Montefiore Einstein Names Inaugural Chief Pharmacy Officer

By ARIEL PACHECO

Ruth E. Cassidy B.S., PharmD, MBA, FACHE, FASHP was named the inaugural chief pharmacy officer at Montefiore Health System on Monday, Jan. 6, hospital officials said. Dr. Cassidy assumed her new position the same day.

NYC Health Department Announces Most Popular Names for Babies Born in 2023

By ARIEL PACHECO

New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) announced on Dec. 27, 2024, that a total of 10,613 babies were born in The Bronx in 2023. This compared with 39,484 born in Manhattan the same year, 22,297 born in Brooklyn, 20,148 born in Queens, and 5,847 born on Staten Island.

Bedford Park: Creston Avenue Pharmacy Holds 2nd Annual Toy Giveaway

By DAVID GREENE

For the second year in a row, Creston Avenue Pharmacy, located at 29 East 198th Street in Bedford Park, held a Holiday Toy Giveaway, providing toys and gifts to 350 local children.

NYC Health + Hospitals Welcomes the First Bronx Babies of 2025 Born in its Network

By ARIEL PACHECO

NYC Health + Hospitals/ Jacobi | North Central Bronx welcomed two newborn babies in the early hours of Jan. 1, the first children to be born at each facility in 2025.

Morris Park: Montefiore Welcomes First Newborn Baby of 2025!

By ARIEL PACHECO

Montefiore Health System welcomed the first newborn baby to be delivered in the New Year within its network at midnight on Jan. 1, 2025.

UPDATE South Bronx: Woman Arrested after Newborn Baby Left in Tote Bag Next to Nonprofit

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD said a 26-year-old woman has been arrested and charged following an investigation into the abandonment of a baby in the Longwood area of the South Bronx.

Kingsbridge: Theory 9 Hosts “Holiday Joy Fest: An Evening of Celebration and Giving”

By ARIEL PACHECO

Theory 9 Inc. held its annual Holiday Joy Fest, a festive evening designed to bring joy and holiday cheer to the community on Dec. 20, at the Marie Curie High School, located at 120 West 231st Street in Kingsbridge.

Bedford Park: “Deeply Affordable” Housing Development Opens at 2736 Creston Avenue

By ARIEL PACHECO

A new Affordable Housing Services (AHS) site has opened at 2736 Creston Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Officials say the new site has created nearly 400 “deeply affordable homes for New Yorkers in shelter” through the AHS initiative” in 2024.

UPDATE Mt. Hope: Police Launch Murder Investigation following Fatal Stabbing of 36-Year-Old Man

By DAVID GREENE

Police have launched a murder investigation following the fatal stabbing of a 36-year-old man in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Tuesday, Dec. 24, (Christmas Eve) at around 11.43 a.m., police from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a person who had been stabbed in the vicinity of East Tremont Avenue and Morris Avenue.

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Montefiore Einstein Names Inaugural Chief Pharmacy Officer

NYC Health Department Announces Most Popular Names for Babies Born in 2023

Bedford Park: Creston Avenue Pharmacy Holds 2nd Annual Toy Giveaway

NYC Health + Hospitals Welcomes the First Bronx Babies of 2025 Born in its Network

Morris Park: Montefiore Welcomes First Newborn Baby of 2025!

UPDATE South Bronx: Woman Arrested after Newborn Baby Left in Tote Bag Next to Nonprofit

Kingsbridge: Theory 9 Hosts “Holiday Joy Fest: An Evening of Celebration and Giving”

UPDATE Mt. Hope: Police Launch Murder Investigation following Fatal Stabbing of 36-Year-Old Man