Update: Fordham Heights Tenants in Receipt of Eviction Notice Fear Long-Term Housing Future

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES, DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Local elected officials and community leaders rallied alongside tenants at Grand Concourse and East Fordham Road in Fordham Heights, Saturday, March 27, demanding a solution to what they believe may be a wave of inevitable evictions of long-term tenants from one residential building, following the purchase of their apartments by a new owner. Pierina Sanchez, local resident and District 14 City Council candidate, hosted the rally and was joined by Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), State Assemblyman Kenny Burgos (A.D. 85) and Manhattan Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, to call attention to the issue and help prevent the

A man has been arrested on murder charges in the case of the death of 39-year-old Robert Hill who was shot in Olinville, in April and later died from his wounds. Police responded to a 911 call, on Tuesday, regarding a person who had been shot at East 216th Street and Olinville Avenue in the Olinville section of the Bronx, located in the 47th precinct. The call came in on April 27 at 6.15 p.m. Upon arrival at the location, police discovered two people had been shot. The first victim, Hill, was shot in the chest and was

This is a developing story. Norwood News received unofficial, initial reports of a fire in a multiple dwelling at 3395 Reservoir Oval West in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Tuesday. According to Citizen’s App users, the fire was reported at around 10.25 p.m., April 27, and firefighters were recorded at the scene. The FDNY released an alert on Twitter at 10.40 p.m. confirming, “Bronx All Hands Box 3577, 3395 Reservoir Oval W, Multiple Dwelling “A” Fire.” Bronx All Hands Box 3577, 3395 RESERVOIR OVAL W, Multiple Dwelling 'A' Fire — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) April 28, 2021 At 11.20

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday, April 27, that New York State will adopt the new CDC mask guidance for fully vaccinated people. Fully vaccinated individuals can conduct outdoor activities or gather without wearing a mask outdoors except in certain crowded settings and venues. Read the full CDC guidance. According to the CDC, if you’ve been fully vaccinated: You can gather indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart. You can gather indoors with unvaccinated people of any age from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together)

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A report by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce shows that The Bronx received just 7 percent of all federal Payment Protection Program (PPP) loans allocated to New York City. This was the second lowest percent of all five boroughs, after Staten Island. Meanwhile, the report shows that federal PPP loans injected $25 billion, approximately, into the city’s economy, and saved nearly 2.7 million jobs, amid the COVID-19 crisis. In a press release dated April 8, chamber representatives wrote that their report shows that New York City businesses received a total of 230,747 individual PPP loans guaranteed by the federal

Thirteen years after a foiled plot to blow up a synagogue in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, the NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying an individual seen in the attached surveillance video and photos, who is wanted for questioning with regard to multiple acts of vandalism/criminal mischief targeting Jewish centers and cars in the Northwest Bronx. The incidents, which are being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force, took place in the Riverdale and Fieldston sections of the borough over the course of the last week, and details of each were confirmed by the NYPD on

Pursuant to an ongoing murder investigation, on Monday, May 3 at 11.30 a.m., police arrested Omar Barnes, 19, of East 108th Street in East Harlem. He was charged with murder in the 47th precinct Police responded to a 911 call regarding an individual who had been shot in front of 924 East 225th Street in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, on Saturday, April 24, at approximately 11 p.m. Upon arrival, police observed an 18-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his face, chest and right shoulder. EMS also responded and transported the victim to

The U.S. Small Business Association (SBA), in conjunction with SoBRO, is hosting a briefing on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10 a.m., via ZOOM, on the Restaurant Revitization Fund (RRF) application process, the Payment Protection Program (PPP) application changes, PPP forgiveness, and updated information on the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) increase and EIDL advance. The briefing will focus on the following: Eligibility Calculation of Funding Amount Eligible Uses of Funds Timeframe for Using Funds How to Apply Documentation Requirements SoBRO was founded in 1972 by a group of business executives and community leaders with the mission of reversing the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A building application has been filed with New York City Department of Buildings, for the construction of an eight-story, mixed-use building at 414 East 152nd Street in the Melrose section of The Bronx, according to YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Friday, April 23. Located between Melrose Avenue and 3rd Avenue, the lot is a short walk to the 3rd Avenue-149 Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Shaya Seidenfeld of MZS Realty Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 75-foot-tall development will yield 43,272 square feet, with

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