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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 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 18, 2011
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: November 17, 2011 Introducing FIPNA’s Countdown to a New Mayor Mayor Bloomberg has championed the cause of development about all else– above community integrity, above living wage jobs, above affordability for low and middle income New Yorkers, and above quality of life issues including the sanctity of parkland and historic preservation. [...]
Posted in Communications, Construction, COUNTDOWN TO A NEW MAYOR, Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Parks, Press Release | Tagged development, economic justice, housing, living wage jobs, parkland, preservation
By Karen Argenti on May 23, 2011
Here for your information, is the report CrotonJPRPublicAccess3-23-11
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Reservoir | Tagged Jerome Park Reservoir., Public Access Report
By Margaret on May 19, 2011
BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ TO SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT ON JEROME PARK RESERVOIR ACCESS PLAN On Friday, May 20, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will join with elected officials, community organizations and local activists to call for greater public access to the Jerome Park Reservoir. The borough president will also announce a public hearing, [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Parks, Uncategorized | Tagged Bronx, Fort Independece Park, Jerome Park Reservoir., Kingsbridge Heights
By Karen Argenti on March 15, 2010
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that they will have a test BLAST at the site next to the Jerome Park Reservoir Gate House 5 on Goulden Avenue and 205th Street across from the Bronx HS of Science. Come to the park and listen to the BLASTING. 1. ONE long whistle [...]
Posted in 50th Precinct, Alerts, Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Reservoir
By Karen Argenti on January 24, 2010
Fascinating …… http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoftownofk00edsa#page/n0/mode/2up map in two pages History of the town of King..
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History
By Karen Argenti on January 18, 2010
The Jerome Park Reservoir PRESERVATION REPORT The History and Evaluation of the Jerome Park Reservoir Thank you to Lehman College for uploading this report. http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/lehman/preservationreport/index.html
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History, Reservoir | Tagged History, JPR, Jr., Robert Kornfeld
By Karen Argenti on November 23, 2009
Con Edison will perform work on electric transmission cables starting Tuesday, November 17 on Sedgwick Avenue between Giles Place and Stevenson Place. This work requires excavation and will take place Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm and Saturday, 8am-4pm. Two crews will be working from opposite ends of the project route in 150’ increments: one crew between Giles Pl. [...]
Posted in Alerts, Construction, Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park
By Karen Argenti on January 16, 2009
From the Desk of former FIPNA President: I read the numerous comments on this issue concerning improvements for Jerome Park. As you know, Tina Argenti and I fought long and hard for many years to get improvements in Fort Independence Park (aka Pigeon Park] and around the reservoir. Everyone should just step back and take [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History, Reservoir | Tagged Former FIPNA President, Fort Independece Park, JPR
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