Bronx Parks Speak-Up Held at Lehman College

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

The 31st Bronx Parks Speak-Up event took place at Lehman College in Bedford Park on Saturday Feb. 22. Funded by the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) through a Con Edison environmental stewardship grant and held in conjunction with the Bronx Coalition of Parks and Green Spaces (BCPGS), the annual event draws various Bronx environmental organizations, parks groups, and residents together to discuss and learn how to preserve and make the most of the borough’s natural environment.

UPDATE Health Check: Healthy Eating Tips for Nutrition Month & Beyond

By CLAIRE GARON

Happy Nutrition Month! Healthy eating is among the best ways to prevent conditions like diabetes and heart disease and even lower the risk of cancer. It’s also the main way to maintain a healthy bodyweight or lose weight. Most people have better energy and moods when 1) they eat plenty of fruits, veggies, beans, whole grains, low-fat meat and fish, and 2) moderate their intake of sugar, salt, oils, refined grains, and highly processed foods.

Fordham Manor: Building Applications Filed with DOB for New 9-Story Building on East 194th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a 9-story residential building at 354 East 194th Street in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, according to reporting by YIMBY. Located between Marion Avenue and Decatur Avenue, the lot is near the Kingsbridge Road subway station, serviced by the B and D trains.

MTA Shares Bronx Weekend Subway Change Schedule

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The MTA shared some upates Friday, March 14, on weekend subway suspensions affecting The Bronx. Here are the changes happening this weekend, also viewable as a map: The 4 trains aren’t running between Woodlawn and 161st Street-Yankee Stadium. The 6 trains aren’t running between Pelham Bay Park and Hunts Point Avenue. Manhattan-bound 2 trains are running express from Wakefield-241st Street to East 180th Street, stopping only at Gun Hill Road, Keep scrolling for more details and for travel alternatives for stations that will be closed or skipped.

Three Sought for Bronx Robbery & Assault Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached media who they say are wanted in connection to a robbery pattern identified across Morris Heights and Fordham Heights.

Williamsbridge: Woman Sought for Groping Another Woman on White Plains Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the woman seen in the attached media who they say is wanted in connection with a sexual abuse incident that occurred in Williamsbridge last month.

Man, 27, Arrested for Hit & Run Collision Resulting in Death of Beloved Bronx Buccaneers “Coach D”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a multiple vehicle, hit and run, road incident in the East Bronx in which pedestrian and beloved volunteer Bronx football coach, Dwight “Coach D” Downer, was killed late last year.

UPDATE Hazmat Response Needed on Bainbridge Ave as 2025 Declared Fire Prevention Year

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were no reported injuries after a fire broke out in a 4-story, residential building in Fordham Manor on Wednesday afternoon, March 12, fire department officials said, adding that a hazmat unit was needed due to the discovery of a burning lithium-ion battery on site.

UPDATE Two Bike Thieves Sought in Bronx Theft Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NPYD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are wanted in connection to a pattern of theft identified across the 44th, 48th, and 52nd Precincts in Highbridge, Fordham Manor, Mt. Eden, West Farms and Tremont, in recent weeks.