Inquiring Photographer: Opinions on the Impact of a Second Trump Administration on Immigrants

By SÍLE MOLONEY

This week, we asked readers what effect, in their opinion, a second Trump presidency will have on the immigrant community.

Highbridge: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 1182 Woodycrest Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for housing units at 1182 Woodycrest Avenue, a 9-story, mixed-use building in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Trump Names Lee Zeldin as EPA Administrator, Incorrectly Calls Stefanik Youngest Woman Elected to Congress

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Republican President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Monday, Nov. 11, that he has nominated the “Highly Respected” former congressman from New York, Lee Zeldin, to serve as the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protective Agency (EPA). Zeldin, who previously represented NY-1 in eastern Long Island, ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York against Democrat, Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2022.

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.