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Mayor, Council Speaker Strike Deal on $112.4 Billion Balanced FY 2025 Budget
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan, members of the City Council, and senior members of the Adams administration announced an agreement on Friday, June 28, for an on-time, balanced, and fiscally-responsible $112.4 billion adopted budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.
NYC Department of City Planning Approves Bronx Metro-North Station Area Plan
NYC Department of City Planning recently voted in favor of the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Plan which, as previously reported by Norwood News, aims to bring nearly 7,500 new homes, including 1,900 permanently income-restricted units, and 10,000 jobs to areas around four new Metro-North stations planned for the East Bronx neighborhoods of Parkchester/Van Nest, Morris Park, Hunts Point, and Co-op City.
Belmont: Building Application Filed with DOB for New 8-Story Building at 2324 Webster Avenue
University Heights: Popular Deli, Discount Store Destroyed in Fire
UPDATE Bedford Park: Two Firefighters Injured in Fire at 3071 Villa Avenue
Petition Launched on Change.Org to Stop the Sale of Van Cortlandt Jewish Center
An online petition was launched by a group called “Van Cortlandt” on June 9 on www.change.org to stop the proposed sale to a developer, as reported, of the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center (VCJC), located in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx. Though petitioners were asked to sign the petition by June 21, it appears to still be available.
City Council Passes Sanchez Bill Inspired by Billingsley Terrace Partial Building Collapse
The New York City Council announced on Thursday, June 20, the passage of Int. No. 904-A, a bill designed to establish a first-of-its-kind, proactive inspection program at NYC Department of Buildings (DOB). The Billingsley Terrace Structural Integrity Act was introduced by City Council Member Pierina Sanchez (C.D. 14) on April 25, as reported, in response to the partial building collapse that occurred at 1915 Billingsley Terrace in Morris Heights on Dec. 11, 2023, forcing over 150 tenants to lose their homes, as reported.
University Heights: Applications Filed with DOB for Interior Conversion of 2564 Davidson Avenue
Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for interior conversions of a 3-story, residential building at 2564 Davidson Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between West 190th Street and West 192nd Street, the lot is near the Kingsbridge Road subway station, serviced by the 4 train.