Neighborhood Notes: Congestion Pricing Live, Reduced MetroNorth Fares, Student Financial Aid Events & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY & ARIEL PACHECO

Neighborhood Notes: Mobile Mammograms, Domestic Violence Awareness Month & More!

UPDATE Allerton: Residents’ Fate Awaits Them after Devastating Fire at 2910 Wallace Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As FDNY investigation operations continued on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 2910 Wallace in the Allerton section of The Bronx following a devastating fire in the early hours of Friday, Jan. 10, the cause of which is still unknown, displaced residents whose homes were obliterated in the blaze face an uncertain future.

Op-Ed: Puerto Rico Status Imposters

By GENE ROMAN

It is nothing new for a member of Congress to travel to Puerto Rico. In the early 20th century, the Island’s business and political elites conferred the title of “Cangrimanes” on their visitors, a Spanish slang term describing a person of influence.

UPDATE Allerton: Eight Injuries Reported after Massive Fire Rips Through Several Residential Buildings at 2910 Wallace Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Eight people were reported injured following a massive fire that ripped through several buildings at 2910 Wallace Avenue in the Allerton section of the Bronx on Friday night, Jan. 9, leaving hundreds displaced. The fire occurred a day after the third anniversary of the tragic Twin Parks blaze killed 17 people, including 8 children in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx in January 2022.

Williamsbridge: Group Sought for Opening Fire on Moving Vehicle

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached media who they say are sought in connection to an attempted assault that occurred in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx.

Manhattan Male Model Charged for Vicious Fatal Stabbing in South Bronx Apartment Building Lobby

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Dec. 4 that a Manhattan model has been charged with murder, manslaughter, and related charges in the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old man in a Grand Concourse apartment building lobby in the South Bronx in November 2024.

Allerton: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as “Affordable” for Units at 790 Allerton Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched a housing lottery described as “affordable” for units at 790 Allerton Avenue, a 7-story, mixed-use building in the Allerton section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Bedford Park: “Deeply Affordable” Housing Development Opens at 2736 Creston Avenue

By ARIEL PACHECO

A new Affordable Housing Services (AHS) site has opened at 2736 Creston Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Officials say the new site has created nearly 400 “deeply affordable homes for New Yorkers in shelter” through the AHS initiative” in 2024.

City and State Officials Celebrate Opening of St. James Terrace

By ARIEL PACHECO

State, City and local officials, including those from New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the newly constructed St. James Terrace, a mixed-income, affordable, and supportive housing development located at 2520 Jerome Avenue in Fordham Manor on Oct. 29.

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Neighborhood Notes: Congestion Pricing Live, Reduced MetroNorth Fares, Student Financial Aid Events & More!

UPDATE Allerton: Residents’ Fate Awaits Them after Devastating Fire at 2910 Wallace Ave

UPDATE Allerton: Eight Injuries Reported after Massive Fire Rips Through Several Residential Buildings at 2910 Wallace Ave

Manhattan Male Model Charged for Vicious Fatal Stabbing in South Bronx Apartment Building Lobby

Allerton: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as “Affordable” for Units at 790 Allerton Ave

City and State Officials Celebrate Opening of St. James Terrace