civil rights

Coalition Calls to Eliminate 5-Year Statute of Limitations for Human Trafficking Survivors to Press Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Coinciding with Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, Northwest Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), a Democrat, was among a coalition of elected officials, advocates, and survivors who joined Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr., on Jan. 18, to call on the New York State legislature to support survivors by eliminating the five-year statute of limitations for sex trafficking and child sex trafficking.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrated Across The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted a service honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 15, in partnership with News 12 The Bronx and Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1488 Reverend Dr. Fletcher C. Crawford Way in the Charlotte Gardens section of the borough.

AG James Announces Manslaughter Charges against NYPD Sergeant in Fatal Water Cooler Throw

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, that manslaughter charges were being brought against New York City Police Department (NYPD) Sgt. Erik Duran, 37, of Putnam County, following a police-involved operation, as reported, during which a water cooler was thrown at Bronx man, Eric Duprey, 30, in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx last August, resulting in his death.

Bronx Man Who Sexually Assaulted Three People in Inwood Gets 20 Years

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced on Wednesday, Jan. 17, the sentencing of Elvis Nina Pichardo, 43, from the The Bronx, to 20 years in state prison and 20 years of post-release supervision for sexually assaulting three people in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan in July 2021.

Bedford Park: Police Unable to Provide Details of “Warrant” Arrest

By DAVID GREENE
A pair of police officers from the 52nd Precinct made a 100-yard dash in record time in the Bedford Park neighborhood on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2023, eventually taking a young suspect into custody. However, the NYPD said the department was unable to provide any details of the arrest, when asked.