Bronx News Roundup: Armory Edition
Welcome to the latest edition of the Bronx News Roundup. These are the Bronx news stories we're following today. Let's wade through some of the latest Kingsbridge Armory coverage:
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Editorial: Klein’s Power Play
Now the pressure is on Jeff Klein. As the head of New York’s Independent Democratic Caucus in the State Senate, Klein could have chosen to throw his group’s support behind either Republicans or Democrats and ensure majority rule for either party.
Bronx News Round Up, Wednesday, May 30
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome back to another edition of the Bronx News Roundup. We're back after the holiday and putting the Norwood News print edition to bed last night. We'll be rolling out those stories here on Breaking Bronx over the next few days as well as posting items we couldn't fit into the paper. Here are the Bronx stories we rounded up from the past few days. Weather: National Weather Service says there's a slight chance of showers before 2 p.m and after 3 p.m., so enjoy your one hour window outside.
Transcript of Mayor’s Prepared State of the City Address
Here is prepared text of Mayor Bloomberg's State of the City speech, which he is delivering today at Morris High School in the Bronx. It may not match up exactly with how the speech was delivered.
Monday Bronx Links
Happy Monday! Here are some local news stories that Breaking Bronx is following this morning.
Tales from the Occupy Protests: Fordham Road
At the intersection of Grand Concourse and Fordham Road two weeks ago, about two dozen people showing their support and affiliation with the Occupy Wall Street movement were joined by Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera. "Six months ago, we were not having the conversations that we are having today about economic inequality," said Rivera
Group Wants Kingsbridge Armory to be Bicycling Center
The six-day bicycle race, made popular in Madison Square Garden in the late 1800s but not held in the city for decades, could be coming to the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory come spring time. If that works out, event organizers say they will push for the Armory to become the permanent home of a regional bicycling center.
Letter to the Editor: End of Middle Class Dream at Tracey?
Our landlord at Tracey Towers has notified tenants that the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has received its application for a rent increase to go into effect in three stages over the next two years. The percentage requested for July 2011 is 25.53; for July 2012 it is 20.34; for July 2013 it is 16.9. When the math is done, we tenants will have our rents increased by a whopping 77 percent in the next two years.
Editorial: Some Hope Amid Housing Crisis
Over half a million people in the west Bronx live in residential apartment buildings. At least a third of these tenants pay half of their hard-earned wages on rent. Though Bronx residents are paying thousands of dollars a year on shelter, too many of these buildings are in a desperate – sometimes life-threatening — state of disrepair.
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