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U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel listens as he is introduced by Manhattan College students. Engel visited the school to talk about this migration crisis and his recent trips to the U.S.-Mexico border and several countries in Central America.

Collegian confronts congressman over Israel, Ilhan Omar

Rabea Ali assumed Palestine wasn’t what U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel wanted to speak about during a public presentation last week. more

By HEATHER J. SMITH | 4/24/19

For some neighbors, it feels as though there’s no end in sight for construction happening at the corner lot where Blackstone Avenue meets West 237th Street — and local motorists hunting for parking are bearing the brunt of it. Beyond the noise, the construction has nixed some 20 parking spots from a neighborhood where such space is already scarce.

Builders are spilling onto sidewalks and streets

A developer overseeing what some critics describe as a rather disruptive construction project has one state lawmaker living nearby quite peeved. more

By ZAK KOSTRO | 4/21/19

A sign over the southbound side of Henry Hudson Parkway just before the bridge informs drivers of the toll with and without E-ZPass. With the advent of congestion pricing, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz scored a victory for Bronx residents. Whereas drivers south of 60th Street in Manhattan will be charged, Bronx residents will no longer have to pay the toll on the Henry Hudson Bridge.

Borough's motorists catch a break

If you live in the Bronx and have an E-ZPass, it’s about to get a whole lot cheaper crossing the Henry Hudson Bridge. Free, in fact. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 4/21/19

Cohen: Landlords can provide credit reports

Landlords who charge prospective tenants a fee to pull their credit report may soon have to provide that credit report to the potential renter. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 4/21/19

Officials fight for water over Passover, Easter

The holidays start this weekend, and some of the community’s elected officials hope that whether it’s a celebration of Easter or Passover, the city will ensure there is water coming out of the spigots. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 4/19/19

Dinowitz decries Holocaust/anti-vaxxer ties

The fight to push for removing religious exemptions from required vaccines and immunizations has already brought God into the fight — but now it seems to be pulling in the Holocaust as well. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 4/14/19

State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and David Knapp laugh at a joke made by city comptroller Scott Stringer during Northwest Bronx Indivisible’s general meeting at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture.

Symposium seeks path to cleaner government

No two political activist organizations are alike. But then again, there isn’t much out there like Bronx Indivisible. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 4/14/19

Community Board 8 land use chair Charles Moerdler no longer is a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, a post he held since 2010. The revelation comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo tapped Patrick Foye as MTA chair, replacing acting chair Fernando Ferrer, and announced four new board members.

Cuomo’s MTA revamp nudges Moerdler off transit board

Charles Moerdler’s official days fighting for Bronx commuters’ transit needs have come to an end. He’s no longer on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board. more

By ZAK KOSTRO | 4/14/19

Community Board 8 chair Rosemary Ginty speaks at a press conference about a CSX Corp.-owned strip of land last year. CB8 could join the rest of the community boards if it changes its bylaws to shrink its land use committee.

CB8 wrestles with existential land use identity question

Community Board 8’s land use committee could finally catch up to most others throughout the rest of the city — in a fundamental way. more

By ZAK KOSTRO | 4/14/19

On Sunday April 20, Rabbi Avi Weiss lead a demonstration outside of the Russian Residence on Mosholu Avenue on Sunday to protest anti-Semitism in Ukraine and Russia after a flyer distributed in Donetsk, Ukraine told Jews they must "register" or face penalties including expulsion and confiscation of their property. According to Rabbi Weiss, president of Amcha-Coalition for Jewish Concerns, the Ukrainian Jewish community is caught in between the Kremlin, its Ukrainian separatist allies and the new government in Kiev. Each side blames the other for anti-Semitic provocations.

Protesters picket Russian residence [Photo gallery]

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