City homeless services officials have selected Yonkers-based Westhab Inc. as the new nonprofit provider to build and operate the proposed 130-bed single adult homeless shelter at 6661 Broadway in North Riverdale. The proposed contract award amount for the new vendor has jumped to $355 million. more

Mayor Eric Adams rolled out March 20 the “Charge Safe, Ride Safe: New York City’s Electric Micromobility Action Plan.” His announcement followed a 5-alarm supermarket fire that injured seven people in Fordham Heights on March 5 that was caused by a lithium-ion battery-powered e-bike. more

The Dunkin’ at West 230th Street and Broadway. The Skyview Shopping Center on Riverdale Avenue. Riverdale Crossing at West 238th Street and Broadway. All places people like to pick up lunch, breakfast, doughnuts or kosher food. more

A roaring, billowing fire on March 5 in Fordham Heights tore through a supermarket and caused significant damage to its neighbors. The cause? A damaged lithium-ion battery that exploded. It stirred lawmakers to propose new safety standards. more

A fire that destroyed a supermarket earlier this month in the Fordham Heights section of the Grand Concourse may have injured some people and cost some people jobs. But luckily no one lost a life. more

The tangible impacts of climate are undeniable, whether it’s the unseasonably warm winter we’ve been having or the sewage and stormwater backups that regularly cause flooding on the Major Deegan Expressway, and in our own buildings and homes. more

More than half the units at Amalgamated Houses may have their gas shutoff July 1 if the co-op doesn’t repair its gas lines, management warned residents in a Feb. 17 notice. The work would cost at least $6,500 per apartment, or $9.8 million in total, according to the notice. more

No matter where you look in the northwest Bronx, trucks, commercial vehicles, campers or recreational vehicles are parked overnight in a residential area. more

Kai-Lin Rausch’s daughter who is in the fourth-grade, cried when she found out her school, Saint Gabriel School, might close after 82 years. more

Community Board 8 is desperate for a hearing with Tishman Speyer – and there’s no assurance of getting one as the firm is in the final countdown before locking in financing for the 340-unit affordable housing project planned at 160 Van Cortlandt Park S. more