Families

Students Cycle for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

By ARIEL PACHECO
Over 120 students attending Allerton’s New York Institute for Special Education, took part in the school’s annual “Trike-A-Thon” event on May 15 to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Manhattan.

VCJC Votes to Sell Center & Return as Partial Tenants

By SÍLE MOLONEY
After news broke earlier this year that the Board of Trustees of Van Cortlandt Jewish Center (VCJC) were in discussions with a developer to sell the building, despite some pushback from the local community, on Sunday, May 19, VCJC members called for a special membership meeting to be held to discuss the situation.

Bronx CB7 Supports Independent Cinema & Halt to Library Cuts 

By ARIEL PACHECO
Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) held its latest monthly general board meeting on Tuesday, May 28, at Monroe College in Fordham Manor, approving two motions to send letters of support to the Bronx Independent Cinema Center (BICC) and the New York Public Library.

Bronx Elected Officials, Housing Advocates & Union Leaders Hold Counter Protests to Trump Rally

By FAHIMA DEGIA
Sitting at his home in The Bronx, Brian Camilo, 21, watched live on television as former U.S. President Donald J. Trump threw paper towel after paper towel into a large crowd of Puerto Ricans who were crammed inside Calvary Chapel, Puerto Rico seeking comfort, reassurance, and support in the wake of Hurricane Maria after it devastated their island in September 2017. For Camilo, the former president’s seemingly flippant actions signaled to him that the wealthy didn’t care about the struggles and hardships of Hispanics.

Bronx DA Hosts 7th Annual Child Safety Fair in Tremont

By DAVID GREENE
Hundreds of Bronxites attended the 7th Annual Child Safety Fair held for children aged 3 to 18 at The Whitney Young Jr. Campus at I.S. 193X / P.S. 211, located at 1919 Prospect Avenue in the Tremont section of the borough.