UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Possibility of a Second Trump Presidency

By DAVID GREENE

With the recent win by former U.S. President Donald Trump in the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, and his projected win in the New Hampshire Republican Primary, this week we asked readers their thoughts on the possibility of a second Trump presidency.

Bedford Park: Three Sought for Armed Robbery of Fruit Seller

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached images and video who they say are sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park.

Neighborhood Notes: Snow Alert, Alternate Side Parking Suspension Extended & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Neighborhood Notes: Snow Alert, Alternate Side Parking Suspension Extended & More!

Kingsbridge: Man Sought following Store Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who they say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge.

Creston Pharmacy Plays Santa in Bedford Park

By DAVID GREENE

The owners and staff of Creston Pharmacy in Bedford Park spent one of the days leading up to Christmas donating their time, wrapping hundreds of free gifts, and handing them out to the neighborhood’s children.

Bainbridge Bakery Reopens after Devastating Fire

By DAVID GREENE

Three months after a devastating fire ripped through Norwood’s Bainbridge Avenue last October destroying a row of local stores, employees at the popular Bainbridge Bakery are back behind the counter and, once again, providing the community with their baked treats, the owners having opened a new store across the street from the original location.

UPDATE Former B.R.A.G. Cure Violence Interrupter Michael Rodriguez Sentenced to 10 Years

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Michael Rodriguez, 49, of local cure violence group, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), and a resident of Yonkers, has been sentenced in relation to drug related charges in Orange County. The sentencing was announced by Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler on Thursday, Jan. 4.

MPC Aims to See Small Businesses Thrive “Beyond Survival”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Around 130 people gathered at the New York Botanical Garden on Wednesday, Dec. 6, for a small business celebratory event hosted by Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC) called “Beyond Survival.”

Kingsbridge Heights Small Business Owners Being Pushed Out

By SÍLE MOLONEY

With a Jan. 18 deadline fast approaching for receipt of applications by the City of New York to a Request for Proposal (RFP) to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory in Kingsbridge Heights, supporters of 12 local small businesses located along nearby Jerome Avenue and East Kingsbridge Road held a rally on Thursday, Dec. 7, calling on the merchants’ landlord to renew the merchants’ leases, rather than sell to the soon-to-be selected developer or associate partner.