Families
UPDATE Bedford Park: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as Affordable for Units at 3178 Villa Avenue
NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) recently launched a housing lottery described as “affordable” for units at 3178 Villa Avenue, a six-story residential building in Bedford Park, as reported by . Designed by Rise Architecture and developed by Yoel Mandel under the 3178 Villa BSD LLC, the structure yields 22 residential units.
Montefiore-Einstein $5.4M HRSA Grant to Enhance Medical Care & Social Support for Bronx Moms & Babies
Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore-Einstein) are increasing resources for expectant families to improve their overall health and well-being thanks to a $5.4 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant for their Bronx Healthy Start Partnership.
Bronx Man Gets 12 Years for Shooting Patient in Jacobi ER and Endangering Patients & Staff
52nd Precinct Clergy Council Hosts Breakfast in Norwood
Wakefield Library Gets Funding of $360K for Infrastructure and ADA Upgrades
Bronx Man Gets 18 Years to Life for for Sexual Abuse of Stepdaughter & Forcing Stepson to Watch Porn
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, Sept. 19, that a Bronx man was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for predatory sexual assault against a child and other charges for sexually abusing his stepdaughter, as well as child endangerment for forcing his stepson to watch pornography.
Robert Tucker Sworn in as 35th Fire Commissioner of New York City
Robert Tucker was appointed as the new fire commissioner of the FDNY and was sworn in on Aug. 12. He is the 35th person to hold the position. City officials said, previously, Tucker worked for the Queens DA’s office and was CEO of a private security and cyber intelligence company, T&M Protection Resources. They said he also worked at the FDNY, though never as a firefighter, served as secretary of the FDNY Foundation, and was also a past honorary fire commissioner. “I can think of no higher calling than serving as the fire commissioner for the City of New York,” he said.
Local Youth Choirs Invited to Submit Entries to Perform on NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” Broadcast
NBC 4 New York/WNBC and Telemundo 47/WNJU are offering an exciting opportunity for a local youth choir this holiday season. Starting today, Sept. 17, and continuing through Oct. 13, choral groups are invited to visit nbcnewyork.com/choir or telemundo47.com/choir and submit an entry for this year’s Star Choir competition.