Bronx
Some NYCHA Residents Raise Fire Safety Concerns
Michael Simpson |
Lead, mold, heat and hot water aren’t the only concerns of NYCHA residents.
Bronx
New York’s Drop in Gun Violence a ‘Miracle,’ But Threats Persist, Experts Say
Jeanmarie Evelly |
While much of today’s public discourse on guns is focused on school shootings, advocates say there’s still plenty of work to be done when it comes to urban gun violence that’s less headline-grabbing.
animal rights
CityViews: Bronx Animal Lovers Must Fight for Their Borough’s Proposed Shelter
Roxanne Delgado |
‘Real-estate interests and a hired-gun lobbyist are part of the discussion to take the site away from the proposed Bronx animal shelter.’
Bronx
City Residents Riding Commuter Rail Pay More Per Mile than Suburbanites
Jeanmarie Evelly |
This existing fare structure leaves many New York City residents who live in areas served by LIRR and Metro North lines unlikely to use the systems.
auto
Can the Auto-Repair Sector Survive the Jerome Ave. Rezoning?
Sadef Ali Kully |
Every time a zoning change or development project pushes the auto industry out of one neighborhood, it gets harder to find it a new home.
Long-Sought Pedestrian Bridge for Van Cortlandt Park Still Short $9 Million, Officials Say
Nuha Dolby |
After years waiting for a bridge to connect splintered sections of the Bronx park, the city is still short on funds to make it happen.
Jerome Avenue Auto Firms Say City’s Relocation Fund is too Small
Sadef Ali Kully |
‘Willets Point was dressed in a tuxedo. Jerome Avenue is in shorts and a t-shirt.’
City Should Shutter South Bronx Jail Barge, Protesters Say
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Elected officials and criminal justice advocates are calling for the city and Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut down the five-story Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center in the Bronx.
assembly
Single-Digit Turnout as Democrats Roll in City’s Special Elections
Jarrett Murphy |
The races for three Assembly seats and one Senate district drew between 2 percent and 6 percent of active registered voters.
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A Mere Handful of Voters Likely to Decide Who Represents 125,000 Bronxites in Albany
Rolando Cruz, Jeanmarie Evelly and Jarrett Murphy |
Special elections are bound to draw relatively few voters because they occur in isolation and at odd times of year, but the mechanics of New York State’s special elections are particularly clunky.
