Transportation
Congestion Pricing Tolls One Step Closer to Reality
Bronx drivers should brace for impact as officials at NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) are a big step closer to hitting drivers entering Midtown Manhattan from The Bronx with the new ‘congestion pricing’ toll. DOT work crews have already begun working on the installation of cameras.
Lehman Center Presents Tito Nieves & Friends, featuring Kevin Ceballo, Rumberos del Callejon, & Daniela Darcourt
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents Tito Nieves & Friends, featuring Kevin Ceballo, Rumberos del Callejon [Rumba dancers of Callejon], and special guest star, Daniela Darcourt, under the musical direction of Carlos Padrón and hosted by J.I. Starr, “El Boricua de New York [The Puerto Rican of New York],” on Saturday, Oct. 21.
UPDATE Hochul, MTA Announce Restoration of Metro North Rail Service after Mudslide in Westchester County
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA announced on Sunday, Oct. 22, that the MTA Metro-North Railroad will operate on a near-normal weekday schedule on Monday, Oct. 23, following a mudslide that occurred in Scarborough on Saturday, as reported, which prevented trains from operating between Tarrytown and Croton-Harmon. To reduce the potential for congestion-related delays, the governor said the railroad is adjusting schedules and canceling four of the 158 trains the railroad operates on the line daily, and during peak hours, trains that operate in the reverse-peak direction will operate express between Tarrytown and Croton-Harmon.
Six Bronx-based Members of Crew Charged with Over 200 Commercial Burglaries
New York Attorney General Letitia James and NYPD Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban announced on Aug. 4 the convictions of six Bronx-based members of a crew responsible for over 200 burglaries of car dealerships, cellular phone stores, and ATM businesses located in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City, and on Long Island.
UPDATE Over One Hundred Community Board Members Sworn in at Lehman College Ceremony
BP, Bronx Tourism Council & Transportation Alternatives Announce Kick-off of Tour de Bronx
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson announced the kick-off of the 29th Annual Tour de Bronx on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Lou Gehrig Plaza in the Concourse section of The Bronx. In partnership with The Bronx Tourism Council, Transportation Alternatives, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc., Montefiore Medical Center, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and The Bronx Community Foundation, the formal launch served to highlight the annual bike race which will take place on Sunday, Oct. 22. Riders will be setting off at 11 a.m. outside Bronx Borough Hall, located at 851 Grand Concourse, off 161st Street, with