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Organizers who traveled to Albany in front of city hall got out their message for a state version of the New York City Right to Counsel law on Tuesday.

Can Albany heal Bronx’s housing court woes?

Renters in Albany — they’re just like us. And the New York City Right to Counsel Coalition says they need access to lawyers in housing court, too. more

B y Abigail Nehring | 11/23/22

About 100 people packed into the gym last week at P.S. 340 on 195th Street to attend NYCEDC’s first public workshop on the future of the Kingsbridge Armory. Participants scrawled their ideas across an architectural rendering of the armory printed on an enormous canvas, one of many activities on the evening’s agenda.

For the Kingsbridge Armory, is third time finally the charm?

The sprawling and vacant Kingsbridge Armory has returned to the city spotlight as the New York City economic development corporation rolls up its sleeves for another shot at redeveloping the 12-acre structure. more

By Abigail Nehring | 11/18/22

A man waits to speak with a court clerk in Room 230 at Bronx Housing Court, a large courtroom converted into a help center and outfitted with video conference stations for virtual intake in eviction filings. The room had mostly quieted down by 4 p.m. on Sept. 7.

As evictions skyrocket, nary a lawyer found

Legal representation for tenants in housing court plummeted quickly this year after New York’s eviction moratorium ended Jan. 15. more

By Abigail Nehring | 11/4/22

Fundraisers set to save Mediator church

The fundraising committee for the Episcopal Church of the Mediator has scheduled some events to help the church raise the necessary funds to keep on operating. more

BY Gary Larkin | 10/28/22

Security guards stand watch at the entrance to Bronx Housing Court Wednesday, Sept. 7, on Grand Concourse and E. 166th St. The court is the only one in the city continuing to conduct virtual intake and Right to Counsel eligibility screening for more than 3,000 eviction filings every month—by far the highest filing rate of any county in New York state.

Thousands facing eviction denied counsel

A perilously long escalator carries lawyers and tenants to the second floor of the Bronx Housing Court on a Wednesday afternoon. They step off gingerly and some splinter off towards Room 250, where a bank of computers awaits. The Help Room is provisioned with photocopiers offering 15 cents per page, stacks of court forms, and video conference stations – a few of the services available to the 136 households summoned each day to virtual intake for an eviction filing in the Bronx. more

By Abigail Nehring | 10/14/22

Ghosted by politicos

To the editor: I just wanted to share my hurt feelings about being ghosted by some of our elected representatives. more

9/23/22

Councilman Eric Dinowitz signed a petition letter demanding the New York City schools chancellor revote school budget cuts. The city’s appeal won’t be heard by a judge until Sept. 29.

Kingsbridge Armory braces for new battle

Pigeons nest in its ceiling trusses while powdery white efflorescence fans out across its masonry — a sure sign of too much moisture. more

By Abigail Nehring | 9/2/22

The spotted lanternfly, also known as the Chinese blistering cicada, is the latest invasive species to visit greater Riverdale. According to a reader, she had to call an exterminator to rid her porch of the plant-eating insects.

Spotted lanternfly is a new bug that’s come to town

The spotted lanternfly has landed in greater Riverdale leaving behind a path of destruction to residents’ trees and greenery, according to some readers of The Riverdale Press. more

STAFF REPORT | 9/2/22

In the first version of the new city council maps, the districting commission moved the Kingsbridge Armory from district 14 to the much wealthier and whiter district 11. The lines are not finalized, however.

‘Keep Kingsbridge Armory where it is’

When the city council’s redistricting commission held a hearing last Wednesday on redrawing the city’s 51 council districts, some talk centered around the future of the Kingsbridge Armory. more

By Sachi McClendon | 8/26/22

In a press conference inside the Kingsbridge Armory April 13, 2013, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a deal to transform the historic site into an enormous ice hockey center. Almost 10 years later, the plan is defunct and the New York City Economic Development Corp. is returning to the drawing board to determine the armory’s future.

Debate continues on who should end up with Armory

The Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition is reviving its campaign to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory as ideas begin to pour in on redevelopment of the 575,000-square-foot landmarked building on Jerome Avenue. more

By Abigail Nehring | 8/26/22

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