Culture

Mayor, Council Speaker Strike Deal on $112.4 Billion Balanced FY 2025 Budget

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan, members of the City Council, and senior members of the Adams administration announced an agreement on Friday, June 28, for an on-time, balanced, and fiscally-responsible $112.4 billion adopted budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

Annual Latin Culture Carnival Takes Place in Kingsbridge Heights Amid Heatwave

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
The prevailing heatwave that saw temperatures soar to around 100 degrees last weekend didn’t stop around 50 residents from venturing out to enjoy the Annual Latin Culture Carnival [El Carnival de la Cultura Latina] which took place next to the Kingsbridge Amory on West 195th Street between Reservoir Avenue and Jerome Avenue on Sunday, June 23. 

BronxNet Hosts Students for Launch of New Eco Show

By ARIEL PACHECO
BronxNet hosted second-grade students from Claremont Village’s C.S. 55 The Benjamin Franklin School on May 21 at BronxNet’s South Bronx Media + Technology center for the launch of “Eco-Leaders,” a new environmental TV show for children created by local Bronx puppetry artists.

UPDATE U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Holds Roundtable to Discuss His Support for Bowman in Mott Haven

By DAVID GREENE
Independent U.S. Senator for Vermont and former U.S. presidential primary candidate Bernie Sanders held a roundtable for roughly ten minutes with four selected journalists from the New York City area on Saturday, June 22, in the Mott Haven section of The Bronx, just before he joined Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) at a rally in Mott Haven’s St. Mary’s Park.

Torres and PR Resident Commissioner Urge Biden Administration to Restore Electricity to PR

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (PR) sent a letter on Thursday, June 13, to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm regarding the current energy crisis in Puerto Rico. Torres represents a large section of The Bronx, stretching from the northwest to the south, including a large Puerto Rican community.  

Girl Scouts Honor Vets Flagging Graves at Woodlawn Cemetery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In honor of Memorial Day, May 27, more than 70 local girl scouts and their parents joined dozens of volunteers as they participated in the annual ‘flagging of the graves’ at Woodlawn Cemetery. The volunteers spent the days leading up to Memorial Day placing American flags at the graves of more than 9,000 U.S. service members.