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Traffic Safety Victory!

By Margaret on March 26, 2017

Dear FIPNA Neighbors,   We are happy to report that only a few weeks after our press conference with Assemblyman Dinowitz, and three months after beginning to gather petition signatures to call on the DOT to address serious issues on Fort Independence Street, the agency has announced it will install a stoplight at the street’s […]

Posted in 50th Precinct, Community Board 8, Front Page News | Tagged Fort Independence Street, Kingsbridge Heights, kingsbridge heights community center, traffic safety, vision zero | Leave a response

Crossing Fort Indpendence Street from Giles Place to Kingsbridge Terrace, is dangerous with no traffic light or crossing guard. Photo: J. Moss/Bronx Matters

We Need Traffic Safety on Fort Independence Street

By Margaret on October 9, 2014

Bronx Matters reports on the difficulty pedestrians have in crossing Fort Independence Street, particularly to and from Kingsbridge Terrace and the intersection of Heath Avenue and Fort Independence. More here.

Posted in 50th Precinct, Community Board 8, Front Page News, Schools | Tagged Bronx, crossing, crossing guard, Department of Transportation, DOT, Fort Independence Street, Heath Avenue, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Kingsbridge Terrace, traffic | Leave a response

Wall might fall, but retains nabe’s character – The Riverdale Press

By Margaret on November 16, 2011

Big news from the Riverdale Press about 3469 Cannon Place — it appears Jackson’s plans to develop this property may have hit some big snags. Click the link below to read more: Wall might fall, but retains nabe’s character – The Riverdale Press.

Posted in Fort Independence Housing aka Cannon Place, Front Page News | Tagged Bronx, Bronx Community Board 8, development, Jackson Development Group, Kingsbridge Heights | Leave a response

The foreclosure crisis, Kingsbridge Terrace, and Jackson Development

The foreclosure crisis, Kingsbridge Terrace, and Jackson Development

By Margaret on November 14, 2011

By Kristin Hart In 2005, Jackson Development—under the name Herzl Partners LLC—built 5 attached 3-family buildings at 2726-2734 Kingsbridge Terrace. Subsequently, all five of these buildings were foreclosed (see below for details) and they now sit almost entirely vacant. 2726 Kingsbridge Terrace, which sold for $678,000 in 2006, is currently valued at $383,000. 2726-2734 Kingsbridge […]

Posted in Construction, Front Page News | Tagged affordable housing, Bloomberg's disastrous housing policy, Bronx, Bronx foreclosures, foreclosure, HUD, Jackson Development, Kingsbridge Heights | Leave a response

How much destruction in 3 weeks?

How much destruction in 3 weeks?

By Margaret on May 19, 2011

Take a look at these pictures (Thank you, Bob Drake!) of the Cannon Place/Fort Independence through lot, on which Jackson Development hopes to build a 7 story apartment building with multi-story parking. Note, that neither an excavation permit nor a building permit has been obtained; building plans are as of yet unavailable; and financing has […]

Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Front Page News | Tagged Bronx, Construction start, Jackson Development Group, Kingsbridge Heights | 3 Responses

How affordable are these rents?

By Margaret on May 19, 2011

Cannon Place Fact Sheet 11 15 2010 We thought we’d share some info about the income guidelines and rents that are being proposed for the Jackson Development project at 3469 Cannon Place. The rents are from a fact sheet Jackson handed out a few months ago (attached to this post); the income guidelines are from the HDC […]

Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Front Page News, Uncategorized | Tagged Bronx, Jackson Development Group, Kingsbridge Heights, rent | 1 Response

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ TO SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT on JEROME PARK RESERVOIR ACCESS PLAN

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 | 1 Response

View from Cannon Place looking north

Renderings of Jackson Development proposal

By Margaret on May 17, 2011

At a May 4th meeting of the Community Board 8 Land Use Committee, Jackson Development presented their revised renderings of what they propose to build on the Cannon Place/Fort Independence Street lot (at CB 8’s request, they moved the parking entrance to Ft. Independence, thus the revisions). FIPNA is opposing this plan, as being too […]

Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Construction, Front Page News, Uncategorized | Tagged Bronx, Construction start, Jackson Development Group, Kingsbridge Heights | Leave a response

Ft. Indy building to be brought back to life!

Ft. Indy building to be brought back to life!

By Margaret on April 28, 2011

The long-vacant 3-story building at 3446 Ft. Independence Street, near Bailey Place, is being rehabbed, and will soon be sold as condominiums, according to an owner, Josh Dardashtian of Pinnacle Real Estate Ventures. Neighbors have noticed workmen at the building in the last few weeks, and building permits have been posted. Dardashtian says when he bought the […]

Posted in Construction, Front Page News | Tagged Bronx, Ft. Independence, Josh Dardashtian, Kingsbridge Heights, rehab | Leave a response

Stories about Helen

By Karen Argenti on September 4, 2010

August 26, 2010 2:17 PM Back to jail for nursing home exec in bribe scandal Helen Sieger skipped bail on grand larceny charges and is found living large in a Miami Beach hotel—only to call in sick for latest arraignment. Crain’s NY http://bit.ly/c6XKDM not really sure if all of the story is correct ….very complicated

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