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UPDATE Bedford Park: Gas Rupture at 379 Bedford Park Blvd Results in 5 Minor Injuries, Gas Outages

By SÍLE MOLONEY, MIRIAM QUIÑONES & DAVID GREENE
Five people incurred minor injuries, according to FDNY officials, after a major emergency services response to a gas rupture was witnessed by residents at 379 Bedford Park Boulevard between Decatur Avenue and Webster Avenue in Bedford Park on Sunday, Sept. 22. Some gas outages are ongoing as a result and Con Ed said they were and will continue to be working to restore service to the affected residents and businesses throughout Sunday, overnight on Sunday, and into Monday.

Bedford Park: Two Sought for Commercial Burglary

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos and video who they say are wanted in connection with a burglary that occurred in Bedford Park.

Op-Ed: Historic Ruling for People with Disabilities 

By REGINA MARTINEZ-ESTELA
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made disability rights history, releasing a highly anticipated final rule implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which will prove to be a powerful tool in fighting discrimination based on disability in healthcare and human services. It is significant news, especially after more than 40 years of advocacy by the disability community to secure greater protections.

Elections 2024: Bronx LGBTQ+ Community Voices Opinion on Prospect of Trump Presidency

By SHERICA DALEY
In Election 2024, based on polling data and supporting policies important to the LGBTQ+ community, Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden shows a leg up on former U.S. President and Republican presidential nominee for 2024, Donald Trump, with LGTBQ+ voters. “LGTBQ+ voters are key in the 2024 Election,” said Kelley Robinson, president of The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ+ right groups in the United States. “We’re going to be the deciding factor.”

B.R.A.G. Senior VP David Caba Honored as Trailblazer

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Cure violence interrupters, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), announced in late May that City & State publication recognized David Caba, senior vice president with Good Shepherd Services, the nonprofit which runs the B.R.A.G. program, on its Nonprofit Trailblazers list. “Thank you for all of your hard work!” B.R.A.G. members wrote in response to the news.