Original: https://www.bxtimes.com/letter-52b-storm-barrier-bronx/ This letter is running as an open letter at the request of its author. Dear Mr. Wisemiller and Ms. Alkemeyer, U.S Army Corps of Engineers On behalf of the City Island community of approximately 4,500 residents in the Bronx, New York, we are writing with deep concern regarding the New York/New Jersey Harbor […]
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Original: https://bronx.news12.com/city-island-and-pelham-bay-park-residents-several-streetlights-are-in-urgent-need-of-repairs Residents in City Island and Pelham Bay Park say their pleas to repair streetlights are not being taken seriously. They say several of the streetlamps by Orchard Beach and City Island are out. In other words, they are not turning on with their automatic sensors, which leaves a majority of Pelham Bay Park […]
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3/9/22 City Island Rising Community Meeting Opening, Call to Order Guest Speaker- Marianne Anderson, Administrator Pelham Bay Park Park Maintenance, Garbage Collection Friends of the Pelham Bay Park Orchard Beach Reconstruction Status of the Pelham Bay Landfill. Volunteer Day in the Spring? Alina Downe Mayor’s Office Community Items Old Business […]
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Original: https://wfuv.org/content/flooding-hurricane-evacuation-routes-city-island by Meghan Offtermatt | 11/03/2022 | 2:34pm Residents on City Island in the Bronx are struggling to access effective hurricane evacuation routes. The City Island bridge connects the island to Pelham Bay Park, but the roads on the island and in the park consistently flood. WFUV’s Meghan Offtermatt has more.
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Original: https://www.norwoodnews.org/city-island-rising-collects-200-donations-for-asylum-seekers-during-clothing-drive/ October 23, 2022 Archive, Blog, Community, Health, Housing, Latest, News, Politics, Safety By SÍLE MOLONEY OVER 200 BAGS of donations were received for recently arrived asylum seekers in New York City during a clothing drive held by the organization, City Island Rising, during the weekend ending Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. They will […]
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By Sahalie Donaldson and Holly Pretsky October 4, 2022 Elected reps from the borough that’s home to the original parking lot site for an asylum-seeker tent shelter expressed confusion and relief. Some Bronx pols said they were not given much of a heads up about the city’s plans to build a tent facility at Orchard […]
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Bronx, NY, September 26, 2022 – Examined in this episode of BronxTalk are two issues on City Island, a neighborhood in northeastern Bronx in New York City. Those issues are (1) whether there should be a City Island ferry stop and (2) how to protect the historic island’s shorelines from the ongoing effects of climate […]
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On this episode, why a push for a new ferry to City Island is making waves. Concerns over rising sea levels and how it may affect the coastal community. We profile a cozy diner that’s become a mainstay in the area. We’ll tell you about the sea side settlement’s nautical history, and the story of […]
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Bronx Times: Letter: Proposal for $52B storm barriers completely ignores the Bronx
In The NewsOriginal: https://www.bxtimes.com/letter-52b-storm-barrier-bronx/ This letter is running as an open letter at the request of its author. Dear Mr. Wisemiller and Ms. Alkemeyer, U.S Army Corps of Engineers On behalf of the City Island community of approximately 4,500 residents in the Bronx, New York, we are writing with deep concern regarding the New York/New Jersey Harbor […]
News 12 The Bronx: City Island and Pelham Bay Park residents: Several streetlights are in urgent need of repairs
In The NewsOriginal: https://bronx.news12.com/city-island-and-pelham-bay-park-residents-several-streetlights-are-in-urgent-need-of-repairs Residents in City Island and Pelham Bay Park say their pleas to repair streetlights are not being taken seriously. They say several of the streetlamps by Orchard Beach and City Island are out. In other words, they are not turning on with their automatic sensors, which leaves a majority of Pelham Bay Park […]
Community Meeting, March 9, 2023
Meetings3/9/22 City Island Rising Community Meeting Opening, Call to Order Guest Speaker- Marianne Anderson, Administrator Pelham Bay Park Park Maintenance, Garbage Collection Friends of the Pelham Bay Park Orchard Beach Reconstruction Status of the Pelham Bay Landfill. Volunteer Day in the Spring? Alina Downe Mayor’s Office Community Items Old Business […]
WFUV: The Flooding of Hurricane Evacuation Routes on City Island
In The NewsOriginal: https://wfuv.org/content/flooding-hurricane-evacuation-routes-city-island by Meghan Offtermatt | 11/03/2022 | 2:34pm Residents on City Island in the Bronx are struggling to access effective hurricane evacuation routes. The City Island bridge connects the island to Pelham Bay Park, but the roads on the island and in the park consistently flood. WFUV’s Meghan Offtermatt has more.
NorwoodNews: City Island Rising Collects 200 Donations for Asylum Seekers During Clothing Drive
In The NewsOriginal: https://www.norwoodnews.org/city-island-rising-collects-200-donations-for-asylum-seekers-during-clothing-drive/ October 23, 2022 Archive, Blog, Community, Health, Housing, Latest, News, Politics, Safety By SÍLE MOLONEY OVER 200 BAGS of donations were received for recently arrived asylum seekers in New York City during a clothing drive held by the organization, City Island Rising, during the weekend ending Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. They will […]
City&State New York: Bronx officials left flummoxed by Orchard Beach debacle
In The NewsBy Sahalie Donaldson and Holly Pretsky October 4, 2022 Elected reps from the borough that’s home to the original parking lot site for an asylum-seeker tent shelter expressed confusion and relief. Some Bronx pols said they were not given much of a heads up about the city’s plans to build a tent facility at Orchard […]
BronxTalk- Climate Change Impacts on NYC’s City Island, September 26, 2022
City Island Ferry - See WhyBronx, NY, September 26, 2022 – Examined in this episode of BronxTalk are two issues on City Island, a neighborhood in northeastern Bronx in New York City. Those issues are (1) whether there should be a City Island ferry stop and (2) how to protect the historic island’s shorelines from the ongoing effects of climate […]
DiverseCITY- City Island, The Bronx, September 16, 2022
City Island Ferry - See WhyOn this episode, why a push for a new ferry to City Island is making waves. Concerns over rising sea levels and how it may affect the coastal community. We profile a cozy diner that’s become a mainstay in the area. We’ll tell you about the sea side settlement’s nautical history, and the story of […]