Archive for 'Housing'
Angry residents say ‘nobody told us’
Posted on 05. Dec, 2011 by By Gwen McClure.
Group battling home for mentally ill says residents were blindsided The developer of a controversial housing development set to break ground in Mott Haven notified local politicians of the organization’s plans nearly a year ago, according to a document he released this week. But neighborhood residents fighting the project say they didn’t find out about [...]
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Bronx boxing gym battles redevelopment TKO
Posted on 05. Dec, 2011 by By Evan Buxbaum.
Urban renewal threatens a gritty Westchester Ave. gym to move…or close Facing eviction, the owner of an iconic South Bronx boxing gym is vowing to fight on. Located on the ground floor of a shabby former post office building across the street from an overgrown field, John’s Boxing Gym – known for years as Jerome’s [...]
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Residents, city clash over use of lot
Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by By Elizabeth Chen.
The grassy lot at the corner of Southern Blvd and Union Ave has been a green oasis for some local residents, but as they recently found out, the city has other plans. For the past two years, residents have planted vegetables and held social gatherings in the lot, referring to it as the Morning Glory [...]
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Homeowners fight proposed housing facility
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by By Gwen McClure.
A group of Mott Haven residents has organized to protest a proposed housing development for the mentally ill, saying the neighborhood already has far more than its fair share of social service agencies. The group, called Voices of the People, is frustrated with the influx of social service programs, and adds they were given no [...]
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Budget cuts mean homelessness for some
Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by By Kamana Shrestha.
Homeless advocacy organizations are scrambling to find alternative housing options for the thousands who will be displaced because of the termination of a city and state funded housing program due to budget cuts. The urgency comes at a crucial time because of an anticipated resolution of a lawsuit in the city’s favor, discontinuing the [...]
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Melrose’s ‘village’ of elders hangs on
Posted on 16. Oct, 2011 by By Giovanny Fausto Pinto.
On a late summer evening a crowd of fifty-and-sixty-something Latinos and Latinas gathered to unwind over drinks, cards, and dominoes. Nearby, under a tree made to resemble a palm tree, a DJ spun classic salsa with a few reggaeton songs mixed in. A vendor prepared alcapurrias, a Puerto Rican delicacy made from fried smashed yucca [...]
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New hope vowed for aging musicians
Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by BY Giovanny Fauso Pinto.
While many New Yorkers worried about flooding, blackouts and a transit shutdown as Hurricane Irene barreled up the east coast in August, Angel Rodriguez’ main concern was that he not lose the wedding gig he was scheduled to perform that Saturday evening. The 58-year-old master percussionist was counting on the $150 he expected to [...]
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Tenants look to cameras for safety
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by Matthew J. Perlman.
Public housing tenants around the city are feeling nervous about their safety, surveys show, and two new initiatives being pioneered in the South Bronx are aimed at helping them feel safer. But while both initiatives call for security cameras inside NYCHA buildings to help protect residents, housing officials support one, while rejecting a method tenant [...]
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Music-themed complex planned for Melrose
Posted on 01. Jun, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
A music-themed center with a Bronx flavor will be coming to Melrose soon. The Bronx Music Heritage Center has been designed to highlight the borough’s rich cross-cultural musical history, and will serve as both an archive and an educational and performance venue. But the new building on Elton Ave between E. 162nd and [...]
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Applications now being accepted for new Tiffany St. apartments
Posted on 17. May, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
If you’ve been looking for a place to live and the construction site at 1150 Tiffany St. in Longwood has piqued your curiosity, now is the time to apply. Applications for rental apartments are now being accepted for the 53-unit residential development called The Tiffany which will officially open in May. The Tiffany will also [...]
