The Bronx

Community Board Member Bounced for Giving Meeting Attendee the Finger, Accusing City of ‘Raping’ Locals and More

Jan. 4, 2024, 4:45 a.m.Jan. 4, 2024, 10:16 a.m.

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson’s move to remove Miguel Dyer follows a series of embarrassing incidents involving different of CB11.

Rep. Ritchie Torres speaks outside the site of fatal Bronx building fire.

NYCHA

Rep. Ritchie Torres to NYCHA: GOP ‘Unlikely’ to Fund Toxic Mold Cleanup

Dec. 14, 2023, 4:44 p.m.Dec. 14, 2023, 4:44 p.m.

The Bronx congress member also warned the housing authority that a “uniquely radicalized Republican Party” could slash Section 8 funding.

A bed was visible in a top-floor bedroom after a partial building collapse tore down walls at a Bronx building.

The Bronx

As Search Begins for Cause of Bronx Building Collapse, Engineer Says Water Main Work Could Be a Factor

Dec. 13, 2023, 4:16 p.m.Dec. 13, 2023, 4:16 p.m.

Hours before the Morris Heights building partially collapsed, a city contractor performed below-ground water main work a few yards away.

The Bronx

Collapsed Bronx Building Was Deemed Unsafe in 2020

Dec. 11, 2023, 6:12 p.m.Dec. 12, 2023, 3:48 p.m.

Department of Buildings records also show multiple 311 complaints since August logging concerns about the building’s facade and scaffolding.

An Italian flag hung in Bronx Community Board 11's window.

The Bronx

Bronx Board Approves Committee to Consider Demotion of Leadership

Dec. 1, 2023, 1:05 p.m.Dec. 1, 2023, 1:05 p.m.

The vote came months after the board’s vice chair wrote a column arguing Black people had only themselves to blame for supposedly failing to achieve the American Dream.

A rendering shows the future Hope House ive residence in The Bronx for people with serious mental illness facing felony charges.

Mental Health

Help, Not Jail, Now Under Construction for People With Mental Illness

Nov. 14, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 15, 2023, 10:58 a.m.

Hope House breaks ground Tuesday in the Bronx, promising to be a first-of-its-kind residential alternative to incarceration.

Bronx Republican City Council candidate Kristy Marmorato celebrates expected win over Bronx incumbent Democrat Marjorie Velázquez. Nov. 7, 2023.

Elections

Bronx GOP Council Win Adds Historic Note to Otherwise Quiet Election Night

Nov. 7, 2023, 11:49 p.m.Nov. 8, 2023, 11:01 a.m.

Around the city most incumbents easily won re-election, including two other Republicans for whom observers were expecting tougher contests.

Bronx Community Board 11 member Albert D'Angelo speaks during a meeting in 2017.

The Bronx

Column Demeaning Black People Sparks Bronx Community Board Demotion Vote

Nov. 2, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 30, 2023, 10:36 a.m.

CB11 weighs bumping its vice chair for writing a “racist” essay, along with its chair.

The Bronx Point development will provide hundreds of affordable apartments.

South Bronx

Major Bronx Waterfront Complex Opens with 542 Subsidized Apartments

Oct. 19, 2023, 6:52 p.m.Oct. 19, 2023, 6:53 p.m.

The ribbon-cutting brings builders one step closer to completing a massive mixed-use development centered around the forthcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum.

An unlicensed smoke shop in The Bronx displays a pot leaf on its awning.

Marijuana

Deluge of Pot Shop Proposals Leaves Community Boards Dazed and Confused

Oct. 16, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Oct. 16, 2023, 2:28 p.m.

As license applicants and community boards race to complete what they say has been a poorly communicated review process, the Office of Cannabis Management is belatedly touring the state to explain things.

The Bronx

Community Board Member Bounced for Giving Meeting Attendee the Finger, Accusing City of ‘Raping’ Locals and More

Rep. Ritchie Torres to NYCHA: GOP ‘Unlikely’ to Fund Toxic Mold Cleanup

As Search Begins for Cause of Bronx Building Collapse, Engineer Says Water Main Work Could Be a Factor

Collapsed Bronx Building Was Deemed Unsafe in 2020

Bronx Board Approves Committee to Consider Demotion of Leadership

Help, Not Jail, Now Under Construction for People With Mental Illness

Bronx GOP Council Win Adds Historic Note to Otherwise Quiet Election Night

Column Demeaning Black People Sparks Bronx Community Board Demotion Vote

Major Bronx Waterfront Complex Opens with 542 Subsidized Apartments

Deluge of Pot Shop Proposals Leaves Community Boards Dazed and Confused

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