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Rafael Salamanca, currently a councilman and chair of the Council’s powerful Land Use Committee, is challenging the incumbent borough president, Vanessa Gibson. Several dynamics make this a race worth watching.

ByEli Valentin 1Comment

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Health In Depth

An Overlooked Risk of Extreme Heat in NYC and Nationwide: Maternal Health

Extreme heat from climate change has the potential to exacerbate racial disparities in the five boroughs’ maternal health outcomes. Still, climate change and maternal health often remain two separate policy…

ByCLARIFY News 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Government

In Joint Effort, City’s Borough Presidents Push the Mayor to Plant a Million More Trees

“Trees cross party lines and geographic lines. They are the great uniter,” said Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who with his fellow borough presidents is pushing City Hall to commit…

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Dec 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Video

The Borough Presidents of The Bronx’s Past

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…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Nov 2021

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: It’s Time for Permanent, Equitable 24/7 Open Streets

‘The limited Open Streets we have are not distributed equitably. There are no active Open Streets in any of the six community boards that have the fewest residents living near…

ByVanessa Gibson

ByCarlina Rivera 3Comments

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Feb 2021

Government

In the Bronx, a Rare Open Seat for the Next Borough President

This June’s Democratic primary is only the third time since 1969 that Bronx voters get an open competition for borough leader.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Jerome Avenue Rezoning Gets Unanimous Council Nod Despite Local Opposition

The administration’s first neighborhood rezoning in the Bronx and its fourth overall was unanimously approved by the Council after protesters were removed from the chamber.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness News

Jerome Avenue Rezoning Approved by Land Use Committee

The Council did not significantly alter the rezoning itself, but it did secure a commitment for the creation of two new schools and other investments.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Feb 2018

Housing and Homelessness