By Karen Argenti on December 23, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Supportive Housing, Construction, Front Page News | Tagged Cannon Place, Urban Pathways
By Karen Argenti on December 22, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Supportive Housing, Construction, Front Page News
By Karen Argenti on December 22, 2009
Posted in Front Page News
By Margaret on December 14, 2009
9p.m., on Channel 67. Will replay most of the week
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By Karen Argenti on December 13, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Front Page News, History
By Karen Argenti on December 12, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Alerts, Front Page News
By Karen Argenti on December 11, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Construction, Front Page News
By Margaret on December 7, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Construction, Front Page News
By Margaret on December 7, 2009
Does Supportive Housing Hurt Property Values? A Real-World Study.
Posted in Construction, Front Page News
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