Kids

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.

UPDATE Gun Hill Section: Six People including Mother Used as Human Shield & Daughter Shot in White Plains Road Store

By DAVID GREENE
The NYPD has released photo and video of two unidentified gunmen sought for questioning in connection to the shooting of six people, including a 40-year-old mother who was used as a human shield, and her 12-year-old daughter, inside a White Plains Road convenience store in the Olinville section of The Bronx on Monday evening, Dec. 30.  They said the two  “opened fire in the middle of the street” and continued shooting inside the small “crowded convenience store” injuring all six people in the process.