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Bronx Community Board 6 is sharing the articles for informational purposes, their posting is not necessarily an endorsement.<\/p>\n

Written Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is an article from the Comptroller’s Office regarding the implementation of “Sammy’s law”, which provides New York City with an important tool to reduce dangerous driving and prevent serious injuries and traffic deaths by lowering speed limits across the City.<\/p>\n

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Written Description: <\/strong>Below is an article from StreetsBlog NYC, which representatives demands to the Mamdani administration to designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,\u201d using a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph.<\/p>\n

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Written Description: <\/strong>Below is an article from the Bronx Times, reporting CB6’s decision to vote no on a plan regarding a housing project in West Farms.<\/p>\n

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Written Description: <\/strong>Below is an article and a video from News 12 showcasing Bronx leaders honoring victims in 36th anniversary of the deadly Happy Land social club fire.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is an article from the City Reporter which discusses the city’s plans to commit $45 Million to Redo Dangerous Three-Way Intersection in The Bronx.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is an article by Norwood News which discusses proposals for New Vendors on Fordham Plaza with a Deadline of April 11.<\/p>\n

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Written Description: <\/strong>Below is an article by StreetsBlog NYC which discusses a busway to be installed in spring, in the East Tremont Avenue area.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is an article by StreetsBlog discussing how the NYC New York State Department of Transportation is considering changing its plans to lock in a de-facto expansion of the Cross-Bronx Expressway, and turning a proposed \u201cmultimodal connector roadway\u201d into a bike and pedestrian corridor.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is an article by the BronxTimes discussing CM Salamanca’s donation of $310K towards technology upgrades for five Bronx community boards.<\/p>\n

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Written Description: <\/strong>Below is an article from StreetsBlog NYC discussing Gov. Hochul plans to use federal money to build a mile-long, four-lane highway alongside the Cross Bronx Expressway.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is an article from TheCity on the Bronx CB6 and environmental groups\u2019 concerns on the proposed 5 bridges rehabilitation project for the Cross Bronx Expressway.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is an article from PIX11 on Bronx Community Board 6\u2019s advocacy for an empty lot (439 Devoe Avenue) that has plans on becoming a development that could compromised River Garden.<\/p>\n

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Audio Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is a News12 TV segment on Bronx Community Board 6\u2019s advocacy for an empty city-owned lot (1932 Arthur Avenue) to be converted to a public use.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is an article from the NY Daily News on Bronx Community Board 6\u2019s advocacy for an empty city-owned lot\u00a0 (1932 Arthur Avenue) to be converted to public use.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:<\/strong> Below is a TV segment covering Bronx Community Board 6\u2019s continued advocacy for programming in Fordham Plaza. The story notes that the Fordham Night Market is ending, meaning there will be no more programming in the plaza.\u00a0 Click the image below to open the story.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Below is an article from TheCity covering BXCB6\u2019s advocacy on shelter siting and oversight policy. The article covers a joint meeting with Community Board 5 to discuss shelter siting. Click the image below to open the story.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Written Description:<\/strong> Below is a News12 article about members of BXCB6 expressed their frustration on why vendor stalls at Fordham Plaza remain vacant despite $34M in renovations being completed over 7 years ago. The article describes how the Department of Transpiration (DOT) completed these renovations to make the area more pedestrian-friendly with more space for multiple vendors and a cafe, but DOT cited the COVID pandemic as the reason for the delay. Click the image below to open the story.<\/p>\n

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Written Description:<\/strong> Below is a City Article about a dangerous corridor of intersections in the West Farms neighborhood of the Bronx that has resulted in over 197 car crashes, 277 injuries, and 4 deaths since August 2011. There has been over a 15-year delay in the project to fix this issue and BXB6 has reached out to DDC to expedite the process. Click the image below to open the story.<\/p>\n

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Audio Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Watch Bronx Community Board 5 & 6 District Managers discuss oversight over homeless shelter operations and the city\u2019s lack of a shelter siting policy.<\/p>\n