JLL selected to sell 3041 Webster Avenue
Ariel view of 3041 Webster Avenue. Photo courtesy of JLL
JLL Capital Markets has been selected
to exclusively market 3041 Webster
Avenue. The 15,000-square-foot
site is located in the heart of the Norwood
neighborhood of the north Bronx.
The owner of the former Sam’s Floor
Coverings is asking $6.5 million for the
property.
The site offers an 85,000-buildable
square-foot development opportunity
that currently houses a vacant
15,000-square-foot, two-story commercial
fi reproof warehouse, which was
formerly a carpet retail operation. 3041
Webster Avenue is located in an inclusionary
housing zone and benefi ts from
R7D/C2-4 zoning.
The property lies on the west side
of Webster Avenue and is just north of
Mosholu Parkway, which intersects with
Grand Concourse and offers easy access
to the Bronx River Parkway. The
site is also located within walking distance
of the B and D subway lines and
the Botanical Gardens Metro North train
line. Environmental reports, the property
survey and blueprints of 3041 Webster
Avenue are all available upon request.
The JLL Capital Markets professionals
handling the sale and marketing of
3041 Webster Avenue include managing
director Karl Brumback and associates
Brian Streilein and Eric Teifen.
For more news, videos and research
resources on JLL, visit the fi rm’s U.S.
media center Web page: U.S. newsroom.
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Bronxite Adrian Cacho, 22, has been
accepted into the Peace Corps and will
depart for Ecuador on Sunday, January
12, 2020, to begin training as a Teaching
English as a Foreign Language Volunteer.
Cacho is the son of Rosa Martinez
and Alex Cacho of the Bronx and
a graduate of the Fordham Preparatory
School. He attended College of the Holy
Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts,
where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in
international studies, with a minor in anthropology
in 2019.
During the fi rst three months of his
service, Cacho will live with a host family
in Ecuador to become fully immersed in
the country’s language and culture. After
acquiring the necessary skills to assist
his community, Cacho will be sworn into
service and assigned to a community in
Ecuador, where he will live and work for
two years with the local people.
Cacho will work in cooperation with
the local people and partner organizations
on sustainable, community-based
development projects that improve the
lives of people in Ecuador and help Cacho
develop leadership, technical and
cross-cultural skills that will give him
a competitive edge when he returns
home. Peace Corps volunteers return
from service as global citizens well-positioned
for professional opportunities in
today’s global job market.
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Building Skills New York, a non-profi t
that connects underserved New Yorkers
with good-paying jobs on local construction
sites, announced that it has secured
335 job placements since the start of
2019. This represents an increase of
more than 42 percent over the number
of placements secured during 2018.
BSNY’s growing number of worker
placements is largely attributed to a
more robust worker pipeline, driven by
strong referrals from workforce development
partners and BSNY’s increasingly
effi cient jobseeker intake process.
Improved effi ciency in referrals, worker
screening and intake has resulted in a
rising jobseeker acceptance rate – up
16 percent compared to 55 percent in
2018. During 2019, BSNY has added
over 1,000 job candidates to its worker
pipeline, all of whom have either been
placed in or are in the process of being
placed in local construction jobs.
In 2019, BSNY also facilitated a signifi
cant number of Site Safety Trainings
to ensure prospective workers were up
to date on New York City’s new safety
requirements. Together with a variety of
city-wide partners BSNY provided 246
OSHA-30 trainings and 55 10-Hour trainings,
for a total of 311 free trainings.
Building Skills is dedicated to providing
construction jobs and trainings to
typically underemployed, minority New
Yorkers. In 2019, 97 percent of workers
placed by BSNY identify as Black or
Latino. These placements and trainings
help New Yorkers revitalize their neighborhoods
and get on a path to long-term
success for themselves and their families.
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NYC Department of Citywide Administrative
Services (DCAS) announced
that applications are open for the 2020
Urban Fellows Program. The program,
open to recent college graduates, is a
nine-month government fellowship that
exposes fellows to urban issues impacting
public policy and decision-making in
New York City. The program combines
work in mayoral offi ces and City agencies
with volunteer service opportunities
and a seminar series.
Urban Fellows come from diverse
backgrounds and learn fi rsthand how
to create systemic change and help
strengthen local government. Areas of
policy learning include economic development,
environmental health and sustainability,
the criminal justice system,
and education.
This highly competitive program includes
a hands-on learning approach to
public policy. Participants learn directly
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from City offi cials and senior leaders
and are also provided the opportunity
to work on City initiatives. The Urban
Fellows Program fi rst began in 1969.
Alumni are found in leadership positions
throughout government, as well as the
private and non-profi t sectors. Mayor Bill
de Blasio is among the program’s notable
alumni.
Program participants receive a stipend
and health insurance coverage for
the duration of the fellowship.
The fellowship begins on September
8, 2020 and ends May 14, 2021. Applications
are due by Monday, January 13,
2020.
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Stop by picturesque City Island and
enjoy the exciting programs offered at
the PSS City Island Center, which is
located at 116 City Island Avenue, Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Experience the exercise classes from
gentle Yoga Stretch, Balance Class, Arthritis
Workshop and Tai Chi as well as
the vigorous Fit For Life and Cardio Fit.
They also offer acrylic painting, calligraphy,
health presentations, blood pressure
monitoring, gardening exchange,
singing group and parties. Lunch is
served from noon to 1 p.m. suggested
donation is $2. The center participants
go on shopping trips every day; i.e.
Shop Rite, Dollar Tree, Target, Kmart,
as well as theatre excursions, special
trips, special luncheons and more. It’s
free to become a member, but you must
be 60 years of age or above.
Special Events: New Zumba class
Fridays at 9:15 a.m., starting December
27; Financial Education Workshops:
Money Made Simple, coming in January
on Fridays at 1 p.m., starting January
24.
For more information contact Patty at
(718) 885-0727 or email pattis@pssusa.
org for their monthly calendar.
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Do you need help getting to and from
your medical appointments? Transportation
services are available to seniors
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
in community districts 9, 10, 11 and 12.
The program provides door-to-door service
for all medical appointments. Their
drivers are courteous and professional;
and their vehicles are clean and handicap
accessible, including wheelchair
lifts.
For further information, contact Mildred
Cardona, program director of the
R.A.I.N. Transportation Program, at
(718) 882-8513.
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The New York Yankees Community
Council will provide a $750.00 stipend
to fi ve deserving students nominated
by Community Board 10 to receive
the Youth Leadership Award. Applicants
must have performed 50 hours of leadership/
volunteer work as a tutor, mentor,
community unity developer, and/or
as an advocate against violence or substance
abuse in their community.
CB 10 is seeking high school seniors
who reside in the CB 10 service
area and meet the service requirements
above.
Applicants should complete and submit
an application with a resume stating
the applicant’s: name, address, education,
voluntary and/or extracurricular activities,
work experience, awards, etc., to
CB 10 via mail, email (bx10@cb.nyc.gov),
or by hand (3165 East Tremont Avenue,
Bronx, New York 10461), by Wednesday,
January 22, 2020, at 5 p.m.
Application forms can be downloaded
from the board website, www.
nyc.gov/bronxcb10, under Announcements,
or requested by contacting the
board offi ce at (718) 892 1161.
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The New York State Nurses Association
announces that longtime NYSNA
treasurer and Staten Island nurse,
Pat Kane, RN, will assume the role of
executive director of the 43,000-member
union on December 20, 2019.
Kane was a lead architect in building
the movement that changed NYSNA into
a powerful union. She was a leader in
developing a strategic plan based upon
rank and fi le empowerment that’s been
pivotal to NYSNA’s successful contract
campaigns. Her leadership on issues of
safe staffi ng, climate justice and guaranteed
universal healthcare made her
the unanimous choice to be named NYSNA’s
new executive director.
She has worked closely with Jill Furillo
throughout Furillo’s tenure in partnership
with the NYSNA Board of Directors
and NYSNA’s members and
especially since Furillo announced last
September that she would be retiring.
Kane worked as a nurse for three
decades, including in the OR at Staten
Island University Hospital/Northwell
Health.
In the wake of Super Storm Sandy,
Pat was a leader in protecting the public’s
health. She also worked on the
Task Force for Youth Substance Abuse,
helping Staten Island communities address
the opioid epidemic in the lives of
teenagers.
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During January, Concerns of Police
Survivors (COPS) is hosting blood
drives in honor of offi cers killed in the
line of duty. The Bronx blood drives will
be held on Tuesday, January 21, 1 to 7
p.m., at the 49th Precinct, 2121 Eastchester
Road; Tuesday, January 21,
11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the 52nd Precinct,
3016 Webster Avenue; and Thursday,
January 30, 10 a.. to 4 p.m. at the
43rd Precinct, 900 Fteley Avenue.
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