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Armory Group Wants Project Role

Buoyed by a commitment to ensure that a redeveloped Kingsbridge Armory will anchor the community, hundreds of local residents crowded into the Fordham Manor Reform Church Oct. 27 before marching around the landmark fortress in a cold, driving rain.

The rally could be described as a warning shot across the bow for the developer, which the city should choose in the coming weeks.

A banner on the side of a truck expressed the rally participants’ objective in stark terms: “Developer: Negotiate with KARA.”

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Wage Battle Looms at Armory

The mall and recreation complex coming to the Kingsbridge Armory will undoubtedly host well-known retail stores and provide more goods to local shoppers, but it is unclear if this kind of new business will provide good jobs for Bronx workers.

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