Woodstock: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 740 Brook Avenue in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched a new affordable housing lottery for units at 740 Brook Avenue, a 9-story, mixed-use building in the Woodstock neighborhood of the South Bronx as reported by YIMBY . Brook Avenue Apartments is offering 42 newly constructed studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom affordable units.   As previously reported, housing is considered “affordable” if it costs about one-third or less of what the people living in that area earn. Both income eligibility and rent for City-financed affordable housing projects are based on a measure called Area Median Income (AMI).   The AMI


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UPDATE City Council Approves Redrawn Maps dated Oct. 6 Submitted by NYC Districting Commission

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams sent a letter on behalf of the council to New York City Districting Commission chair, Dennis Walcott, on Thursday, Oct. 27, notifying the commission of the council’s acceptance of the proposed district maps [dated Oct. 6] without objection. The proposed maps will now go to the city clerk for certification.   Adams wrote in the letter, in part, “The Council accepts the Plan without objection, noting that it was passed by 13 members of the Commission after extensive deliberation over legal considerations including the Voting Rights Act of 1965, population deviation limitations and


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New WIC Center Opens in East Tremont as Bronx Continues to Lead in Food Insecurity

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Public Health Solutions (PHS), a Manhattan-based 501C corporation opened a new Neighborhood WIC center in the East Tremont section of The Bronx on Wednesday, Oct. 26. According to PHS representatives, the aim of the center is to connect women, infants, and children (WIC) in the surrounding community with government health and nutrition assistance.    The grand opening included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a speech from PHS president and CEO, Lisa David, as well as remarks from Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia (A.D. 86), who represents the Bronx neighborhoods of University Heights, Morris Heights, Mount Eden, Kingsbridge, Tremont and Fordham, and from Jeffrey Laufer, director of


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NYC Bar Association Rates Judicial Candidates for Election to New York Civil and Supreme Courts

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Bar Association has completed evaluations of a list of candidates running in uncontested general elections on Nov. 8 for Civil Court and Supreme Court. The review was conducted by the association’s committee on the judiciary.   According to the New York City Bar Association, which was founded in 1870 and has over 23,000 members, its mission is to equip and mobilize a diverse legal profession to practice with excellence, promote reform of the law, and uphold the rule of law and access to justice in support of a fair society and the public interest in the community, the


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Woodlawn Station: Man, 42, Robbed aboard Northbound Number 4 Subway

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection to a robbery that took place aboard the number 4 northbound subway approaching Woodlawn station in The Bronx.   Police said that on Sunday, Oct. 16, at around 4.50 a.m., a 42-year-old man was riding the northbound 4 train when a person unknown to him approached.   The suspect allegedly stole the man’s wallet before exiting the train at the Woodlawn – Jerome Avenue train station. The wallet contained around $100, a debit card, ID, and a ring (jewelry).  


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Albert Einstein College of Medicine Appoints Holden as Senior Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Albert Einstein College of Medicine representatives announced on Monday, Oct. 24, the appointment of national diversity innovator and emergency medicine physician, Lynne M. Holden, M.D. as senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion (D&I).   Holden, a member of Einstein’s faculty since 1996, is an accomplished leader both within her medical discipline and in her efforts to help diversify the medical workforce.   Reacting to the appointment, Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz dean at Einstein and executive vice president and chief academic officer at Montefiore Medicine said, “Through her dedication to medical education and D&I,


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Mt. Hope: Two Sought in Home Invasion Armed Robbery & Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the person seen in the attached photos who is one of two people sought for questioning in connection with a home invasion robbery that occurred in Mt. Hope.   It was reported to police at the 46th Precinct that on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at approximately 7.40 p.m., two unidentified people gained entry to an apartment located at 1695 Grand Concourse.   Once inside, the two displayed guns and demanded property from two apartment occupants, one a 35-year-old man and another, a 45-year-old man. The assailants allegedly struck the 45-year-old man


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UPDATE Norwood: Fire at 3080 Hull Avenue Under Control, Two Injured

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  A fire which broke out on the top floor of a multiple dwelling at 3080 Hull Avenue in Norwood on Tuesday night, Oct. 25, was brought under control in under 40 minutes, according to the FDNY. Bronx All Hands Box 3532, 3080 HULL AVE, MULTIPLE DWELLING A — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) October 26, 2022 All hands comprising 12 units and 60 firefighters were called to the scene of the 6-story location by FDNY at 9.43 p.m. A department spokesperson later said the incident was brought under control at 10.21 p.m.   Multiple fire trucks were seen lining the street outside


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Van Cortlandt Park: Motor Vehicle Crash Causes Car to Overturn, Occupants Free Themselves

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A motor vehicle accident was reported on the southbound lanes of the Major Deegan Expressway, approaching Van Cortlandt Park South, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at around 1:38 p.m. All lanes were cleared as of 2:23 p.m. according to New York State officials.   Norwood News contacted the FDNY to obtain further details on any reported injuries. An FDNY spokesperson said the department was alerted to a two-vehicle road accident at 13.28 on Tuesday, which involved one vehicle which had overturned at Exit 11 of the expressway. The spokesperson said the occupants self-extricated themselves from the vehicle and there were no


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