Salamanca drops out of BP race
City Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr. has announced he is withdrawing from the race for Bronx
City Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr.
City must measure racial impact when conducting rezonings, elected officials insist
Housing advocates and elected officials are pushing for an amendment to the city charter, that
City could see more internet providers. Is it enough to help bridge the digital divide?
New York City residents could soon have more options when they choose an internet service
Salamanca announces he will run for borough president
City Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr. will run for borough president of the Bronx, hoping to
Residents protest new transitional housing facility in Longwood
The number of drug rehabilitation facilities in the South Bronx has long exceeded the neighborhood’s ability to absorb them, say Hunts Point residents who fear the opening of yet another one.
City shoots for safe injection site in Longwood
The city’s plan to make Longwood home for a new safe injection site for intravenous drug users is facing resistance from residents, who argue that the neighborhood is already awash in homeless shelters and social service programs, and can’t handle any more.
Jail reformers tell mayor to float The Boat away
Jail reform advocates joined elected officials in front of a barbed wire fence that separates the Fulton Fish Market parking lot on Food Center Drive from the Vernon C. Bain Detention Center, to demand that the mayor close the jail otherwise known as “The Boat.”
City announces plans for new jail in Mott Haven
Not so fast, said two other elected officials with a major say in the matter.
Salamanca will chair City Council’s Land Use Committee
City Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr. was named to chair the City Council’s influential Land Use Committee, where he will be responsible for working to shape zoning measures, development and affordable housing across the city.