Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Impact on City Agency Services of Latest City Budget Cuts

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their opinion on the impact on City agencies of the latest budget cuts announced by Mayor Eric Adams in mid-November to address the gap in the City budget which he said is caused by increased spending on services for migrants and asylum seekers.

Belmont: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 2330 Cambreleng Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) have launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 2330 Cambreleng Avenue, an 8-story, mixed-use building in the Belmont section (Little Italy) of The Bronx.

UPDATE Norwood: “Cooking Related” Fire Results in No Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A residential fire in Norwood on Friday resulted in no injuries, FDNY officials said.

UPDATE FDNY Called to Tracey Towers for Compactor Fire

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A compactor fire at Tracey Towers, the twin-tower, Mitchel Lama, residential housing complex located on the Bedford Park/Norwood border, on Saturday, Nov. 25, resulted in no injuries, according to the FDNY.

University Heights: Applications Filed with DOB for Expansion of 2-Story Building at 2316 Grand Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) to expand a 2-story structure into a 4-story residential building at 2316 Grand Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

UPDATE Van Cortlandt Park: First Annual Veteran Appreciation Month Marked during 17th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

In recognition of New York City’s first Veteran Appreciation Month, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson joined veterans, District 11 City Council Member Eric Dinowitz, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), NYC Department of Veterans Services Commissioner James Hendon, officials from Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Sergio Villaverde, vice chair of Bronx Community Board 8, other board members and guests on Sunday, Nov. 5, for Van Cortlandt Park’s 17th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony.

UPDATE Bronx Community Board 7’s Jean Hill Recognized as “Pillar of the Community”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Longtime Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) member and current chair of the CB7 Budget, Personnel & Ethics Committee, Jean Hill, was recently honored by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, receiving a certificate of recognition in acknowledgement of her “proud status as a pillar of the community.”

Neighborhood Notes: Free Lawn Leaf Bags, Toy & Coat Drives, Unused Commissary Funds & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Neighborhood Notes: Free Lawn Leaf Bags, Toy & Coat Drives, Unused Commissary Funds & More!

Norwood: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Expansion of 2-Story Building at 3336 Hull Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) to expand an existing 2-story building to a 4-story, residential building at 3336 Hull Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Impact on City Agency Services of Latest City Budget Cuts

Belmont: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 2330 Cambreleng Avenue

UPDATE FDNY Called to Tracey Towers for Compactor Fire

University Heights: Applications Filed with DOB for Expansion of 2-Story Building at 2316 Grand Ave

UPDATE Van Cortlandt Park: First Annual Veteran Appreciation Month Marked during 17th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony

UPDATE Bronx Community Board 7’s Jean Hill Recognized as “Pillar of the Community”

Neighborhood Notes: Free Lawn Leaf Bags, Toy & Coat Drives, Unused Commissary Funds & More!

Norwood: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Expansion of 2-Story Building at 3336 Hull Avenue