Walsh’s Kingsbridge BID Expansion Plan Met With Slow Action

by Maria Thomas, Asst. News Editor For a year, Rob Walsh, Senior Advisor for Strategic Partnerships at Manhattan College, has been trying to get the Kingsbridge Business Improvement District to expand its borders. Business Improvement Districts, or BIDs, are created by city legislators, and are meant to improve neighborhoods. Businesses within a BID receive services such as sanitation, beautification, public safety and marketing, which often lead to … Continue reading Walsh’s Kingsbridge BID Expansion Plan Met With Slow Action

Arsonist Sets Fire to Unopened Deli

An arsonist allegedly tried to set fire to a deli that has yet to even open, police said. They said someone intentionally set fire to 5993 Broadway, where a new store, Gourmet Deli and Bagels, is currently under construction. Cops say the storefront, which used to house Sandwich King 2, and Stiff Weasel the year prior, caught fire at about 8:45 p.m. on Sept. 11. … Continue reading Arsonist Sets Fire to Unopened Deli

SAAC Holds its First Jumping Into the Community Tournament

Dozens of student-athletes gathered at Draddy Gymnasium on April 17, some wearing basketball jerseys, others wearing Hawaiian shirts, others athletic gear, but none in their team uniforms. Last Sunday at the Student Athlete Advisory Committee’s first annual Jumping Into the Community Volleyball Tournament, student-athletes joined to participate in a competition where the funds would go to the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center.    “We thought by … Continue reading SAAC Holds its First Jumping Into the Community Tournament

Between Two Neighborhoods, A Campus at the Crossroads

MICHELLE DEPINHO AND SEAN SONNEMANN EDITOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF During Manhattan College’s underdog NCAA tournament run last year, sports commentators loved to address a geographic fun fact about a school that is not normally featured on the national stage. For those unfamiliar with the college, it is understandably confusing that an institution located in The Bronx actually shares its name with the island to its south. … Continue reading Between Two Neighborhoods, A Campus at the Crossroads