Report Finds NYCHA Buildings in Disarray With Little Accountability
By ROSE ITZCOVITZ In a city of thousands of building landlords, a pair of Bronx lawmakers has pegged the New York City Housing Authority one of the worst landlords.
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Taking Up Space, Illegal Vendors Narrow JGHBID Sidewalks
By KIMBERLY C. JACOBS As one of the busiest shopping corridors in the Bronx, the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District in Norwood is an attractive area for vendors, both licensed and unlicensed, to set up pop-up businesses on the sidewalk.
Who’s Gained and Lost in the New Progressive Council Despite the Bronx political machine delaying their support of one of their own, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito (D-8th CD) still extended a hand of solidarity to several of her fellow Bronx political brethren by offering key roles in the City Council while leaving some […]
Mixed Reactions to New Tracey Towers Mailboxes
By SHAYLA LOVE Amid ongoing renovations at Tracey Towers, a series of new mailbox banks can now be found in the building lobbies, and it’s causing plenty of stir and controversy for tenants. That’s because the mailboxes are blocking the view of the lobbies, infringing on what used to be empty space, according to Jean […]
Blaze Destroys Three Homes in Fordham-Bedford
More than a dozen people were injured when a wind-whipped fire ripped through three homes along Valentine Avenue in the Fordham-Bedford neighborhood. According to officials, 13 firefighters and three civilians were injured after a four-alarm blaze erupted inside an abandoned wood-frame home at 2860 Valentine Ave., at just after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27.
Editorial: Why Bronxites Should Vote
People from the Bronx struggle to get to the polls to vote. It's time for a change.
Bronx News Roundup: Armed 14-Year-Old Shot and Killed By Cop in Melrose
First, we need to catch up on some of the Bronx stories we missed last week:
Op-ed: Why NYPD Needs an Inspector General
In June of 2012, the City Council introduced a bill that would establish the office of Inspector General for the Police Department. The office would oversee the policies and practices of the NYPD and analyze the effect of those policies and practices on civil liberties, among other things. Mayor Bloomberg has expressed serious opposition to the bill, promising to veto the legislation and describing the creation of an Inspector General’s office as mere “politics” that tamper with public safety. The mayor could not be more wrong.
Bronx News Roundup, Jan. 16
Welcome to Wednesday's edition of the Bronx News Roundup. These are the Bronx stories we're following today.
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