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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...

Man Found Strangled Deemed Homicide in Bronx

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 11, 2022 



BRONX - The discovery of a body inside a Bronx apartment has been designated a homicide and the victim’s girlfriend has been charged with murder. 



Tonichelle Harvey, 30, has been charged with murder and manslaughter of her boyfriend, whose name police have not released. 




Police discovered the body of the 24-year-old while responding to a report of an unconscious male at 616 East 139 Street in Mott Haven. 


Cops found the body lying face down on the bed with bruising to the neck area. Harvey was in the apartment when police arrived. She was then taken into custody. 




Neighbors said they had witnessed the couple arguing on several occasions.


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