Landmark Bronx Church Plans New 12-Story Residential Building On Jerome Avenue Real estate newsletter New York YIMBY (‘Yes In My Backyard’) reports that St. Jerome’s Episcopal Church filed plans for a 12-story residential building with the city last Friday. The landmarked […]
NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that the City will double the number of City-funded Drop-In Centers designed to help bring homeless people off the streets and provide them with services that can help keep them off the streets […]
MAYOR DE BLASIO & DEP ANNOUNCE $115 WATER BILL CREDIT FOR NEARLY 52,000 LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS Home Water Assistance Program – started last year – expands to tens of thousands of senior or disabled New Yorkers; saves most participants 25 […]
Sepúlveda, Diaz, James, and Palma Secure One-Month Delay of “Draconian” Hike in Common Charges by Parkchester South but Vow “All Options Still Open” Assemblyman Luis Sepúlveda said that the decision by Parkchester South management to defer the threatened across-the-board 15.19 percent […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW by Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx Another Tale of NYCHA Neglect You should know that while New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about helping the Syrian immigrants who are innocent victims of […]
Despite federal ban, more sex offenders are calling NYCHA developments home State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and Councilman Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx), joined by Councilman Mark Treyger (D-Brooklyn) and outraged New York City Housing Development tenants, released an alarming investigative report […]
Wild backyard parties at Bronx ‘B&B’ feature strippers, lewd whipped cream acts, giant TV screens and DJs spinning loud music as revelers party into the wee hours of the night Legislation will be introduced to stop one- and two-family homes […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Those Who Make Money Out of the Suffering of the Poor and the Homeless by Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz You should know that there are many people who are making a lot of money out of […]
On Tuesday, New York City Public Advocate Tish James released her office’s annual Worst Landlords List. Saying that every tenant deserves to live in safety and security, James asserted that every apartment needs to meet basic standards of decency. “That’s […]
ZONING PROPOSALS ANALYZED ON BRONXTALK – On BronxTalk Monday night two Bronx community board chairmen analyzed the city’s latest zoning proposals. Dr. Bola Omotosho from CB5 and Dan Padernacht from CB8 were quizzed by host Gary Axelbank about the series […]
Dear Editor, Last Friday, our community gathered together at City Hall to speak out against an extreme home sharing bill aiming to discourage New Yorkers from sharing their homes. This bill unfairly targets New Yorkers and their families by seeking to […]
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2015 — Occupancy draws near to 100% this month at the newly opened Wales Avenue Residence in the South Bronx. The new building, with stepped massing echoing the two populations housed within, is a seven story […]
New York City Comptroller Scot Stringer announced on Friday that the five NYC Retirement Systems (NYCRS) will make a $150 million investment with AFL-CIO HIT (Housing Investment Trust), a fixed-income investment company that unveiled a $1 billion plan to create or sustain […]
LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR TENANTS IN HOUSING COURT By David Lesch, Esq. As our New York sports teams enter the postseason, and as of this morning the Yankees now have an extended vacation, it is clear that when a […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx Scott Stringer is Hurting the Homeless and the Needy You should know that there is an article titled EXPERTS SAY STRINGER’S REJECTION OF HOMELESS SHELTER CONTRACTS IS ‘ILLEGAL’ […]
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