Fort Independence Houses

Kingsbridge Heights Intersection Co-named in Honor of Angellyh Yambo

By ARIEL PACHECO
The intersection of Bailey Place and Bailey Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights was officially co-named Angellyh Marieh Yambo Way on April 8, in honor of Angellyh Yambo, the 16-year-old teen who was born and grew up in the area, and who was tragically killed in broad daylight last year when she was hit by a stray bullet, shot by a 17-year-old male youth as she was walking home from school with friends in the Mott Haven section of the borough.   The unveiling ceremony was held on April 8, exactly one year after the tragedy, and was attended by dozens of


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Angellyh Yambo Art & Design Room Unveiled as Former School Honors Gifted Teen

By ARIEL PACHECO
  Concourse Village Elementary School held a memorial ceremony for former student Angellyh Yambo on March 30 during which the school’s art room, a place she loved to hang out, was dedicated to her. The former student, who spent much of her youth in Kingsbridge Heights, was tragically killed in broad daylight as she walked home from school with friends in Mott Haven on April 8, 2022. She was hit by a stray bullet shot by a then 17-year-old male youth.   The private ceremony, which her family and friends attended, was held to honor and memorialize Angellyh who, according to


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Family of Angellyh Yambo Launch Foundation in her Memory on her 17th Birthday

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
Angellyh Yambo was a 16-year-old high school student with dreams of becoming a doctor when she was shot and killed as she walked home from school with friends in Mott Haven on April 8, 2022. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, on what would have been Angellyh’s 17th birthday, her family and friends gathered at her mausoleum in Woodlawn cemetery to mark the official launch of The Angellyh Yambo Foundation.   During the emotional event, different colored balloons were released into the air marking the exact moment of her birth, 17 years earlier. Later, the family confirmed that the foundation’s website was


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Kingsbridge Heights: NYCHA Supervisor Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting Superintendant

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, May 12, that a former New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) employee was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a building superintendent multiple times after being written up for a job infraction.   According to the investigation, as detailed by the prosecution, on Jan. 6, 2020, inside Fort Independence Houses, a residential housing complex located at 3340 Bailey Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, the defendant, Frankie Corchado, 48, who worked as a supervisor of caretakers, met with Charles Newton, the superintendent, along with a manager.


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UPDATE Van Cortlandt Village: Elevator Outage at Fort Independence Houses

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
FDNY officials responded to reports of an elevator that was out of order at Fort Independence Houses, a residential housing complex located at 3340 Bailey Avenue in Van Cortlandt Village on Wednesday evening, Feb. 9.   Video by David Greene   Fire trucks and firefighters were seen both inside and outside the multiple dwelling building on Wednesday evening, responding to the incident.   Norwood News reached out to the FDNY for more information, after FDNY officials were heard on site inside the location telling residents that the issue was potentially linked to a burst pipe.   Regarding the cause of


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At NYCHA’s Bailey Houses, Quality of Life Impacts Mental Health

At NYCHA’s Bailey Houses Quality of Life Impacts Mental Health
By DAVID CRUZ
Though Tiesha Jones comes from a tight-knit family, hosting a holiday gathering with her extended family remains out of the question. Living for the past four years in Bailey Houses, a decrepit complex that’s home to some 900 tenants, Jones is embarrassed over her living quarters. From the first floor up to its last, a list of fixes is required at the 20-story property overlooking the Major Deegan Expressway. A faulty plumbing system, sloppy patchwork and caved-in ceilings characterize Bailey Houses, a property belonging to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) that was built in 1972. Enduring years of


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