Wakefield: Two People Injured following Residential Fire, Five Households Assisted by Red Cross

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two people suffered minor injuries after a residential fire broke out in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, FDNY officials said.

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.”

Ocasio-Cortez Campaign Workers Ratify Strongest Union Contract Yet

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Workers for “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress” announced on June 10 the ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement. They said the wall-to-wall bargaining unit, represented by the Campaign Workers Guild (CWG), includes all non-managerial staff, including employees in part-time, hourly, and full-time roles.

The Late Sandra Pabon to be Honored with Street Co-Naming on Bainbridge Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic City Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) announced on June 20 that he successfully championed the upcoming co-naming of the intersection of E. 204th Street and Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood as “Sandra Pabon Way” in honor of the late Sandra Pabon who had served as the chaplain of the 49th Precinct Clergy Council, as well as Democratic District Leader and Democratic State Committee Woman in Assembly District 80. As reported, Pabon died in June 2023.

New Dementia Diagnosis May Help Address Diagnosis Inequity

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Montefiore Health System researchers announced in early June that it has created a three-fold improvement in diagnosing people with dementia, especially among Black and Hispanic/Latino patients.

Fordham Manor: Fire at 2690 Morris Avenue Results in One Minor Civilian Injury

By ASHLEY CASTILLO

One person was injured following a fire last month on Morris Avenue in Fordham Manor, officials from the fire department said.

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.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Celebrates Pride Month

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi held a celebration and march around the facility’s campus in Morris Park on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, with staff and patients of the public hospital participating in the event.

UPDATE Florida Man Gets 7 Years for Sex Offenses, Gun Possession, Says Hired to Kill Former BP Ruben Díaz Jr.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on July 2 that multiple top-prize winning tickets were sold for the July 1 TAKE 5 midday drawing, including one in The Bronx.