Domestic Violence

Survivor Highlights Complexity of DV at 6th Annual 5K

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
The Office of Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, together with the Office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and the New York Yankees hosted the 6th Annual Run/Walk/Roll to End Domestic Violence on Saturday, Oct. 7. The event kicked off at the steps of Bronx Borough Hall at 161st Street and the Grand Concourse in the Concourse section of the borough at 9.30 a.m. under heavy rain.

CM Dinowitz Breaks Down Highlights of $107 Billion City Budget & $30 Million for C.D. 11

By SÍLE MOLONEY
City Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) gave a budget presentation to district residents on Wednesday, Aug. 2, highlighting some of the local initiatives that will benefit from funding, following the adoption of the City’s $107 billion budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The councilman went over the city budget process, discussed the major highlights from the latest adopted city budget, and broke down some of the $30 million plus in discretionary funding for capital projects and other funding secured for C.D. 11, in conjunction with Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Former and Interim Police Commissioner

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the abrupt departure, as reported, of former Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and the naming, as reported, of Bronxite, Eddie Caban, as interim police commissioner.   “I think cops are bad; I’m not a fan of policing. So, I didn’t think it matters as much if she’s a woman. Like there was still cops coming into our communities. I didn’t see a change with the police on the ground, no. I think there’s still too many of them and they’re still coming in and acting like they own the place, and they don’t. I


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Queens Man Charged for Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend & 9-Year-Old Daughter & Assaulting Teen Daughter

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, July 14, that a Queens man has been charged with attempted murder and other charges for stabbing his ex-girlfriend and their 9-year-old daughter, as well as assaulting their 14-year-old daughter when the girls came to their mother’s aid, after a graduation celebration. The woman’s 6-year-old son watched as the defendant knifed his mother in the head.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant allegedly went to the Bronx home of his ex-girlfriend, with whom he shares three daughters, and allegedly stabbed her. Two of his daughters


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POTS Opens Second Location on Grand Concourse

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT
  The address says 2450 Grand Concourse, but the public will find the entrance to the new, second location of the nonprofit, Part of the Solution (POTS), just a few steps from the eastside exit of the B and D subway station at Fordham Road on East 188th Street. The official opening was originally scheduled for June 8 but was rescheduled to June 29 following the issuance of an air quality advisory by health officials when the skies over NYC turned a deep orange due to residue from the Canadian wildfires.   The three-week delay did not dampen the spirits


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Bronx Couple Charged with Armed Home Invasion & Violent Assault of Woman in Yorktown

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced on Tuesday, July 11, that a Bronx couple was arraigned on charges relating to a violent, armed home invasion and robbery during which they repeatedly assaulted a woman, an ex-girlfriend of the male defendant, in a Yorktown house during the middle of the night earlier this year in March.   Rocah said in the context of the announcement, “This alleged violent home invasion by a former intimate partner and his accomplice is a stark reminder that domestic violence knows no boundaries and can take many different forms. Our Domestic Violence Bureau is dedicated


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