Category: The Bronx

A three-tower mixed-use affordable housing project bringing 970 units to the Bronx River waterfront received overwhelming support from Community Board 9 on Thursday. But the proposal, slated for 1460-1480 Sheridan Blvd. in the Claremont neighborhood, didn’t come without pushback from residents and environmental groups, who expressed concerns over the affordability of the units and the…

Construction has begun on a massive $92 million city-funded animal shelter and clinic at the Bay Plaza Mall in the northeast Bronx. Animal advocates rejoiced late Thursday morning knowing their longtime efforts to bring an animal shelter to the Bronx were becoming a reality. Construction vehicles moved onto the site shortly after city officials stuck shovels in…

As many New Yorkers do, I have prioritized walking, biking and public transit for years. As New York City’s transportation commissioner, I have committed my agency to making those modes of travel safe, affordable and convenient. However, roughly half of households in New York City have a car — and it is important we take…

Some Bronx and Westchester County officials said they received little notice and details of the arrival of asylum seekers over the past week, after COVID-19 pandemic-era restrictions at the southern border lapsed Thursday.    Bronx City Councilmember Eric Dinowitz said in an interview Tuesday evening that temporary shelters have opened up in his council district —…

To date, New York’s cannabis industry has made more than $16.5 million in retail revenue since opening its first dispensary in late December, and dozens more statewide since then, according to data provided at the May 11 Cannabis Control Board Meeting. New York’s rollout is far from the first in the U.S., but is uniquely…

The Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development’s latest Housing Risk Chart paints a grim picture of affordability and affordable housing for Bronxites, particularly those in the borough’s southern and northwest corridors. Eight of the Bronx’s 12 community districts (CD) have been flagged as the highest for threats to affordable housing, a metric developed by ANHD…

Bronx detectives are looking for the suspect who shot an 18-year-old man dead on Monday afternoon. Police said Jerome Burleigh, 18, of Fteley Avenue was gunned down in front of a home on the 1300 block of Commonwealth Avenue near East 172nd Street in Soundview at about 5:33 p.m. on May 15. Officers from the…

Bodegas in the Bronx occupy a unique space in the daily lives of residents. Bodegas perform the role of food source for a borough experiencing food scarcity and insecurity in its southern corridor, the role of a local pharmacy for minor illnesses and colds, and sometimes, a late-night therapy office for customers looking to vent.…

A 3-alarm blaze tore through a home in Wakefield, Bronx Sunday afternoon. Photo by Dean Moses A three-alarm fire tore through a Bronx home Sunday afternoon, leaving one firefighter and one resident injured, FDNY sources said.  The blaze began engulfing 4519 Seton Ave. in Wakefield at 1:46 p.m. on May 14. After a few minutes,…

The four Bronx gunmen who opened fire on a pair of victims on May 11, 2023. Photo courtesy of NYPD Four gunmen in the Bronx who opened fire on two people in broad daylight earlier this week remain at large, police reported. The quartet of shooters are shown in video that the NYPD released Friday…