Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on College Protests over Israel–Hamas War

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers for their thoughts on the current protests taking place at colleges across the country regarding the Israel–Hamas war.

MTA Approves Metro North Discounts for The Bronx & Queens

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Some good news for commuters was announced on Tuesday, April 30, with the MTA board approving some pilot programs to make public transit a more attractive option ahead of congestion pricing going live in June. Agency officials announced they will offer a 10% reduction on the price of monthly commuter rail tickets within New York City and will also increase service frequency on six popular express bus routes from Brooklyn and Staten Island to the Congestion Relief Zone in Manhattan.

UPDATE Torres Joins Congressional Colleagues to Introduce the Health Affordable Housing Act

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced new legislation, the Health Affordable Housing Act, alongside Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) on Tuesday, April 30.

Kingsbridge Vicinity: Police Appeal to Public for Help Identifying Two in Bronx Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they say is sought in connection to a robbery pattern identified across the 50th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Riverdale, Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.

Bronx River Parkway: 30-Year-Old Woman Dies following Car Accident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 30-year-old woman has died following a motor vehicle collision on the Bronx River Parkway, police said.

Former Bronx Female Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Grace Rosa Baez, a former Bronx NYPD police officer, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, April 16, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and para-fluorofentanyl, before U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote, federal prosecutors said.

Claremont: Bronx Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Two Men in Retaliatory Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, April 16, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting two men and wounding another inside a building hallway in Claremont, in retaliation for the killing of his uncle in the summer of 2020.

Bronx Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Child & Receipt & Possession of Child Pornography

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man has been charged in federal court with the sexual exploitation of a child and the recept and possession of child pornography, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

SSB/DOB Urge Construction Workers Cheated by Valor Consulting to Sign Up for Free Safety Training

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Small Businesses Services (SBS) is urging more than 17,000 active, construction workers to apply to SBS’s no-cost training program after their site safety training (SST) cards issued by Valor Consulting were deactivated following the revocation of the company’s status as a city-approved, safety training course provider. Those who apply will receive new replacement cards instead.

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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on College Protests over Israel–Hamas War

MTA Approves Metro North Discounts for The Bronx & Queens

UPDATE Torres Joins Congressional Colleagues to Introduce the Health Affordable Housing Act

Kingsbridge Vicinity: Police Appeal to Public for Help Identifying Two in Bronx Robbery Pattern

Bronx River Parkway: 30-Year-Old Woman Dies following Car Accident

Former Bronx Female Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution

Claremont: Bronx Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Two Men in Retaliatory Shooting

Bronx Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Child & Receipt & Possession of Child Pornography

SSB/DOB Urge Construction Workers Cheated by Valor Consulting to Sign Up for Free Safety Training