Bronx
Resident Input Sought as City Edges Toward Possible Bronx Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
Councilman Rafael Salamanca, who represents the area, says his biggest concern is the possible displacement of residents and small businesses.
Councilman Rafael Salamanca, who represents the area, says his biggest concern is the possible displacement of residents and small businesses.
While it seems almost certain the rent laws will be tightened it’s less sure that the geographic reach of the laws will be expanded.
Montefiore Medical Center appears to have fought off a threatened loss of federal funding after multiple suicide attempts, several successful, during a two-year period. But the hospital wouldn’t answer detailed questions about whether problems identified by federal inspectors have all been corrected.
The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
Citing a need to address the looming problem of preferential rents without harming landlords who operate as small businesses, the Bronx borough president backs a law to prevent sudden rent spikes in exchange for a discount on property taxes.
The ferry is a big hit in the Bronx neighborhood, though there are concerns about parking.
The precarious electrical situation at the Jackson Houses, which are home to 2,357 people, has led to chronic power outages that trap people in elevators and send over-heated residents to the hospital, residents say.
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