New members say improved communication a priority for Bronx Community Board 1
Efforts to better engage the public will include revamped website, reactivated social media
Efforts to better engage the public will include revamped website, reactivated social media
New committee focused on improving conditions in public housing developments At Community Board 1’s first hearing Monday for its newly-formed Public and Supportive Housing Committee, most of the focus was…
A specialized firefighting unit based at a Melrose firehouse has had to battle paralyzing traffic in the Hub for decades to respond to emergencies. But at Community Board 1’s September…
At its April 27 virtual meeting, Community Board 1 unanimously rejected requests for letters of support from developers for two proposals looking to build taxpayer subsidized, supportive housing in Melrose.…
Residents of Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris are being hit with double-digit increases in robbery, burglary, carjacking and other crimes. Although shooting incidents and murders are down for the…
A Melrose dry cleaner that closed in 1968 is now the site of a toxic underground mess that is rattling nerves in 2022. The fenced-in, grass-covered lot at 753 Melrose…
A spike in crime and lack of enough police presence weighed heavily on the minds of South Bronx residents at Community Board 1’s April meeting. The board held its monthly…
Community Board 1 joined elected officials, blasting the State and two energy companies for ignoring the needs of local residents, in a proposed project to bring renewable energy to New…