The last time the voters of the Bronx’s 17th district spoke, in the 2013 general election, they re-elected Maria del Carmen Arroyo by a margin of 13 to one over two challengers.
And when it wins a NYC Neighborhood Library Award, the world will know it! (But you should nominate your branch, too!)
The Bronx Borough Board voted against City Hall’s proposals.
Initiatives to develop mixed-income housing on NYCHA land and move a substantial number of apartments from public housing to other programs have some advocates concerned. But they have Ritchie Torres’s support.
State regulators say no hearing is needed on the renewal of operating permits for two South Bronx gas plants—and cite evidence that Bronx air quality is improving.
Read some of the testimony that Ruben Diaz Jr. will hear tonight.
In 2001, two gas-burning plants were located in the South Bronx with the promise that they would be temporary. Now, 14 years later, the New York Power Authority wants to extend the facilities’ lifespans.
The de Blasio administration says the parcels sold off this week wouldn’t work for affordable housing, but some advocacy groups believe the city is shedding potentially valuable assets. Watch a video report.
The vast majority of candidates for judicial posts in next week’s election, some of whom will win terms of 14 years, haven’t bothered to submit a bio for the state court system’s Voters’ Guide.
If the administration is truly open to community input on how to improve the Jerome Avenue corridor, the report released by the Bronx Coalition for a Community Vision gives planners much to chew on. Watch a video report.
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