4.6.23 | Hunts Point Express
Community groups unveil next phase in Bronx Wide Plan
Organizers in the South Bronx brought residents together on Wednesday evening, to lay out next steps on an ambitious plan that calls on community members to take an active role slowing displacement and reshaping their neighborhoods. [Read more]
4.6.23 | Next City
Organizers Behind Bronx Wide Plan Now Building a Movement Behind It
The Bronx Wide Plan’s organizers have spent three years setting out a vision for the borough’s future rooted in “economic democracy.” Now, they’re taking it to the streets. Starting next year, budget bills at all levels of government will start citing the plan. [Read more]
3.17.23 | telemundo 47
Público obtiene una mirada al interior de la Armería de Kingsbridge
Esa estructura imponente desde lo alto, para muchos residentes desde su perspectiva, parece un castillo. Wilson Martinez lleva más de tres décadas en esta comunidad y es la primera vez que logra entrar al arsenal conocido como Kingsbridge Armory. [Sigue leyendo]
3.17.23 | riverdale press
Neighborhood’s future depends on the Armory by Juan Nuñez
After three decades of city ownership of the empty Kingsbridge Armory — possibly the world’s largest at more than 500,000 square feet — it is now time for the community to take charge. This is not a fantasy — it’s been done successfully in other cities. [Read More]
3.8.23 | Bronx Net
Dialogo Abierto: Rescatar y Restaurar la Armeria de Kingsbridge
Diálogo entre reportaje Javier Gómez, organizador con NWBCCC, Juan Nuñez, la concejal de la ciudad, Pierina Sanchez, y el director de Upper Manhattan y Bronx de la EDC Fernando Ortiz Báez, sobre el futuro de la Armería de Kingsbridge. [Sigue leyendo]
3.2.23 | Norwood News
Bronxites Invited to Engage in Participatory Economic Development Process to Shape Future of Bronx
Can economic development really be shaped from the ground up and led by communities rather than real estate developers? The Bronx-wide Coalition is inviting all Bronxites to add their voices to a Bronxwide plan. [Read More]
2.25.23 | norwood news
Bronxites Will Create New Kingsbridge Armory by Elisabeth Ortega-Bailey
I live on Aqueduct Avenue with my 4-year-old son, Nori, and my husband, Nelson, close to the landmark Kingsbridge Armory that is now 514,000-square-feet of nothingness, thanks most recently to a failed plan to fill it with nine ice hockey rinks. [Read More]
1.27.23 | riverdale press
Armory’s future attracts many to workshops
The auditorium of P.S. 340 Annex reached capacity last Saturday during a public workshop on the future of the Kingsbridge Armory — a structure large enough to contain three football fields, 27 basketball courts, or if you like, nine Rose Main Reading Rooms of the New York Public Library. [Read More]
1.05.23 | riverdale press
Kingsbridge Together Kingsbridge Armory Visioning Workshop
Kingsbridge Together, a community visioning process for the future of the Kingsbridge Armory recently launched at PS. 340. The event was an opportunity for the New York City Economic Development Corporation to create a vision for the Armory, that benefits all Bronx residents. [Read More]
12.12.22 | Bronx Net
BronxTalk | Kingsbridge Armory
This week's BronxTalk will talk about the process that will be used to determine the future of the armory, who will ultimately make the decision, and more. The guests are Andrew Kimball, President & CEO of NYC Economic Development Corporation; and Sandra Lobo, Executive Director of the NWBCCC.[Read More]
11.18.22 | CBS News
Tenants in Bronx apartment building with 131 open violations rally for better living conditions
A group of tenants in a Bronx apartment building say they are living in horrific conditions, but they're hoping strength in numbers will bring changes. Outside of 124 East 176th St., tenants rallied in the cold for better living conditions. [Read More]
11.10.22 | Amsterdam News
‘Together for Kingsbridge’ groups reimagine historic Armory
Yet another community-driven movement to reinvest into the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx is underway. The historic landmarked building is one of the few remaining armories in New York City and was considered the largest in North America at the time it was built in 1917. [Read More]
10.07.22 | Bronx times
Locked out and neglected, Bronx and Brooklyn tenants sound off on Chestnut Holdings management
What a difference an hour makes. An hour before neglected tenants of bug-ridden, derelict Chestnut Holdings-owned apartments in the Bronx and Brooklyn were set to deliver a host of demands to management at their 5676 Riverdale Ave. office Thursday. [Read More]
10.07.22 | norwood news
NWBCCC Pushes for Local Input on Kingsbridge Armory’s Next Phase
Members of the Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition were back organizing, yet again, to ensure residents living in the shadow of the majestic Kingsbridge Armory have a say in how the iconic, city-owned structure will finally be used. [Read More]
9.2.22 | riverdale press
Kingsbridge Armory braces for new battle
The Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition first fought to make the Kingsbridge Armory an economic development priority more than two decades ago, and is leading the charge once again. The clergy coalition allied with labor groups and faith leaders in 2012 to secure living-wage jobs. [Read More]
8.25.22 | The City
Bronx Community Groups Push for Ground-Floor Say in Kingsbridge Armory Deal
Now that a planned ice skating project is officially over, people who live and work in the neighborhood want to participate in creating the next project from the start. Community leaders in the northwest Bronx pressed for equitable redevelopment of the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory. [Read More]
8.25.22 | News 12
Art installation launched to demand community-friendly development of Kingsbridge Armory
The Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition launched an art installation focused on the equitable redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory. The coalition is launching their next phase of the Kingsbridge Armory Campaign, with “Our Armory.” [Read More]
2.20.20 | El Diario
Desesperado llamado para que la Ciudad salve edificio de renta estabilizada en El Bronx
Los inquilinos proponen asumir el control del inmueble cuyo propietario, a más de tener denunciar por negligencia, debe $12.6 millones en impuestos a la propiedad. Hicieron este jueves un desesperado llamado para que la Ciudad intervenga de inmediato.[Sigue leyendo]
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