Councilmember Kevin Riley is the guest on BronxTalk this week. The chair of the council's Land Use Committee talks with host Gary Axelbank about a plan to develop new housing in his own district, an overdevelopment crisis in Van Cortlandt Village, important programs for Bronx youth, the mayor and the city's budget, and more.

Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of the Bronx, featuring Bronx education, crime and policing, politics, health care, youth services, domestic violence, housing, economic development, arts and entertainment, quality of life, and many other vital Bronx issues.

Fordham Preparatory School and the nonprofit Part of the Solution (POTS) were awarded the 2026 Partnership Impact Award by the Mayoral Service Recognition Program for raising $142,000 in food and donations for Bronx families. Part of the Solution Executive Director, Christina Hanson and City of New York Chief Service Officer, Laura Rog, share on this week's BronxTalk how the two institutions collaborated to establish a powerful model for community organizations working together to address the urgent needs of local residents.

Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of the Bronx, featuring Bronx education, crime and policing, politics, health care, youth services, domestic violence, housing, economic development, arts and entertainment, quality of life, and many other vital Bronx issues.

The Bronx Community Foundation held its 2026 Day of Collective Action and Giving, where it distributed 200 new laptops to children who need them and more than $100,000 for organizations that provide important services to the borough. The Bronx Community Foundation’s new Executive Director, Latoya Williams-Belfort, talks on this week's Bronxtalk about the digital divide, their Day of Action, and what their focus on equity means for the Bronx.

Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of the Bronx, featuring Bronx education, crime and policing, politics, health care, youth services, domestic violence, housing, economic development, arts and entertainment, quality of life, and many other vital Bronx issues.