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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   JULY 17, 2026    |  The Indian Eye 16

              Mayor Mamdani Breaks Ground On $255 Million River

               Commons Development, Bringing 328 Affordable And

                                 Supportive Homes To The South Bronx

            229 homes will be reserved for low-income New Yorkers, including 98 supportive apartments

                                             for homeless NYC Health + Hospitals patients

            OUR BUREAU
            NEW YORK, NY
                   YC Mayor Zohran Kwame
                   Mamdani, NYC Health +
            NHospitals, the New York City
            Department  of  Housing  Preserva-
            tion and Development and develop-
            ment partners broke ground on River
            Commons, a $255 million mixed-use
            development that will bring 328 af-
            fordable and supportive homes, an
            expanded public health care center
            and  new  public green  space  to the
            South Bronx.

            Built on the campus of NYC
            Health + Hospitals/Gotham

            Health, Morrisania River Com-
                                              expanded health care services. This  supportive housing as well as addi-  the promise of the Jerome Avenue
            mons marks the first time NYC  is what government can accomplish  tional primary care space. We are  Neighborhood Plan, creating afford-
            Health + Hospitals has integrat-  when we bring people together to  deeply grateful to our partners in and  able housing, expanding access to
                                              meet New Yorkers’ needs.”
                                                                                out of government for making this  healthcare, and ensuring that long-
            ed a health care facility into a      “For many New Yorkers, hous-  shared purpose a reality.”        time  residents  can  benefit  from  the
            residential building on hospi-    ing and health are inseparable. Our   “Residents of the South Bronx  growth and development taking place
                                              Housing for Health initiative ad-  have long faced high barriers to qual-  in our borough. Bringing together
            tal property, bringing housing,  dresses a holistic set of New York-  ity healthcare and affordable hous-  affordable and supportive housing,
            health care and community ser-    ers’ needs, using our public land to  ing. River Commons is a remedy, and  healthcare services, and communi-
                                                                                this first-of-its-kind development is a  ty-based resources will help residents
                                              build housing, provide medical ser-
            vices together in one place.      vices, and ensure residents are able  model for what’s possible when we  build brighter futures and strengthen
                                              to thrive,” said Deputy Mayor for  think boldly about the intersection of  the health and well-being of our com-
                “New Yorkers deserve safe, af-  Housing and Planning Leila Bozorg.  housing and health,” said Dina Levy,  munities.
            fordable homes and the stability  “My thanks to the H+H, HPD, and  Commissioner of the Department of      Thank you to NYC Health +
            that  comes  with  them,”  said  Mayor  development teams for their work to  Housing Preservation & Develop-  Hospitals, Type A Projects, Bronx-
            Mamdani. “River Commons will de-  make River Commons a reality, and I  ment. “For more than 300 families,  Works, L+M Development Partners,
            liver 328 homes to the South Bronx,  look forward to delivering even more  this marks the beginning of a new  and all of our partners for helping
            with nearly 70% reserved for low-in-  Housing for Health projects across  life. Children who grow up here will  create healthier, more equitable
            come New Yorkers and 98 support-  the city as a part of our Block by  be able to focus on their homework  housing solutions where Bronx resi-
            ive apartments for homeless H+H  Block housing plan.”               without worrying about whether the  dents have the opportunity to thrive.”
            patients. By bringing affordable      “Housing is a powerful pre-   heat’s going to come on, or whether   “To improve the health of New
            housing, health care and community  scription for so many of our pa-  their parents will be able to make  Yorkers, NYC Health + Hospitals
            services together in one place, we’re  tients to support their health,” said  rent. I want to thank H+H, our de-  is always looking for innovative part-
            investing New Yorkers who deserve a  NYC  Health  +  Hospitals  President  velopment partners, and the dedicat-  nerships  that can leverage  City and
            chance to build a secure future.”  and CEO Mitchell Katz, MD. “Our  ed staff at HPD who have spent years  private resources and creativity,”
                “Our  city  is  confronting  both  a  Housing  for  Health  initiative  has  bringing River Commons to life.”  said Leora Jontef, Senior Assistant
            housing and health care crisis, made  placed nearly 2,000 patients experi-  “Housing is the foundation for  Vice President for Housing and Real
            even worse by federal attacks on the  encing homelessness into safe, stable  health, stability, and opportunity,  Estate at NYC Health + Hospitals.
            health care that New Yorkers rely  homes. NYC Health + Hospitals is  and a critical part of building stron-  “River Commons will do just that: it
            on,” said Deputy Mayor for Health  particularly proud to use our land to  ger, healthier  communities,”  said  will transform a parking lot into over
            and Human Services Dr. Helen Ar-  create more housing for our patients  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L.  300  new  affordable  and  supportive
            teaga. “Despite these threats, the  and our community. River Commons  Gibson. “River Commons is a trans-  homes while also expanding and im-
            Mamdani Administration is creating  will be one of our largest housing  formative investment in the South  proving spaces for care delivery for
            deeply affordable homes alongside  projects in years, with affordable and  Bronx and a powerful example of  the larger community.”

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