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PEEKABOO BLINDS? $1 Million bathroom at Joyce Kilmer Park leaves users exposed with open louvers

The new Portland Loo bathroom at Joyce Kilmer Park has opened at a cost of $1 million as seen in this. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice   August 13, 2025 BRONX - The Parks Department has announced a new pilot program where five new public bathrooms will open across the city. The one Bronx bathroom at Joyce Kilmer Park has opened to mixed reviews—especially after residents learned of the $1 million price tag and patrons could be observed by sickos from outside the bathroom. On July 1, Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa announced the installation of five new “Portland Loos” at a cost of $6 million as part of the “ We Outside Summer ” pilot program. A press release about the new program states that the bathrooms “get built faster and for a fraction of the cost.” The Adams Administration plans to spend $150 million in the construction of 46 new bathrooms and renovating 36 existing ba...

Teen Mugged at Fordham Train Station



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 29, 2022 


BRONX - A Bronx teen was robbed of a his chain when a mugger threatened to stab him on the Fordham train platform. 




The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect.  




At around 10:50 pm on September 5, the 17-year-old was at the Fordham station for the Number 4 train when a man came up to him and ripped his chain off his neck. The attacker threatened to stab him if he fought back.


The mugger then fled on a southbound Number 4 train.

 



Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.





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