As Vanessa Gibson prepares to take office as the borough’s leader next month, three Bronx “beeps”—Robert Abrams, Adolfo Carrión Jr. and current Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.— sat down to discuss the role of the office, their most memorable moments and advice for their successor.
After a nearly year-long stalemate that left tens of thousands of New York City patients scrambling to access coverage, the two parties say they’ve reached an agreement that will restore Montefiore’s services to those with employer-sponsored UHC and Oxford plans come Dec. 1.
Como parte del acuerdo de rezonificación de la Avenida Jerome, los funcionarios de la ciudad se comprometieron a destinar $1.5 millones de dólares en ayuda financiera para los talleres de la Avenida Jerome, fondos destinados a ayudar a reubicarlos. Sin embargo, hasta hoy, los funcionarios no han concedido ninguna subvención a los talleres locales, encontró una investigación de City Limits.
Según el grupo comercial sin fines de lucro United Auto Merchants Association (Asociación de Comerciantes de Automóviles Unidos o UAMA por sus siglas en inglés), entre 35 y 40 negocios de automóviles y relacionados con automóviles en la Avenida Jerome han sido desplazados desde la rezonificación de la ciudad en 2018 del corredor, y alrededor de 150 todavía operan.
The Bronx is home to the fewest miles of Open Streets, and only 16 percent of those that are included in the city initiative are considered operational—or barricaded off to prevent cars—a new survey from Transportation Alternatives Found.
Un representante de las empresas que están detrás de la propuesta dice que han acordado revisar los planes en respuesta a la oposición de la comunidad y si el proyecto se aprueba, se construiría el convertidor en una zona industrial fuera del Bronx.
Advocates say they would like to see the timely completion of other major projects in the borough before Mayor de Blasio leaves office, including adding bus lanes on Gun Hill Road and University Avenue, and curbing the number of cars and trucks often blocking the bus lanes on Fordham Road.
While final votes still ended to be counted, last week’s election will likely mean mixed results for Latino candidates running for borough president: Councilman Antonio Reynoso, of Dominican descent, is ahead in Brooklyn, while Councilwoman Vannesa Gibson is leading to lead to lead the Bronx.
‘If you wait for the city to do it for you, you’re going to be waiting forever,’ Mike Young, founder of the Padre Plaza Community Success Garden. ‘Why are we waiting for someone else to be resourceful for us?’
The impasse between UnitedHealthcare and Montefiore Health System continues, as both sides refused to agree to new terms.