Police Step Up Presence on Rosh Hashanah

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police were seen stationed outside the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center at 3880 Sedgwick Avenue in Van Cortlandt Village on Wednesday, Oct. 2, while inside congregants presumably celebrated the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, marking the new year in Judaism.

UPDATE Belmont: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as Affordable for Units at 773 Grote Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) recently launched a housing lottery described as affordable for units at 773 Grote Street, an 8-story, residential building in the Belmont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Fordham Manor: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as Affordable for Units at 368-372 East 194th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) recently launched a housing lottery described as affordable for units at 368-372 East 194th Street, one 5-story, ten-unit building and one five-story, eight-unit residential building in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

No Trash, Curbside Compost or Recycling Collection on Monday, Oct. 14

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has announced that there will be no trash, curbside compost, or recycling collection on Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Monday Oct. 14.

Morris Heights: Person Shot in Buttocks amid Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are sought in connection with an attempted robbery that occurred in Morris Heights.

Bronx CB7 Members Warned over Attendance Records at September Board Meeting

By ARIEL PACHECO

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) board members voted to approve the only motion tabled at their first board meeting to be held since June, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Sister Annuciata Bethell Senior Center in Bedford Park.

Spuyten Duyvil: Two Sought for Robbery of FedEx Worker

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said that on Monday, Sept. 30, at around 5.10 p.m. in front of 2395 Palisade Avenue, a 54-year-old male FedEx worker was delivering a package when two unidentified individuals approached him.

Advocates Call for Action after Bronx Woman Held on Rikers Dies from Suspected Scarlet Fever

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY

Community members, elected officials, and advocates held a rally in front of the federal courthouse building in Foley Square in Manhattan on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to demand action and decry the current state of jails across the city, including on Rikers Island.

COVE Block Party Returns in Tribute to Lyn Pyle

By DAVID GREENE

The Community Organized with a Vision of Excellence (COVE) and “Dare to Revitalize Education through Arts” (DREAM), two local Norwood-based nonprofits that merged in 2017, held their first block party in 10 years in Norwood on Saturday, Aug. 10. It was an occasion for both groups to honor DREAM founding member, longtime community activist, and Norwood resident, Lyn Pyle, who, as reported, died on Oct. 13, 2023, aged 83.