UPDATE Belmont: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as Affordable for Units at 773 Grote Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) recently launched a housing lottery described as affordable for units at 773 Grote Street, an 8-story, residential building in the Belmont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Fordham Manor: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as Affordable for Units at 368-372 East 194th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) recently launched a housing lottery described as affordable for units at 368-372 East 194th Street, one 5-story, ten-unit building and one five-story, eight-unit residential building in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

No Trash, Curbside Compost or Recycling Collection on Monday, Oct. 14

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has announced that there will be no trash, curbside compost, or recycling collection on Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Monday Oct. 14.

Norwood: Two Sought after Smoke Shop Burglarized

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a burglary that occurred in Norwood.

Morris Heights: Person Shot in Buttocks amid Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are sought in connection with an attempted robbery that occurred in Morris Heights.

Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmas” Lights Up NYBG

By ARIEL PACHECO

The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is currently home to an exciting light exhibit based on Tim Burton’s 1993 musical film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Fans of the movie can now visit the new “Light Trail” exhibit which opened to the public on Friday, Sept. 27.

Bronx CB7 Members Warned over Attendance Records at September Board Meeting

By ARIEL PACHECO

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) board members voted to approve the only motion tabled at their first board meeting to be held since June, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Sister Annuciata Bethell Senior Center in Bedford Park.

Spuyten Duyvil: Two Sought for Robbery of FedEx Worker

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said that on Monday, Sept. 30, at around 5.10 p.m. in front of 2395 Palisade Avenue, a 54-year-old male FedEx worker was delivering a package when two unidentified individuals approached him.

Advocates Call for Action after Bronx Woman Held on Rikers Dies from Suspected Scarlet Fever

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY

Community members, elected officials, and advocates held a rally in front of the federal courthouse building in Foley Square in Manhattan on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to demand action and decry the current state of jails across the city, including on Rikers Island.