Neighborhood Notes: Travel Updates, Business Seminar, Naloxone Training to Prevent Overdoses & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY & ARIEL PACHECO

Neighborhood Notes: Food Symposium, Business Seminar, Naloxone Training to Prevent Overdoses & More!

Out & About: Soccer Tournament, Spring Block Party, Earth Day Events & More!

BP Holds Historic Flag-Raising Ceremony at Borough Hall to Mark Transgender Day of Visibility

By ARIEL PACHECO

The transgender flag was raised for the first time in front of Bronx Borough Hall on April 1, marking a historic moment for the Bronx transgender community, and coinciding roughly with Transgender Day of Visibility, which is celebrated nationally each year on March 31. Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson was joined by Bronx LGTBQIA+ leaders for the historic occasion in The Bronx.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Recent Solar Eclipse and if it Lived Up to Expectations

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their opinion on the recent solar eclipse and if it lived up to their expectations.

Bronx Leadership & Organizing Center Offers Leadership Program to Bronx Youth with $500 Stipend

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bronx Leadership & Organizing Center (BLOC) is offering a new leadership program, BLOC Next Generation, for youth in The Bronx. BLOC Next Generation seeks to bring awareness to systemic poverty in The Bronx and to encourage young people to develop new solutions for building up the community.

NYS Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council to Host Public Hearing on April 29 in New York City

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York State’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council (CPRAC) will convene a public hearing in New York City to provide an opportunity for CPRAC to hear directly from New Yorkers about their experiences applying for and receiving public benefits.

Former Bronx Female Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Grace Rosa Baez, a former Bronx NYPD police officer, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, April 16, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and para-fluorofentanyl, before U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote, federal prosecutors said.

Claremont: Bronx Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Two Men in Retaliatory Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, April 16, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting two men and wounding another inside a building hallway in Claremont, in retaliation for the killing of his uncle in the summer of 2020.

Bronx Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Child & Receipt & Possession of Child Pornography

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man has been charged in federal court with the sexual exploitation of a child and the recept and possession of child pornography, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Neighborhood Notes: Travel Updates, Business Seminar, Naloxone Training to Prevent Overdoses & More!

Out & About: Soccer Tournament, Spring Block Party, Earth Day Events & More!

BP Holds Historic Flag-Raising Ceremony at Borough Hall to Mark Transgender Day of Visibility

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Recent Solar Eclipse and if it Lived Up to Expectations

Bronx Leadership & Organizing Center Offers Leadership Program to Bronx Youth with $500 Stipend

NYS Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council to Host Public Hearing on April 29 in New York City

Former Bronx Female Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution

Claremont: Bronx Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Two Men in Retaliatory Shooting

Bronx Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Child & Receipt & Possession of Child Pornography