Tuesday when a small electorate helped deliver primary victories to the machine’s incumbent and rookie candidates. The results were a big ego boost for the organization, which has taken its lumps over the last year for a number of its controversial positions and potential legal troubles.

Council Poised To Approve Plant

The City Council is expected to vote on Sept. 28 on a deal that will allow the city to build a water filtration plant in the Norwood section of Van Cortlandt Park in return for spending over $200 million on Bronx park improvement projects.

Serrano Distances Himself from Arts Group

Congressman Jose Serrano has moved to reclaim federal funds he appropriated for a Bronx nonprofit that did little to realize his dream of building a Puerto Rican heritage museum in the borough.