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Prosecutors Hold Gun Violence Summit at Fordham University

By EMILY SAWAKED
  With June marking Gun Violence Awareness Month, Prosecutors Against Gun Violence (PAGV), in partnership with the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), held their annual conference for the first time in The Bronx, at Fordham University, in the jurisdiction and under the watchful eye of Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, co-chair of PAGV, alongside City Attorney for Columbus, Ohio Zach Klein.   This year’s summit was centered on community restoration and gun violence prevention. With callbacks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summit title was “Prosecutors and the Other Pandemic: Preventing Gun Violence, Restoring Communities.”   Prosecutors from around the country


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Health Check: Collaborating with the Community on Health & Wellness Education    

By CARLOS TEJADA
On a typical month, I get to connect with hundreds of people at churches, community centers, colleges, shelters and more as a community health specialist within Montefiore Hospital’s Office of Community and Population Health. One person I met at a community education event is Matthew Greco, events manager for Presbyterian Senior Services (PSS) Life! University.

Torres and PR Resident Commissioner Urge Biden Administration to Restore Electricity to PR

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (PR) sent a letter on Thursday, June 13, to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm regarding the current energy crisis in Puerto Rico. Torres represents a large section of The Bronx, stretching from the northwest to the south, including a large Puerto Rican community.  

The 24th Season of “Hoops in the Sun” Takes Place at Orchard Beach this Weekend, June 15-16

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Representatives for Hoops in the Sun Inc. (HITS), a leading community-based basketball program, say they are proud to bring the 24th season of “Roundball Classic Summer Tournaments,” to Orchard Beach Park on Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16, starting at noon on their sponsored courts in Orchard Beach Park. Organizers said the event features the best basketball talent from all ages and boroughs in New York City.  

Police Appeal for Help Identifying Man Sought in Groping Incident Aboard BX12 Bus

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection with a groping incident aboard a moving MTA bus in the confines of the 52nd Precinct which covers some or all of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights.

UPDATE Unity Democrats Allege “Dinowitz Democratic Team” Ran Political Campaign Out of Local Nonprofit 

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Local political organization, The Unity Democratic Club, is calling out the “Dinowitz Democratic Team,” a slate of candidates the club alleges were recruited and funded by local Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), for allegedly violating a long-standing congressional ban on [political] campaign activity by nonprofits, a law administered by the IRS. Early voting begins on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Girl Scouts Honor Vets Flagging Graves at Woodlawn Cemetery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In honor of Memorial Day, May 27, more than 70 local girl scouts and their parents joined dozens of volunteers as they participated in the annual ‘flagging of the graves’ at Woodlawn Cemetery. The volunteers spent the days leading up to Memorial Day placing American flags at the graves of more than 9,000 U.S. service members.