Fordham Manor: AM George Alvarez Opens New Constituency Office at 2633 Webster Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Under a dark Sunday afternoon downpour, Democratic Assembly Member George Alvarez (A.D. 78), elected as a rookie State assembly member last year after beating incumbent assemblyman José Rivera who held the seat for around two decades, opened a new, highly visible, street level constituency office at 2633 Webster Avenue in Fordham Manor on April 30. Alvarez, a DR native, told those gathered that when he started his new role in January 2023, he inherited “an elegant, safe, cool office” on the 10th floor of a building located on Fordham Plaza. “It was safe because you had to get through

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 6-story, residential building at 2754 Creston Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East 196th Street and East 197th Street, the lot is closest to the Kingsbridge Road subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Alfred Mitaj of First Structure LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications, according to YIMBY. The proposed 60-foot-tall development will yield 9,190 square feet designated for residential space and the building will yield 22 residential units, most

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Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, four-story residential building at 2527 Grand Avenue in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between West 190th Street and West 192nd Street, the lot is closest to the Fordham Road subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Ascher Berkowitz of Big Dream Developers is listed as the owner behind the applications according to YIMBY. The proposed 55-foot-tall development will yield 16,735 square feet designated for residential space and the building will yield 24 residential units, most likely rentals,

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New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) approved on May 15 “matching funds” payments to various 2023 city council candidates for election in the upcoming June primaries. New York City’s landmark small-dollar public matching funds program helps candidates rely on New York City residents, and not special interests, to fund their election campaigns. The voluntary program “matches” small contributions from NYC residents paid to candidates, allowing candidates who participate in the program to receive up to $2,000 in public funds per eligible contributor. CFB officials said the latest approved funds totaled $733,844 for 18 city council candidates citywide,

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Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, May 10, that a Bronx judge vacated the attempted murder conviction of a Bronx man who served 26 years in prison, after investigations by her office’s Conviction Integrity Bureau, and by The Innocence Project, found that the man had been wrongfully convicted due to ineffective defense counsel. The case related to a shooting that occurred on the border of Fordham Heights and University Heights in 1996. In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “Norberto Peets has served 26 years in prison, after being found guilty in a trial where his

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The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance locating a 44-year-old woman from University Heights who was reported missing on Tuesday, May 9, and who has not been seen for 6 days. Police said that Aleeza Crawford, 44, of 2333 Andrews Avenue was last seen on Wednesday, May 3, at around 6.30 a.m., leaving her home. She is described as being 5 feet tall, weighs 210 pounds, has short black hair, and brown eyes. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for

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Police said a 26-year-old man has been arrested following the fatal shooting in the Belmont section of The Bronx of 22-year-old Miguel Vargas from Fordham Heights in mid-February. As reported, police said that on Monday, Feb. 13, at around 6.57 p.m., officers from the 48th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot inside 689 East 187th Street in Belmont. An NYPD spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 22-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. EMS responded and transported the aided male to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced

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POLICE RESPOND TO a shooting at 189 Burnside Avenue in University Heights on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. The NYPD announced on May 8 that pursuant to an ongoing investigation, a 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder following the fatal shooting of Johnny Gaston on Burnside Avenue in University Heights in mid-December 2022. He is the second man arrested in connection with the case. As reported, the NYPD had been asking for the public’s assistance locating and identifying the people seen in the attached photos who they said were sought for

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THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, April 30, at around 10.15 a.m., a 24-year-old man was in front

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