Dear Neighbor,

Thank you for joining us for another week in review.

The New York City Emergency Management Department has updated its Travel Advisory for the evening of Tuesday, January 9 into Wednesday morning, January 10, 2024, as a strong storm impacts the region.

• A Flood Watch remains in effect citywide from 6:00 p.m. today to 12:00 p.m. Wednesday. Rain may start off light this afternoon with heavy rain developing in the evening and continuing through early Wednesday morning. The heaviest rainfall is expected between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m., with spotty showers possible through about noon. 

• A Coastal Flood Statement has been issued for the Bronx and northern Queens from 7:00 p.m. to midnight tonight. 

• To report power outages, downed power lines or damaged electrical equipment, call your power provider immediately to report the outage. Con Edison’s 24-hour hotline is 800-75-CONED (752-6633) (TTY: 800-642-2308). You can also report an outage online on Con Edison's website

We also advise you to please exercise caution if you are traveling outside and follow Notify NYC for updates on the storm. Our office will continue to provide updates as we receive them.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 718-590-3500 or email us at webmail@bronxbp.nyc.gov.

In partnership,

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson

REMEMBERING TWIN PARKS

It`s been 2 years since the horrific fire at Twin Parks North West, and our borough continues to mourn. We will never forget the 17 lives lost on this day, the families of those who were impacted by this tragedy, the bravery of our first responders, and the support from our city agencies, community organizations, colleagues in government, hip-hop artists and others who showed up for our neighbors during our borough`s greatest time of need.

Twin Parks was a painful reminder of the work needed to invest in fire safety education and our city`s housing infrastructure so families are provided with safe and quality housing, and we prevent a tragedy of this magnitude from ever happening again.

On this day, two years later, we honor, we reflect, and we remember. Let us keep the families of Twin Parks in our prayers and never forget those we lost.

IN THE COMMUNITY

Thank you to our sponsors who helped to make our Annual Three Kings event a huge success! With their support, we were able to distribute over 100 toys and supplies to our families at the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Cornerstone.

Thank you to Validus Preparatory Academy for inviting me to a student-led presentation on how we can reimagine the Cross Bronx Expressway and reduce our environmental footprint. Our students are leading the way with their creativity and real-world solutions to issues impacting our communities.

UPCOMING EVENTS

RESOURCES