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Commuters walk toward Metro-North trains in Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North currently runs along the western edge of the Bronx, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped broker a deal with Amtrak to expand to the eastern side of the borough.
Bringing commuter rail to the rest of the Bronx
Trekking to the eastern part of the borough could soon be a whole lot easier, and riders have a couple of Riverdale powerbrokers to thank for it. more
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A BxM1 bus navigates around a construction barrier set up at 3128 Henry Hudson Parkway.
Moerdler to builder: Stop slowing buses on parkway
He’s not the biggest fan of the seven-story building set to rise from 3128 Henry Hudson Parkway, but Charles Moerdler has a much more positive take when it comes to Alan Radoncic, whose father is leading the construction. more
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Marble Hill Houses resident Jason Bonano needs the temperature in his West 225th Street apartment to be just right for a collection of lizards and fish he keeps in various tanks. During the cold snap Jan. 21 — when temperatures plunged into single digits — Bonano’s heat was working well, unlike for some of his neighbors, who complained their apartments were either stifling hot or frigid cold.
NYCHA residents swelter or shiver
For some residents of Marble Hill Houses, it’s too hot. For others, too cold. more
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Portions of Fieldston, Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale fall within an area known as the Special Natural Area District. The city wants to overhaul SNAD rules to allow small developers to submit plans directly to the buildings department, bypassing local community boards and city planning. Some SNAD supporters call the plan a grave mistake.
Neighbors quiver over city’s scheme to dismantle SNAD
Some people are just about shuddering from anxiety over how overhauled Special Natural Area District regulations could irrevocably transform the essentially unchanged landscape they’ve relished for generations. more
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Two padlocks secure an iron fence around a vacant lot at 5278 Post Road. The owner of the property filed a variance request to construct a mixed-use nine-story building that otherwise would exceed zoning requirements for the area. Councilman Andrew Cohen opposes the request, saying it would change the character of the neighborhood.
Cohen: No 9-story building
A seemingly nonconformist developer has its eye on a small piece of North Riverdale, but Andrew Cohen is having none of it. more
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Surrounded by trees, a house sits atop a rocky outcropping along Fieldston Road, in an area known as the Special Natural Area District. The SNAD designation, which exists in both the Bronx and Staten Island, is designed to protect the natural aspects of the area, including steep slopes and trees. The city’s proposed changes to SNAD would lump Fieldston, Riverdale and Staten Island together — a proposal CB8 land use chair Charles Moerdler strongly opposes.
CB8 wants SNAD split away from Staten Island
With some of Fieldston’s and Riverdale’s greener parts possibly in jeopardy, Charles Moerdler wants to split the SNAD. more
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