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Salamanca Secures Spot on Democratic Ballot for Election as Bronx BP

By SÍLE MOLONEY
City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. (C.D. 17) announced on Wednesday, April 2, that he has submitted over 11,000 petition signatures to NYC Board of Elections to officially qualify for the ballot in the upcoming Democratic primary race for Bronx borough president which takes place in June 2025.

NY Lottery: One Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the April 4 TAKE 5 midday drawing at Three Star Candy Store  located at 1673 Metropolitan Avenue in the Parkchester section of The Bronx, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $20,703.

UPDATE Court Extends Temporary Stop on State Homecare Program Transition as Advocates Hold Rally

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Advocates for older and disabled New Yorkers and their caregivers reacted on Friday, April 4, to a same day federal court ruling which has extended a temporary halt to a controversial, 3-month transition by NYS Department of Health (DOH) of its home care program to a new single, statewide financial intermediary (FI), in place of around 600 individual FIs. The deadline by which program participants (consumers and workers) were due to transition to the new FI was April 1, with the transition having started in early January, but there is at least some evidence that suggests it was not going as smoothly as anticipated.   

Marble Hill: Person Sought for Robbery of 35-Year-Old Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed New Yorkers on Wednesday, April 2, reacting to news that Judge Dale E. Ho of the Federal District Court in The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in Marble Hill. 

Mayor Addresses New Yorkers after DOJ Dismisses Definitively Bribery & Other Charges Brought Against Him

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed New Yorkers on Wednesday, April 2, reacting to news that Judge Dale E. Ho of the Federal District Court in Manhattan has dismissed “with prejudice,” on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, the bribery and corruption charges brought against the mayor in September 2024, following a November 2023 federal probe into his campaign finances relating to his 2021 mayoral election campaign. On Thursday, April 3, the mayor announced he had dropped out of the upcoming Democratic mayoral primary and is now running as an independent, as reported by Politico.