gentrification

Financial Focus: Bronx Gentrification, Reverse Gentrification or Revitalization?

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service
By PROF. ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA
Thirty years ago SoHo was created. Dumbo was created 15 years ago. Is Mott Haven in the Bronx next? Was it gentrification? Was it revitalization? Many people do not seem to understand the difference. According to Wikipedia, gentrification is a process of renovating deteriorated urban neighborhoods by means of the influx of more affluent residents. This is a common and controversial topic in politics and in urban planning. Many say this is the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste. Or, as summed-up by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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Editorial: Evaluating Norwood News’ Predictions of 2016

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service
The Norwood News took a look back at 2016’s first editorial, “Welcoming 2016 With Predictions on New Round of Stories,” which forecasted stories for the next 12 months. With that, we look back on these predictions and what really happened: Securing the Oval: 2015 saw more and more police making arrests at Williamsbridge Oval Park, a park frequented by hundreds daily. Fires tormented police for months, but have since subsided. That’s a good thing. Safeguarding the park, a key source of entertainment for a largely working class community, is critical. If a populace fears a park, it will only signal


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Bedford Park Livable Neighborhoods Program Draws Big Crowd

By WENDY JOAN BIDDLECOMBE
How do we demystify the Bronx as being “thuggish”? How do you get more employees from Montefiore Medical Center to spend their hard earned dollars on Jerome Avenue during their lunch hour? How can we attract businesses that aren’t 99 cent stores? For the roughly 90 residents attending the Bedford Park Livable Neighborhoods Program on March 26, these were pertinent questions. The event, sponsored by Bronx Community Board 7’s Long Term Planning and Community Relations Committee, the Municipal Arts Society and New York City Small Business Services, had residents spend several hours learning how to better their neighborhoods. Presenters broke


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Marquee Building on Jerome Avenue Up for Grabs 

By DAVID CRUZ
For 18 years, Kingsbridge residents who’ve relied on the Social Security Administration office knew the nearest site was 2720 Jerome Ave. But come Nov. 2, the SSA office will be relocated to 2501 Grand Concourse. Its more spacious office includes extra seating and interview windows for clients. The two-story property on Jerome, covering 19,000 square-feet of rentable space, is now up for grabs. Steeped by a main road and plenty of mass transit, the Kingsbridge SSA office was centralized around a bustling corridor. But a more attractive point is the fact it lies across the Kingsbridge Armory, slated to be


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Guarding Kingsbridge From Upzoning

By JANAKI CHADHA   Walking along Kingsbridge Road, one is able to get a good feel of the neighborhood. A bustling corridor, Kingsbridge Road boasts a small suburban vibe tucked within Aqueduct, Grand, and Davidson avenues, neighborhoods known for its quaint homes and six-story residences.

New Kingsbridge Retail Landlord Postpones Rent Hike For Merchants

by David Cruz  Merchants facing a rent hike along a stretch of stores near the Kingsbridge Armory are breathing easier for now after hearing news their impending high rent will be delayed. Rents were to have gone up Aug. 1. At a meeting hosted by the Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition and the Northwest Bronx Democrats at St. Tolentine Church on Fordham. Steven Lorenzo, a realtor with NAI Friedland, told the audience that New Kingsbridge LLC, the new landlord to two properties on the corner of West Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue has decided to arrive at a compromise


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Bronx Links Wednesday

Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to Breaking Bronx. It’ll be cloudy and in the mid-60s today. Here are the news stories we’re following this morning: Good news for museum-goers on a budget: in honor of its 40th anniversary, the Bronx Museum of the Arts is eliminating its $5 suggested admission fee starting tomorrow. Is the South Bronx gentrifying? A New York Times piece this week says yes, pointing to an influx of white, middle-class professionals who are making their homes around the Grand Concourse area near Yankee Stadium. UNHP’s Gregory Jobo Lost, in a guest post on the new blog


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