UPDATE Elections 2024: Over a Quarter of a Million Bronxites Turn Out to Vote on General Election Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY & ARIEL PACHECO

Around 299,042 Bronxites had cast their vote in the general election on Nov. 4, as of poll closure at 9 p.m., with final numbers still to be counted, based on early votes and Election Day votes. Mail-in ballots are still to be counted.

Elections 2024: Jose Vega on The Economy, a Space Civilian Conservation Corps & a Free Palestine

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Jose Vega is running for Congress in New York’s 15th Congressional District on Election Day, Nov. 5, on the LaRouche Party ticket. The LaRouche Party.

Elections 2024: Ritchie Torres on Fighting for The Bronx, Challenges in D.C. & Gaza

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Having profiled Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and followed his candidacy when he first ran for Congress in 2020, we caught up with the congressman to discuss some of his accomplishments in D.C., challenges he faces to enacting more legislation, and the topic on which he has seemingly received the most vocal pushback – Gaza.

UPDATE Elections 2024: Gonzalo Duran on Transparency, Accountability & Leadership

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Former Iraq combat veteran, U.S. Marine sergeant, chaplain, and CEO of the nonprofit Devil Dog USA, Gonzalo Duran is running for Congress in New York’s 15th Congressional District on the Republican and Conservative Party ticket. The district, which stretches from the northwest to the South Bronx is one of the country’s poorest congressional districts and is represented by Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres profiled by Norwood News before his election win in 2020, and before taking up his seat in 2021.

Bronx Puerto Rican Community Takes to Streets to Protest PR “Garbage” Insult at Trump MSG Rally

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Puerto Ricans took to the streets earlier this week to denounce recent disparaging remarks made about Puerto Rico by a Trump surrogate in the lead up to Election Day, Nov. 5.

Bedford Park: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at Bedford Green House II

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Devleopment has launched an affordable housing lottery for units at Bedford Green House II, a 17-story, mixed-use affordable housing building at 2880 Jerome Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Lime Offers Free Rides to and from Polling Sites in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Lime, the world’s largest shared electric vehicle company, is bringing its popular “Lime to the Polls” program back to New York City from Oct. 29 through Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 5. In cities around the U.S. Lime is showing up with partners like “When We All Vote,” “Community College Commitment” led by Levi Strauss & Co., “Vote Early Day” and more to provide resources to register, make a plan, and go vote.

Former President Donald Trump Makes Unscheduled Visit to Bronx Barber Shop in Castle Hill

By DAVID GREENE

Several U.S. secret service snipers were seen stationed on rooftops in the Castle Hill section of The Bronx on Thursday afternoon while an emergency service unit and a small army of NYPD police officers flooded the sidewalk and street as former U.S. President Donald J. Trump made an unscheduled visit to a Castle Hill barbershop, just 20 days out from the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5.

UPDATE Bronx Dems Denounce Vandalization of Adriano Espaillat’s Constituency Office on Oct. 8

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Democratic delegation issued a statement on Oct. 8 in support of Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), condemning vandalism carried out earlier that day on Espaillat’s Hudson Heights constituency office in Northern Manhattan.