🌱 What could the eastern Bronx’s new rezoning really mean for housing?

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In today's newsletter:

• What could the eastern Bronx’s new rezoning really mean for housing?
• How is Bronx’s DA upgrading interview tactics with new science-based training?
• Why are Mets fans furious just a year after stealing Soto?

Also on today's calendar: ACT Presents The Adventures of the Christmas Elf - Dec 13 & 14 and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon snow shower, with a high of 35 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 27.
• Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 38 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Will Mamdani Deliver on Adams' 130K New Apartments? (brownstoner.com) — Big housing changes are headed for the eastern Bronx, where new rezonings around planned Metro-North stations could enable thousands of additional apartments as part of a broader 130,000-unit citywide plan. Whether those homes actually get built will depend on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s approach to zoning, tax incentives, and wage rules that developers say currently make large rental projects hard to finance.
   

• Rockland County District Attorney's Office Hosts Science-Based Interviewing Course for Regional Law Enforcement (monseyscoop.com) — Bronx residents should know that the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office joined a regional, science-based interviewing training aimed at improving how law enforcement speaks with victims and witnesses. Hosted by the Rockland County DA, the course emphasized ethical, research-backed techniques to build trust and gather more accurate information, with multiple New York and New Jersey agencies participating to strengthen investigations across the region.
   

• NYC radio host rips Mets owner Steve Cohen after homegrown star leaves: ‘Sold us a bill of goods' (1010wcsi.com) — Bronx baseball fans will notice this Mets shake-up, as star slugger Pete Alonso and closer Edwin Diaz leave Queens just a year after the team was praised for snagging Juan Soto from the Bronx. A longtime New York radio host blasted owner Steve Cohen and executive David Stearns, accusing them of betraying fans’ expectations despite their big-spending reputation.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bronx

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• ACT Presents The Adventures of the Christmas Elf - Dec 13 & 14
  18 Kensington Rd, Bronxville
  11:00 am
• ACT Presents The Adventures of the Christmas Elf - Dec 13 & 14
  18 Kensington Rd, Bronxville
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Annual Year End Holiday Celebration & Community Christmas Caroling
  Riverbank State Park, 679 Riverside Dr, New York
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Manhattan Jaspers at Fordham Rams Mens Basketball
  Fordham University , Bronx
  2:00 pm
• Bronx – An Beal Bocht
  An Beal Bocht Cafe , 445 W 238th St , Bronx
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Westchester Ballet Company
  Lehman Center for the Performing Arts , 250 Bedford Park Blvd W , Bronx
  12:00 pm
• G Herbo & Friends at Salsa Con Fuego
  Salsa Con Fuego , 2297 Cedar Ave , Bronx
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Parent Association Meeting - In Person
  Muscota New York, NY 10034
  8:45 am

Wednesday December 17

• Food Pantry
  The Hall of Fame for Great Americans NY
  10:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Campus Tour
  The Hall of Fame for Great Americans , Loew Hall 224 , New York
  3:00 pm
• Read Aloud [P. S. 7 Milton Fein School] [Public calendar]
  P. S. 7 Milton Fein School Bronx, NY 10463
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Tours of the Museum and Historic Church at St. Paul's
  Saint Paul's Church National Park , 897 South Columbus Avenue , Mount Vernon
  10:00 am
• Homework Help
  Town of Pelham Public Library , 530 Colonial Ave. , Pelham
  3:30 pm
• Canine Story Time
  Town of Pelham Public Library , 530 Colonial Ave. , Pelham
  3:30 pm
• Teen Talk with Hope's Door
  Town of Pelham Public Library , 530 Colonial Ave. , Pelham
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• USING YOUR FREE TIME FOR YOUR FUTURE — THE BRONX WAY
  —Eterna Most people in the Bronx don’t fail because they’re lazy. They fail because they spend their free time surviving instead of building. But… (Nextdoor University Heights)
• UPDATE!!!
  He has been found Thank you. Missing since yesterday morning. (Nextdoor Silver Beach/Locust Point)

• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Bronx. Apply here.
• CUNY posted a job opening for Custodial Assistant -Physical Plant Services in Bronx. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bronx here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pelham

• Reclaiming Pelham's natural history: Dr. Eric Sanderson will discuss the ecological history of Pelham on January 8 at the Manor Club (pelhamexaminer.com)
• Pelham Seniors celebrate December birthdays (pelhamexaminer.com)
• Champ, Llewellyn face choices in disciplining teen arrested for robbery; must balance school safety with rights of adolescent (pelhamexaminer.com)

Yonkers

• Tree Lighting Ceremony Brings Yonkers Community Closer Together (yonkerstimes.com)
• Yonkers Partners in Education and AT&T Provide 230 Laptops to Students (yonkerstimes.com)
• Westchester Disabled On the Move to Host Workshop on In-Home Services for the Elderly and Disabled (patch.com)

Manhattan

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