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Chair urges action for Wallace Avenue fire victims as city rolls out 'Back Home Unit'

Housing and Land Use Committee · April 17, 2026
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Summary

At the April 16 Housing and Land Use Committee meeting in Bronx County/City, Chair Richard Reynoso said the committee will keep the Wallace Avenue/Ross Avenue fire-victims item on every agenda while pushing elected officials for a rehousing plan; the administration described a new 'Back Home Unit' and provided intake contact information.

The Housing and Land Use Committee met April 16 and pressed for concrete rehousing steps for tenants displaced by the Wallace/Ross Avenue fire. Chair Richard Reynoso said the committee sent letters to elected officials and that he will "put this thing on the agenda every single month until we get some sort of clarity on next steps." He asked committee members to press elected representatives at the full board meeting next Thursday to record their plans.

The administration has launched a new Back Home Unit…

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