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South Bronx to get a brand new hotel
A "brownfield" in the Port Morris section of the South Bronx will be the site of a new 80-90-room hotel, according to an article in the New York Daily News. The now vacant lot is one of six Port Morris brownfield sites, all of which have been recently rezoned and which the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. has targeted for redevelopment.
Borough President Ruben Diaz wants major hotel for the Bronx
A recent posting in Streetsblog makes clear that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. continues his efforts to bring a world-class hotel to the Bronx. He noted his office has been working with both the Hotel Trades Council and the New York City Economic Development Corporation and is in discussions with multiple developers.
Coalition including HTC fights for living wage jobs at Kingsbridge Armory
A coalition of labor, religious, and local groups are fighting to insure that the Kingsbridge Armory project in the Bronx is "worker friendly."
City Council holds firm on Kingsbridge Armory mall living wage requirement
When Mayor Michael Bloomberg used his veto power to build a mall in the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx, the City Council held firm with its demand for a living wage.
Outer boroughs riding wave of new hotel development
According to the Wall Street Journal, about 19 new hotels are currently being built in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, with dozens more in the planning stages.
Delali Bansa, St. Regis
The Union is saddened to announce that Delali Bansa, an overnight steward at the St. Regis Hotel since 1991, has passed away.
Delali was a pastor at the Living Gospel Ministry Church in the Highbridge section of the Bronx for over two decades. His coworker of nearly 30 years, Teddy Osei Bonsu, remembers Delali as a very kind man and devout Christian. “Delali was a strong, faithful man and a good friend. He gave many of us comfort and support on the job. Whenever one of our coworkers was going through something difficult, Delali would take us aside and pray for us.”
Read the full tribute to Delali here.
City Council rejects Kingsbridge Armory mall plan
Members of the City Council overwhelmingly voted against a plan for a shopping mall inside the Kingsbridge Armory December 14.
NY Carwash ‘Kingpin’ Must Negotiate With Employees
Workers in New York's notoriously abusive and underpaid car wash industry have been fighting to unionize as part of the WASH NY campaign.
Beat the summer heat at NYC parks and beaches
Updated July 1, 2020 12:50 PM
There are a number of free options to keep cool this summer.
Cool it! NYC has put together a map of spray showers, drinking fountains, and tree cover at NYC parks and playgrounds across the five boroughs.
To find locations in your neighborhood, click here.
New York City public beaches reopened for swimming as of July 1, 2020 and New York City has announced that it will reopen 15 public pools in the five boroughs by August 1, 2020. Read more...
Building Trades supports Kingsbridge redevelopment after winning 1000 union jobs
The Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York announced its support of the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment October 23 after winning a guarantee from the developers that the 1,000 construction jobs the project will create will be union jobs.
