Business

Seeking Answers to Latest Bainbridge Commercial Fire, Community is Largely Stonewalled

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAVID GREENE & ARIEL PACHECO 
Ever since arson was confirmed by the NYPD as being the cause of the 4-alarm, nonfatal commercial fire that ripped through seven small businesses on Bainbridge Avenue by East 204th / East 205th Street in Norwood in October 2023, the affected small business owners, their employees, patrons, and local residents have all been anxiously waiting to hear what is to become of the now demolished and formerly condemned site. Amid rumors that the site has been sold, their patience is waning.

As “Charged Lemonade” Removed from Some Menus amid Health Concerns, Read on to Check for Caffeine Levels in Different Products

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following various media reports on Tuesday, May 7, that the Panera Bread restaurant chain is discontinuing its offering of “Charged Lemonade,” a caffeinated beverage, from its menu, following multiple lawsuits and causing a public relations nightmare for the company, consumers may want to know more about how they can find out what the amounts of caffeine are in various other caffeinated beverages.

UPDATE Olinville: Taxi Association Offers Cash Reward for Info on Man Sought for Shooting at Cab

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers (NYSFTD) has offered a cash reward for information on the identity of a gunman who allegedly shot at a cab driver’s vehicle several times following a dispute. As reported, the New York City Police Department had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection with the shooting that they said occurred in the Olinville section of The Bronx in early May. NYSFTD have previously highlighted the dangers posed to cab drivers in The Bronx amid a slew of recent carjackings. 

South Bronx: Gibson Delivers 2nd State of the Borough Address at Cardinal Hayes High School

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson delivered her 2nd Annual State of the Borough Address at Cardinal Hayes High School in the auditorium named after Bronx legend and Bronx Walk of Fame inductee Regis Philbin, on April 18, 2024. The borough president outlined major accomplishments that include an investment of over $35 million in education and over $8.9 million in capital allocations to public and private health facilities. 

UPDATE Longwood: Pitbull Kills Owner inside Home One Week after Pitbull Concerns Escalated by Cat Rescue Group

By DAVID GREENE, ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY
Just over one week after an animal rescue group shocked Bronxites with a report that alleged, organized dogfighting and animal cruelty, including the mauling of stray cats by pitbulls, was taking place at a NYCHA complex in The Bronx, a Bronx pitbull owner is dead following a fatal attack by a pitbull inside his apartment in the Longwood section of The Bronx. Arriving police officers shot and killed the dog during the attack, but the still-unidentified victim could not be saved and died later at St. Barnabas Hospital.