Image Credit: NYCEDC and WXY Architecture & Urban Design

The Vision Document represents the first effort by the City and the Brooklyn community to solely focus on Broadway Junction. On August 15, 2019, Council Member Rafael L. Espinal, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) commissioned a Vision Document, Broadway Junction: Vision for the Future that serves as a guide to supporting the transformation of Broadway Junction in Brooklyn. The Vision Document is the first step towards transforming and reinvigorating the area’s transit hub and economic center.

Breakfast Forum: “Seismic Shifts or Natural Progression? Recent Changes in NYC Real Estate

Featuring

Louise Carroll, Commissioner, NYC Housing Preservation and Development

Lisa Gomez, Chief Operating Officer and Partner, L+M Development Partners Inc.

Brenda Rosen, CEO of Breaking Ground

James Whalen, President of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)

Moderator 

Ross F. Moskowitz ’84, Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

DATE

Thursday, September 19, 2019

The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics and the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School are pleased to announce “Topics on Ethics in New York State: A Closer Look” 

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019

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Image Credit: Bronx Borough President

The Cottage is one of 101 projects the Borough President has provided capital dollars for this year. On August 14, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced that he will provide the Edgar Allen Poe cottage with $450,000 in capital funding through his 2020 Fiscal Year budget. Poe Cottage, built in 1812, is known for being horror writer Edgar Allen Poe’s final home. The Cottage is now a historic house museum and is a New York City and State landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

413 E 120th Street is one of the sites up for redevelopment. Image Credit: Google Maps.

The RFP was developed using community input through the East Harlem Neighborhood Planning Process and visioning workshops. On August 8, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner, Louise Carroll, announced the release of a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) regarding the redevelopment of the East Harlem Multi-Service Center site at 413 East 120^th Street in Manhattan and the NYPD’s 25^th Precinct parking lot on the east side of Park Avenue between East 118^th and East 119^th Streets in Manhattan. The redevelopment will include affordable housing, retail, and community services.

Elected officials and local residents cut the ribbon on Parque de los Niños after a $4.35 million reconstruction project. Image Credit: NYC Parks/Daniel Avila

Reconstruction project cost $4.35 million and features a new track and ballfields. On August 13, 2019, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced the reopening of Parque de los Ninos, located on the corner of Morrison Avenue and Watson Avenue in the Soundview section of the Bronx. Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, was joined by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., New York State Assembly Member Marcos A. Crespo, New York City Council Member Ruben Diaz Sr, members of Bronx Community Board 9 and local residents to celebrate the reopening of the playground.