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The boarded up Church of the Visitation sits on a 2-acre lot on Van Cortlandt Park South. An aerial view shows the former church’s parking lot facing Review Place, also known as Collins Place, roughly overlapping with the subdivision now owned by the School Construction Authority. The remaining 1.3 acres abutting Putnam Avenue now belong to Tishman Speyer.

Neighbors: SCA plan for Visitation falls short

Community Board 8 members have known since last October the School Construction Authority wanted to build a school on a shady block across from Van Cortlandt Park where the former Church of the Visitation sits consumed by weeds. But, now they want to know the details — and they are prepared to leverage their influence. more

By Abigail Nehring | 9/23/22

Nature has slowly reclaimed the site of the former Visitation Church at 160 Van Cortlandt Park South. The property sold for $29 million Aug. 16.

Van Cortlandt church property fetches $29 million

The Archdiocese of New York sold the former site of the Church of the Visitation on Van Cortlandt Park South for $29 million to the New York City School Construction Authority and Tishman Speyer on Aug. 16. more

By Abigail Nehring | 9/2/22

Stretching from West 254th to West 263rd streets is the intersection where the city’s transportation department says is burdened with a high number of traffic accidents and collisions. Their prediction is that by narrowing the road, those numbers will decrease. However, some in the community beg to differ.

No plans to stop Riverdale Ave narrowing

Community Board 8 says no. Local officials say no. But the city’s transportation department remains a yes. And in the end, when it comes to narrowing Riverdale Avenue, it’s only their … more

By Stacy Driks | 8/12/22

Karen Pesce Fleming, former CB8 member, 80

Karen Pesce Fleming, 80, of Riverdale, died due to cardiovascular disease on July 15, 2022. more

8/3/22

City homeless sweeps may ultimately be futile

When the temperature reached a high of 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit in North Riverdale last Wednesday, city shelters reported a daily count of just under 49,000 people, up from about 45,000 at the beginning of 2022, the coldest time of year. more

By Abigail Nehring | 7/29/22

Mayor Eric Adams outlined three citywide zoning initiatives he calls ‘City of Yes’ at the Association for a Better New York power breakfast last month at Cipriani Wall Street.

Citywide rezoning could target housing in 2024

Community boards may have a long wait ahead to learn the details of “City of Yes,” the auspicious name given to three citywide zoning text amendments Mayor Eric Adams announced last month. more

By Abigail Nehring | 7/21/22

For now, Bronx CB8 will remain in their windowless suite at 5676 Riverdale Ave. They are renewing their search for a new office after the owner of 185 W. 231st St. backed out of negotiations. Community boards provide formal input in the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, liquor license applications, and other matters.

CB8 back to square one as new HQ deal falls through

It’s back to the drawing board for the executive committee and staff of Community Board 8 in its search for a new home. The team has been searching for a new office for nearly four … more

By Abigail Nehring | 7/8/22

Don’t blame bike lanes

To the editor: (re: “Neighborhood road design could impact commuters,” May 19) Regarding your recent story about plans to narrow Riverdale Avenue, I find the lamentations of Community Board 8 over the Metro-North Rail Link Bus to be absurd to the point of laughable. That bus is already incredibly unreliable, simply because the Metro-North bus operator is incompetent. more

6/19/22

City officials cleaned the site of a homeless encampment last week near the intersection of West 236th and Broadway, a stone's throw away from NYPD’s 50th Precinct in Kingsbridge.

Adams touts success of homeless cleanup

Ardina Seward first saw the assembly of shopping carts belonging to homeless occupants late last month on West 236th Street and Broadway in Kingsbridge. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 5/21/22

Community Board 8 is accepting nominations for its Irving Ladimer Community Service Award. Ladimer was 72 back in the late 1980s when he joined first CB-8. He was a member of both the aging and the rules and ethics committees.He died at 102 in 2018.

Bronx CB8 seeks Ladimer award nominees

Community Board 8 is accepting nominations for its Irving Ladimer Community Service Award. more

By GARY LARKIN | 5/6/22

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