UPDATE District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez Presses Ahead in Reelection Bid

District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez is pressing ahead with her reelection campaign by focusing on her accomplishments and largely ignoring the challenge to her seat in the upcoming Democratic Primary on Tuesday, June 27, by her opponent, Rachel Bradshaw, State committeewoman for Assembly District 78. Sanchez won her seat for the first time in […]

UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Disability Pride Month, Primary Elections, DOB in Your Community & More!

Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events.   Bronx CB7 Community Coordinator Bronx Community Board 7 is hiring a community coordinator. For details, visit www.nyc.gov/jobs and search for job ID number 587540.   Hot Meal Giveaway  District 13 City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez is partnering with GrubHub, and Pelham Parkway […]

UPDATE Elections 2023: Bradshaw Takes Challenge of District 14 Seat to the Streets

State committeewoman for Assembly District 78, Rachel Bradshaw, Fordham Hill Co-op board secretary, and candidate in the upcoming Democratic City Council primary election for District 14, joined a group of supporters on Saturday, May 27, as she took her campaign to unseat the incumbent, Council Member Pierina Sanchez who has held the seat since 2022, […]

Bronx Community Board 7 Members Attend Flagging Event at Woodlawn Cemetery

  Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) members joined residents for the annual “flagging of the graves” event on Wednesday, May 24, ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Volunteers at Woodlawn Cemetery on Webster Avenue on the Norwood-Woodlawn border also participated by locating the gravesites of U.S. veterans and placing an American flag at each grave.   As […]

Neighborhood Notes: Tenant Clinics, Immigration Clinics, Register to Vote & More!

Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events.   New York State Primary Elections June 27 Key Dates Request your absentee ballot online or by mail by Monday, June 12. Register to vote via https://nycvotes.turbovote.org/?r=votingnyc by Saturday, June 17. Update your address if you have moved in order to vote on […]

Rivera Comments on Adopted State Budget, Supports “Protect the People’s Budget Act”

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined his colleagues in the senate majority to vote for the 10 bills approving the 2023-2024 New York State Budget of $229 billion before Gov. Kathy Hochul finally signed the overdue budget into law on May 3. Rivera, who represents much of the northwest Bronx including Norwood, voted in favor […]

Historic Districts Council to Present its Annual Preservation Conference on May 20

The Historic Districts Council (HDC), the citywide advocate for New York City’s historic neighborhoods, announces its annual preservation conference, “Looking Beyond Landmarks: Celebrating That Which is Difficult to Preserve.” The conference will take place at New York Law School, 185 West Broadway in Manhattan on May 20.   Looking Beyond Landmarks will examine sites that […]

Neighborhood Notes: Small Business Week, Color of Justice Law Day Celebration, Bronx Week 2023 & More!

Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events.   Transportation Updates  For updates on Bronx Street and Bridge closures, subway changes, and other transportation-related updates, click here.   Friendly Voices Program for Seniors If you are an older New Yorker feeling lonely or isolated, NYC Ageing can connect you with a […]