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Landlord of Burned Bronx Building Sued to Stop Heat Monitoring

  Hundreds of tenants were displaced after a fire ripped through the top floor of 2910 Wallace Ave. in The Bronx, Jan. 14, 2025.  Credit:  Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Ved Parkash had 10 properties put in a city housing agency program to track temperatures in chronically cold apartments. One just caught fire, leaving more than 250 homeless.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Samantha Maldonado ,  Mia Hollie , and  Jonathan Custodio BRONX - The landlord whose Bronx building burned in a five-alarm fire Friday fought the city’s housing agency in court last year in an unsuccessful bid to exit a city program that requires monitoring for landlords with chronic heat complaints. Landlord Ved Parkash owns 2910 Wallace Avenue, a now burnt-out 98-unit apartment building in the Allerton neighborhood of The Bronx, just east of the New York Botanical Garden. That apartment building, along with nine others ...
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Santa Joins Yankees in Handing Out Gifts to Bronx Children

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BRONX - Yankee Stadium’s Great Hall once again transformed into the North Pole when the New York Yankees hosted the 13th annual Winter Wonderland December 16 at 3:30 p.m. with Yankees Manager Aaron Boone greeting children and helping them select their holiday gift.


Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal, Yankees General Partner, hands out toys to children at Yankee Stadium. -Photo by New York Yankees






The event treated several thousand local young people to a holiday extravaganza complete with holiday decorations, festive music, food and drink, Santa Claus handing out gifts, and caroling by the Renaissance Youth Center Choir. Each child in attendance had the opportunity to choose a holiday gift.


Aaron Boone, Yankees Manager-Photo by New York Yankees





For the fifth consecutive year, the Yankees have partnered with Walmart for Winter Wonderland. A global retailer recognized for its community excellence, Walmart has provided a toy for every child, ensuring every attendee has an experience to remember.





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