Adams Houses tenant leader honored
On Oct. 2, Topping was one of four activists nationwide to receive an anti-corruption award from The New York City Independence Club, a group whose stated goal is to promote non-partisan…
SoBRO names new CEO
The South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. (SoBRO) announced that it has hired a replacement for its longtime director Philip Morrow, who retired last March. Steven Brown, who has spent…
Board 1 narrowly approves residential tower on Concourse
An ambitious proposal for a 26-story building on the Grand Concourse narrowly passed a preliminary vote of Community Board 1, as board members repeatedly rejected reassurances by developers and a…
Arts collective sets sights on Melrose
Last January, a collective consisting of seven artists bought the 6,400-square-foot lot at 368 East 152 Street for $1.15 million, with help from ArtCondo, a real estate enterprise that helps…
NYCHA residents protest policies
NYCHA residents from the South Bronx joined their counterparts from around the city to protest city and federal policies they say ignore the increasingly desperate need for repairs and other…
Funds about to run out for senior housing program
A program meant to prevent low-income Bronx seniors from being evicted from their homes is on the verge of closing, at a time when such protection is most urgently needed,…
City’s Mill Pond Park housing plan is on to borough prez
Highbridge's Community Board 4 last week voted 19-12 to approve the city's proposal to build housing on Pier 5, a 5-acre parcel adjacent to Mill Pond Park. But residents who…
Report: Local housing stock becoming increasingly unaffordable
A recent report on the risk of tenant displacement puts Mott Haven and Port Morris at ground zero, due to a perfect storm of a low-income population coupled with good…