Group calls for community land ownership in new report
A new blueprint for community development in the South Bronx posits that local residents are
Housing & Development
NYCHA tenants continue to lobby for additional funding for public housing
New York City Housing Authority tenants say their visit to Albany to lobby for extra
Developer presents proposal for new building
Details about a new proposal for a new eight-story apartment building at 450 E. 158th
Developer scoops up coveted Alexander Ave properties
If Alexander Avenue in Mott Haven’s Historic District were on a life-sized Monopoly board, real estate developer Joshua Dardashtian might have just won the whole game.
NYCHA tenants cope with aftermath of flooding
A month later, tenants deal with mold and bureaucratic delays.
Trash piles up after NYCHA loses contractor
Residents say the rotting debris has created a stench, and attracted rats and flies inside both public apartments and the surrounding private homes.
Funding announced for new housing developments
The Bronx Borough President’s office has allocated more than $3 million in capital funding for five housing developments, including $800,000 for The Peninsula on Spofford Avenue in Hunts Point and $500,000 for a new development at 111 Willow Avenue in Port Morris.
Betances Houses hosts second annual Green Day
Dozens of residents from local housing projects came together on June 29 in order to promote anti-violence for young people at the second annual Green Day, a community effort to plant flowers and improve local gardens.