A Victim is Attacked in Fordham, All for $5

By DAVID CRUZ

The NYPD needs help tracking a man accused of slapping a woman before robbing of her just $5 in Fordham. The incident happened on Jan. 13 just before 6 a.m. in front of 3 W. Fordham Rd. by the 4 subway train. Police in the 52nd Precinct say the suspect approached the 21-year-old victim, with some words exchanged. The suspect then slapped her, according to police, taking the money before taking off. The victim did not seek medical attention. The suspect was captured on video. He’s described by police as Hispanic, around 20 to 25 years old, standing at 5′

The Bronx Develops: A Metro-North Station in a City Within a City

By DAVID CRUZ

The plan to bring four Metro-North stations to the East Bronx crossed a major hurdle today after Governor Cuomo’s office announced that talks between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Amtrak, which owns the existing tracks Metro-North operates, have ended with a deal. Preliminary designs and a feasibility study that determines whether Amtrak can use its tracks on a daily basis will get underway for the project dubbed Penn Station Access, according to Cuomo’s office. Co-Op City, Morris Park, Parkchester, and Hunts Point will receive a station. These Metro-North trains will be re-routed to Penn Station instead of Grand Central Terminal.

By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA

Everything! New forms, worksheets, calculations, formulas, and schedule sheets The Trump tax law, in effect over a year ago, is now coming to visit us for the first time this income tax season. Do you think you’re getting the same refund as in the past? Think it should be bigger? Well, let me start with some temporary bad news first. As per the new law, all taxpayers in 2018 should have received (on average) a two percent decrease in tax rates. So, if you made $50,000 in 2018, and say your federal taxes were at 25 percent versus today’s 23

By JOSEPH KONIG

Old Albany Post Road in Riverdale is unpaved and strewn with debris. Residents say cars are abandoned there, often left unattended sometimes for years. Their own cars, forced to navigate potholes and obstructions, have been damaged. Because of a massive puddle in the center of the road, which residents say is a year-round feature, the street was nicknamed “Lake Albany Post Road,” Any rain and the puddle consumes the opening of the street, preventing garbage trucks and other vehicles from driving onto it. A landlord of a Broadway building accessible from the tiny roadway built a wall to prevent the

A Greener and Cleaner Vision for Bronx's Hilltop Green

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

“Make it green. Make it clean.” Those two requests were repeated many times by residents of Van Cortlandt Village as they met inside Vladeck Hall to discuss how to make best use of the parcel of land known as Hilltop Green. Bounded by Van Cortlandt Park South – East Mosholu Parkway South – Sedgwick Avenue – and Dickinson Avenue, the unused greenspace touching the Van Cortlandt Village. area is owned by the city Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The area has been described by the DEP as underutilized and providing “ample potential for green infrastructure.” More than just an effort

By DAVID GREENE

This week we asked readers who’s to blame for the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump or the Democrats? I blame the President because he wants his stupid wall. I feel like it’s wrong and he’s making everything worse. He wants to build a wall that’s unnecessary at the moment. There’s bigger problems right now, like three wars. I think it’s going to end very, very badly and a lot of things are going to happen because of these little mistakes. Sandra Velez Allerton Donald Trump is to blame for everything since he became President. He’s cashing in, doing

Schumer to Amtrak: Get on the Train for Penn Station Access

By DAVID CRUZ

U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is jumping into the latest campaign to press Amtrak into speeding up its negotiations over an expansion plan that would see four Metro-North stations in the Bronx. Schumer is among the growing number of elected officials pushing Amtrak to clear Metro-North to start the long-awaited project dubbed Penn Station Access. “I get a lot of money for Amtrak I am maybe its leading defender in the congress and I am asking Amtrak to step up to the plate,” said Schumer, standing outside Co-Op City’s Section 5, which overlooks Pelham Bay Bridge. “The

Editor’s Pick Last Licks to Extend Holiday Season New York Botanical Garden’s annual Holiday Train Show, featuring miniature replicas of many NYC building replicas made from natural materials including bark, twigs, fruit and pine cones; and All Aboard With Thomas & Friends, featuring a fun-filled sing-along mini-performance adventure (two to four performances daily); end on Jan. 21. For more detailed information, show schedule, rates, and tickets, call (718) 817-8700. Onstage Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Ballet Hispánico, Jan. 19, featuring contemporary dance with a Latin program (tickets are $25 to $55; $75/VIP;

Editorial: Bedford Park Locals Should Consider a No Solicitation Zone

By DAVID CRUZ

Bedford Park stepped closer towards legitimate neighborhood preservation after the Historic Districts Council (HDC) placed it in its ‘Six to Celebrate’ designation. The move will provide community stakeholders free consultation in how it to preserve the neighborhood’s historic side. “This was one way that we could bring publicity to the neighborhood, there will be a lot of work involved but we’re on top of that,” said Barbara Stronczer, president of the Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA). “Unless we preserve some of the best of the past we’re going to be left with no future,” said Simeon Bankoff, executive director of HDC.