The Bronx Metro-North rezoning is among the first initiated by the city since Mayor Adams took office, and will look to spur development of 6,000 homes around future train stations in Morris Park and Parkchester. The plan is in line with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s strategy to increase housing statewide, with an emphasis on building denser in “transit-oriented” communities.
Bronx
Sanitation Department Adds 200 ‘Smart Bins’ in NYC’s Latest Composting Expansion
Mary Cunningham |
Organic waste collection has become a growing priority as the city seeks to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, though its composting efforts have been rolled out in fits and starts over the last decade.
Bronx
In Housing Crunch, Some New Yorkers Turn to Unique Accommodations
David Brand |
For the past few months, City Limits has sought out New Yorkers in unique living arrangements to find out why they live where they live. We homed in on three people, all Bronx residents, with three very different accommodations: an old RV, a two-story houseboat and a room in a spartan warehouse.
Salud
Los síntomas de COVID persistente son más frecuentes entre los latinos y los residentes del Bronx
Sarah Luft, THE CITY |
El año pasado, el índice de latinos a través de toda la ciudad y de residentes del Bronx que reportaron síntomas de COVID persistente fue desproporcionadamente alto, según nuevos datos del Departamento de Salud e Higiene Mental obtenidos por THE CITY.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Needs Thousands of Apartments for the Formerly Incarcerated. 50 Face Furious Opposition
David Brand |
“Just Home”—a NYC Health + Hospitals (HHC) plan to convert an empty staff residence on the Jacobi Hospital campus into supportive housing for a few dozen people with serious medical problems discharged from Rikers Island—is a pressure cooker for many of the most fraught issues in the city: homelessness, mental health, development, and the risk of crime, whether real or perceived.
Health and Environment
Data Drop: Where the NYC Heat Complaints Are (So Far)
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits looked at complaints received between Oct. 1 and Nov. 21 broken down by community district and found the pattern is similar to previous “heat seasons,” with the greatest number of 311 calls found in neighborhoods in upper Manhattan and several districts in The Bronx.
2022 election
Why They Voted: New Yorkers Share What Drove Them to the Polls
CUNY Lehman Journalism Team |
Nearly 1.7 million residents across the five boroughs turned up to vote for the next governor in Tuesday’s general election—up significantly from the June primary, but still lower than the number of ballots cast in the last gubernatorial race in 2018.
hurricane sandy anniversary
Spared By Sandy, Hunts Point Food Market Slow to Address Flood Risk
David Brand |
Superstorm Sandy spared the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, New York City’s most important food source. But a decade later, little has changed when it comes to storm resiliency at the low-lying markets, and a disaster could have a major impact for the city’s restaurants, shops and food pantries.
Bronx
Bruckner Rezoning Poised to Pass After Councilmember’s Change of Heart
David Brand |
The Council’s Land Use Committee voted 10-0 to approve a residential rezoning along a strip of Bruckner Boulevard in Throggs Neck after Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez said she backed the plan, following months of opposition.
Housing and Homelessness
Amid Flood Concerns, Mayor Says NYC Will Move Asylum Seeker Tents to Randall’s Island
David Brand |
The choice of Randall’s Island for the asylum-seeker tents recalls the historic role of the island—along with adjoining Wards Island—as a drop-off point for New York City’s most marginalized groups.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: ‘Just Home’ Project Planned for The Bronx Deserves Community Support
Roxanne Delgado |
“Fear aside, will our city recognize health care as a human right? If these sick people can’t be placed in a hospital campus, then where else can they go?”