By Karen Argenti on December 31, 2011
December 29, 2011 | 1 comment POINT OF VIEW A road to nowhere By Kristin Hart Ladies and gentlemen of the Bronx, we’ve been had. When I moved with my family to Van Cortlandt Village years ago, innocent of local politics, one of the first things I did was look for the Croton Aqueduct Trail, the 1840s [...]
Posted in Front Page News, History, Parks, Van Cortlandt Park
By Karen Argenti on December 14, 2011
FIPNA has been awarded another Love Your Block grant from the Citizens’ Committee of New York for a volunteer-driven project to beautify our neighborhood. Last year, we removed the asphalt from around Shalom Alecheim (a Herculean effort!) and planted a beautiful garden, which continues to thrive. This year, we are going to beautify and landscape [...]
Posted in Alerts, Communications, Ft. Independence Park, Press Release
By Karen Argenti on December 14, 2011
12/12/11 Aqueduct Trail Sunday Holiday New York City Hike!!! Hello everyone!!!! It’s time once again for the Holiday New York City Hike!!! it’s coming up this Sunday!!! Here are the details::: MEET in the Bronx 10:45 am in front of the Van Cortlandt Mansion It’s that time of year again for the annual Metrotrails Holiday [...]
Posted in Communications, Front Page News, History, Notices/Announcements, Parks, Van Cortlandt Park | Tagged Bronx Old Croton Aqueduct, Holiday New York City Hike, Metrotrails
By Watson on December 4, 2011
According to the New York City Department of Buildings: “Excavation work is the first step in a new building construction project. When this work is done incorrectly it can undermine the stability of neighboring buildings, often leading to lawsuits over property damage among building owners”. So…what happens when a developer begins construction on a foundation [...]
Posted in Communications, Construction, COUNTDOWN TO A NEW MAYOR, Front Page News, Giles Building, Giles Houses, Notices/Announcements, Press Release | Tagged Department of Buildings, Department of Transportation, Fort Independence Street, Giles Place Retaining Wall, Historic Retaining Wall
By Margaret on November 29, 2011
An invitation to another Christmas concert . . . A Festival of Lessons & Carols Our campus candlelight Christmas celebration is Sunday, 4 December at 4:30pm in the Chapel of De La Salle & His Brothers Manhattan College, 4513 Manhattan College Parkway followed by the Lighting of the Campus Christmas Tree on the Quad with [...]
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By Margaret on November 29, 2011
This will be a lovely, short, concert, to raise money for the Church’s organ, which needs to be replaced. “Christmas Illuminations” A Benefit Concert for the Organ Fund of the Visitation Church The Artists: Everett Suttle, Tenor Becilia Wong, Organ Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Church of the Visitation 160 Van Cortlandt Park [...]
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By Karen Argenti on November 21, 2011
Aqueduct Trail: how the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in the North Bronx is a disconnect As you may know, the historic Old Croton Aqueduct trails from Croton Lake in Westchester County through the Bronx exiting at the historic and soon to be opened High Bridge — the oldest bridge in the City. But for one little [...]
Posted in Communications, COUNTDOWN TO A NEW MAYOR, Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Parks, Van Cortlandt Park | Tagged Aqueduct Trail, CWTP Promises Broken, Old Croton Aqueduct, Pedestrian Bridge
By Karen Argenti on November 21, 2011
I came across the following fascinating article in the Real Estate section of last Sunday’sNew York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/realestate/the-421a-tax-exemption-dont-say-you-didnt-know.html We all knew that Bronx-based developers were making millions selling 421-a tax certificates to luxury developers in Manhattan… but it’s rare to hear the super rich openly whining and complaining about the fact that they will eventually [...]
Posted in Communications, Construction, COUNTDOWN TO A NEW MAYOR, Front Page News, Real Estate listings | Tagged 421-a, Countdown to a new Mayor, housing subsidy
By Karen Argenti on November 20, 2011
Keith Olberman on 15 November, 2011 Current TV made a special comment on our Mayor. We could have written it ourselves, but he is so much more dramatic than this blog. Click here to listen to a Special Comment on Michael Bloomberg from Keith Olberman. It deserves a special place in our Countdown to a [...]
Posted in Communications, COUNTDOWN TO A NEW MAYOR, Front Page News, Parks | Tagged Keith Olberman
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