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Housing for homeless raises neighbors hackles
December 24, 2009
By Aliza Appelbaum
Residents of Kingsbridge’s Cannon Place, a narrow, mostly quiet street between the Major Deegan Expressway and the Jerome Park Reservoir, might soon be getting some new neighbors: a 90-unit facility mainly for formerly homeless people with special needs.
At a recent meeting held by Community Board 8’s [...]
December 24, 2008
http://www.qgazette.com/news/2008-12-24/features/013.html
Board 1 Opposes Urban Pathways’ Building
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO
From the outset, there were concerns and Community Board 1 overwhelmingly voted against a proposed 50-unit building for homeless people who have also been diagnosed with mental illness and/or substance abuse issues.
“It’s unfair to house people in an area without basic needs—no supermarkets, drugstores, [...]
Supportive housing for homeless too big and wrong for this neighborhood
Urban Pathways, Inc. (http://www.urbanpathways.org.) appeared before Bronx Community Board 8’s Land Use Committee at Kingsbridge Heights Community Center on Wednesday, December 9th. They are seeking a letter of recommendation from the Community Board to construct a 90-unit building on the vacant lot at [...]
9p.m., on Channel 67.
Will replay most of the week
This should be a working file of things we collect. Let us know if you have items to upload and we will add. Send to fipna@fipna.org
Landmarks Preservation – request_for_evaluation FIPNA 030804
Old photo of Jerome Park Reservoir wall – Cousin and Aunt of Arax Hogroian
Fort Independence Historic District Designation – Fort Independence Historic District [...]
From A Larger Group:
Hi all,
Today the leaders and staff at City Hall spoke with press and made calls but no vote today. Negotiations will happen over the weekend and we need to continue influencing City Council to not accept the welfare fund that Bloomberg is pushing. There’s no way it will pay real living [...]
Site ownership can be found on the City’s web page:
Go to www.nyc.gov to the Finance Department. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/home/home.shtml
Look for Block 3258 and Lot 120 on ACRIS and you can find out the ownership. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/jump/acris.shtml
Check on Assessments and you can find out if they paid their taxes, etc. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/jump/nycproperty.shtml
Housing Funding can be found on the [...]
UP has made this video to tell people about Ivan Shapiro and what they do. Ivan Shapiro House is similar to what UP wants to build in our neighborhood, with a few exceptions: The plan here is to include 40% regular apartments (IS is all supportive housing), parking (IS has none), and a preference for [...]
Does Supportive Housing Hurt Property Values? A Real-World Study.
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