Norwood Man Charged in 9/11 Memorial Rose Theft

By DAVID GREENE

A Norwood man has been arrested and charged with stealing a gold-plated rose from a 9/11 memorial site located inside a Manhattan church.

Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition Goes Bronxwide on 50th Anniversary

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY

At its 50th anniversary gala held at Manhattan College in Fieldston on Friday, Oct. 18, the Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) marked the end of an era, announcing its merger with the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI), a partnership that will expand the two group’s collective reach across the entire borough.

UPDATE Norwood: Man Found Deceased outside the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

A man was discovered deceased outside the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) in Norwood on the day after Thanksgiving.

NYBG Premieres Holiday Train Show

By ARIEL PACHECO

Ahead of the festive season, The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) premiered, on Nov. 12, its annual Holiday Train Show, a winter wonderland exhibit of miniature trains riding around miniature replicas of some of New York City’s most iconic landmarks.

NY Lottery: Top Prize Winning Take-5 Ticket Sold in Kingsbridge Heights

By SÍLE MOLONEY

It was an extra special Thanksgiving for one lucky Bronxite as The New York Lottery announced on Thursday, Nov. 28, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Nov 27 Take 5 evening drawing in Kingsbridge Heights. Officials said the prize-winning ticket, worth $35,033, was sold at 1 Deli Bronx LLC, located at 2897 Sedgwick Avenue.

Olinville: Marcus Garvey Square Unveiled

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Huddled under raingear, tents, and umbrellas, a proud group of Bronx residents gathered in Olinville under the East Gun Hill Road elevated subway tracks and the day’s drizzle on Friday, Nov. 22, to see a long campaign by community activists come to fruition with the renaming of Williamsbridge Square as Marcus Garvey Square.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Early Cabinet Picks in the Next Trump Administration

By SÍLE MOLONEY

This week, we asked readers their opinion on the nominations of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, an election results denier for the role of U.S. Attorney General, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an anti-vaxxer as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

UPDATE Morris Heights: DOB Releases Investigation Findings Report into Partial Building Collapse at 1915 Billingsley Terrace

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Jimmy Oddo announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26, the release of the city’s investigation report into a major structural partial building collapse that occurred at 1915 Billingsley Terrace, in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx on December 11, 2023, forcing over 150 tenants to lose their homes.