Kingsbridge BID
director responds to
request for its expansion
FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF THE BRONX
Docket No. NN-17919-22-18
In the Matter of
ANTWINE/HACKNEY CHILDREN
A Child(ren) Under Eighteen Years Alleged to be Neglected by
RENE ANTWINE aka RENE HACKNEY/EDDIE NIEVES aka EDWIN NIEVES
Respondent(s)
NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF
YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE
MOST RECENT 22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A
PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP
AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION. IN
SOME CASES, THE AGENCY MAY FILE BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. IF
SEVERE OR REPEATED CHILD ABUSE IS PROVEN BY CLEAN AND CONVINCING
EVIDENCE, THIS FINDING MAY CONSTITUTE THE BASIS TO TERMINATE YOUR
PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO
THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION.
TO: EDDIE NIEVES aka EDWIN NIEVES
A petition under ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT having been filed with this Court
alleging that the above-named child(ren) is a neglected child(ren), a copy of said petition being
annexed hereto:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, New
York 10451, Part 10, on AUGUST 27th, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. oʼclock of said day to answer the
petition and to show cause why said child(ren) should not be adjudicated to be a neglected
child(re) and why you should not be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 10 of
the FAMILY COURT ACT and why an order of support under Section 235 of the FAMILY COURT
ACT should not be made if the final disposition is an order of placement.
On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
FURTHER NOTICE: Family Court Act §154 (c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Articles
4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a
violation of an order of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a
Respondent who is not a resident or domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for
obtaining personal jurisdiction over the Respondent exist aside from the application of this
provision, the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the respondent is limited to the issue of the
request for, or alleged violation of the order of protection. Where the Respondent has been served
with this summons and petition and does not appear, the Family Court may proceed to a hearing
with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection.
STEPHEN G. BYRNES
CLERK OF THE FAMILY COURT
Dated: June 18, 2019
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J 30 ULY 19-25, 2019 BTR
Conditions like these, which include trash on the street near West 238th Street and Broadway,
may illustrate why an argument is being advanced to expand the Kingsbridge Business
Improvement District. Photo courtesy of Robert Walsh
FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF THE BRONX
Docket No. NN-27807/18
In the Matter of
RAMZI RAMZI
A Child(ren) Under Eighteen Years Alleged to be Neglected by
ZAHIRA RAMZI
Respondent(s)
NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF
YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE
MOST RECENT 22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A
PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP
AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION. IN
SOME CASES, THE AGENCY MAY FILE BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. IF
SEVERE OR REPEATED CHILD ABUSE IS PROVEN BY CLEAN AND CONVINCING
EVIDENCE, THIS FINDING MAY CONSTITUTE THE BASIS TO TERMINATE YOUR
PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO
THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION.
TO: Zahira Ramzi
A petition under ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT having been filed with this Court
alleging that the above-named child(ren) is a neglected child(ren), a copy of said petition being
annexed hereto:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, New
York 10451, Part 99, on AUGUST 5th, 2019 at 9:00 oʼclock in the fore noon of said day to
answer the petition and to show cause why said child(ren) should not be adjudicated to be a
neglected child(re) and why you should not be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of
ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT and why an order of support under Section 235 of the
FAMILY COURT ACT should not be made if the final disposition is an order of placement.
On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
FURTHER NOTICE: Family Court Act §154 (c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Articles
4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a
violation of an order of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a
Respondent who is not a resident or domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for
obtaining personal jurisdiction over the Respondent exist aside from the application of this
provision, the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the respondent is limited to the issue of the
request for, or alleged violation of the order of protection. Where the Respondent has been served
with this summons and petition and does not appear, the Family Court may proceed to a hearing
with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection.
STEPHEN G. BYRNES
CLERK OF THE FAMILY COURT
Dated: June 28, 2019
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
A Bronx business improvement
district responded affi rmatively to a
radio commentator who thinks that its
boundaries should be enlarged.
Rob Walsh, a former commissioner
of the NYC Department of Small Business
Services for 12 years, used his
1010 WINS radio segment on small enterprise
to call for the expansion of the
Kingsbridge Business Improvement
District.
On a recent segment of his show,
‘The Bottom Line for Small Business,’
Walsh recommended that the Kingsbridge
BID enlarge its service area.
Walsh stated that visitors to West
238th Street, which is outside the BID
zone, could then shop in a thriving
commercial corridor. The area’s appeal
is now hampered by unsightly trash.
He said that the Kingsbridge BID
was asked to expand the BID service
area a couple of blocks north a year
ago, but haven’t taken any action.
BIDs typically offer enhanced sanitation
services in addition to what is
provided by the city.
Katherine Broihier, executive director
of the Kingsbridge BID, said
that the BID’s board is exploring the
option of expansion, not only along
Broadway to West 238th Street from
its current boundary at West 236th
Street but also elsewhere.
Based on her understanding, Broihier
said that she believes Walsh would
like to see the BID expand up along
Broadway from its current boundary
to West 238th Street, and then onto the
street itself, where there are a mixture
of residences and commercial establishments.
It is true that if the BID were to expand,
services like increased sanitation
and street decoration would follow,
she noted.
But the expansion would pose other
issues, she said, because residences
and non-profi t institutions don’t pay
assessment fees to support the BID like
commercial business property owners
do. There are residential buildings
along West 238th Street.
Additionally, she said the area between
West 236th Street and West
238th Street contains more industrial
oriented businesses that may not be
interested in the ‘curb appeal’ of their
properties.
“Being that (Kingsbridge) is a
small BID…this is going to be something
that is going to be chewed on for
a number of months before any decision
is made,” she said, adding if the
board were to look at expansion, East
233rd Street might be more feasible.
In addition to being a radio commentator,
a Manhattan College press
release from July 2018 announced that
Walsh was appointed as senior advisor
for strategic partnerships for the
college, which is located a few blocks
to the north of the BID service area on
Manhattan College Parkway.