Neighborhood Notes: Assembly Redistricting, 4Bronx Project Launch, Funding Info Session & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Get a Refund on Your Next Rent Increase (Section 8 voucher holders) Attention New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Section 8 voucher holders: Find out how you can get a refund on your next rent increase. Click here to sign up: https://on.nyc.gov/3OgGJZ1. The David Prize Kingsbridge Library is advising Bronxites that The David Prize is giving away $200K to New Yorkers with big ideas. The David Prize is a celebration of individuals and ideas to create a better, brighter New York. Open to any individuals working in the five boroughs, the Prize welcomes those with the grit and vision

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 21-year-old male motorcyclist has died following a motor vehicle collision, police said. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, at around 5.32 p.m., officers from the 50th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding the vehicle collision at the intersection of Broadway and Caryle Avenue, near the north east corner of Van Cortlandt Park and the North Riverdale / Westchester County border. A preliminary investigation determined that a 47-year-old man was driving a box truck and was making a U-turn at the location. While completing the turn, a 21-year-old man driving a motorcycle in the southbound Broadway lane collided into

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A three-vehicle fire has been reported on the Cross Bronx Expressway at around 12.30 on Nov. 29, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. New York State Alert System reported a vehicle fire on the southbound lane of the Cross Bronx Expressway, just past the Major Deegan Expressway on Tuesday morning, Nov. 29. Police later said the fire broke out at around 00.34 a.m. on Tuesday and that officers responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision on the southbound Cross Bronx Expressway, underneath University Avenue, located in the 46th Precinct. “Upon arrival, officers observed a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The MTA, New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), NYC Department of Transportation, the NYPD and other entities have advised of the following transportation updates, including street and bridge closures in The Bronx through 2026, as of Friday, Dec. 2. Bronx/Manhattan Bridge Closures Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Dec. 5 A full closure at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge’s Harlem River lift span to/from Manhattan is scheduled on Monday, Dec. 5, between 2:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. for a bridge lift to accommodate marine traffic. The closure will last approximately 20 minutes. Customers traveling on the M60 bus, which offers

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD have arrested a man in connection to the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old male driver, shot on the Major Deegan Expressway on Monday evening, Nov. 21. The victim later crashed into “multiple” parked vehicles on Sedgwick Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights. Police said that at 4.50 p.m., officers from the 50th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot in front of 2891 Sedgwick Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights. A police spokesperson said, “Preliminary investigation determined that a 29-year-old male was at 70 Major Deegan North inside of a black Toyota Camry when

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning on Sunday, Nov. 20, which went into effect at around 3 p.m. and will remain in place until Monday, Nov. 21, at 10 a.m. “Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 degrees are expected in Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens and Southern Nassau Counties, Hudson County and New Jersey. Frost and freeze conditions will kill sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing,” according to weather experts. “The growing season will be coming to an end for these areas, Monday, Nov. 21, and frost advisories and freeze warnings will no

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx through 2024, and for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan. Bronx/Manhattan Bridge Closures Madison Avenue Bridge over Harlem River Nov. 18-30, 2022 Single-lane traffic in both directions will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and Saturdays from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The bridge will be fully closed Monday to Friday from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Bronx-bound traffic will be closed Saturday from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. and Manhattan-bound

By JOSÉ GIRALT & JULIAN ROBERTS-GRMELA

Norwood News caught up with voters on Election Day, Nov. 8, to get a feel for their top voting issues. We first spoke to some voters and one poll site worker at P.S. 15, Institute for Environmental Learning poll site, located at 2195 Andrews Avenue North, in University Heights. Mildred Perez, 44, told us she did not have a straightforward voting experience. “I usually go to the school. I don’t remember the name of the school right now, but it’s on Aqueduct [Avenue] and 183rd,” she said. “They told me to come here to vote and this is the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Muggings in Van Cortlandt Park VCP Alliance officials advised the public in a Nov. 15 social media post that they had learned about a series of muggings that had happened along the southern end of the Putnam Greenway near Van Cortlandt Golf Course in the park. “Please be extra cautious when out in the park, especially as the days get shorter,” they wrote. Small Homes Rehab NYCHA Program New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has partnered with local agencies to renovate 18 homes throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens and make them available to public housing residents through the

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