Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Speaking to hundreds who attended a November East Bronx town hall meeting on a proposed drug treatment center, Councilmember Mark Gjonaj left no doubt: “The deal is dead.” He was referring to Carnegie Hill […]
Mark Gjonaj
Posted inThe Bronx
Advisor to City Council’s Mark Gjonaj Quits as City Island Feud Festers
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. A top aide to Bronx City Councilmember Mark Gjonaj announced his resignation Tuesday, hours after THE CITY’s inquiry about his involvement in a drama roiling bucolic City Island. Attorney Edmond “Teddy” Pryor, who works […]
Posted inThe Bronx
East Bronx Politicians Join Groundswell of Opposition to Drug Treatment Clinics
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Bronx Councilmember Mark Gjonaj stood before hundreds gathered at a town hall meeting on a proposed drug treatment clinic in Allerton and told them what they wanted to hear: “The deal is dead.” The […]
Posted inThe Bronx
Crosswalks Return to Busy Bronx Strip, Breaking Legal Standstill
The city has replaced crosswalks that got erased amid an ongoing legal dispute over plans to reconfigure a busy Bronx thoroughfare. The repainting of lines along Morris Park Avenue came just days after THE CITY reported on what local residents called a serious safety hazard — and about nine weeks after the old markings were […]
Posted inThe Bronx
Missing Crosswalks on Busy Bronx Avenue Spur Safety Concerns
It’s known as one of the busier and more dangerous strips of roadway in The Bronx. So why has part of Morris Park Avenue gone largely without key road markings, like crosswalks and other road lines, for more than two months? Councilmember Mark Gjonaj (D-Bronx) has been asking since May 3, when a State Supreme […]