Montefiore Expands Breast Cancer Screening

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and City Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) joined Montefiore Breast Surgeon, Dr. Ethan Ravetch and other Montefiore leaders on Monday, Oct. 29, to present Montefiore Einstein with a check for $800,000 for two new 3D mammogram machines, and $600,000 to fund a new mammography mobile unit that will travel around The Bronx next year.

Are Bronx Veterans Being Supported?

As veteran voters and other voters cast their ballots in this year’s presidential election, we take a look at the support and resources available to Bronx veterans. On Oct. 29, officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said that the department delivered more care and more benefits to more veterans than ever before in fiscal year 2024, including to veterans, their families, and their survivors in New York.