Community

Primaries 2024: District Leader Yves Filius Withdraws from 77th Assembly District Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY
District leader in the 77th assembly district, Yves Filius, announced on Jan. 18 that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the role of assembly member in the 77th assembly district in the upcoming June Primary, a position made vacant, as reported, due to the sudden resignation of former Assembly Member Latoya Joyner earlier this month. 

UPDATE Primaries 2024: Bronx Dems Announce Landon Dais as Nominee for A.D. 77 Seat in Feb. 13 Special Election

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Landon Dais was announced as the Democratic nominee for Assembly District 77 at the Bronx County Committee meeting of the 77th Assembly District held on Jan. 18, according to the Bronx Democratic Party. The committee announced that the duly elected committee members voted unanimously to nominate Dais for the seat, vacated when, as reported, former Assembly Member Latoya Joyner announced her surprise resignation on Jan. 4. 

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.