UPDATE Unionport: Tragic Fatal Fire Claims the Lives of Four People, including Two Children & One Infant

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

A fatal fire in the Unionport section of the southeast Bronx has claimed the lives of four people, including three children, police said. An NYPD spokesperson said the department was advised of the incident on Sunday, Oct. 30, at around 6.03 a.m. Officers from the 43rd Precinct responded to a call regarding a residential fire inside 2165 Quimby Avenue. They said FDNY personnel were at the scene, and extinguished the fire. They recovered a total of six aided individuals from inside the location. A 12-year-old boy and a 10-year-old boy were pronounced deceased at the scene by EMS. Make

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Public Health Solutions (PHS), a Manhattan-based 501C corporation opened a new Neighborhood WIC center in the East Tremont section of The Bronx on Wednesday, Oct. 26. According to PHS representatives, the aim of the center is to connect women, infants, and children (WIC) in the surrounding community with government health and nutrition assistance. The grand opening included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a speech from PHS president and CEO, Lisa David, as well as remarks from Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia (A.D. 86), who represents the Bronx neighborhoods of University Heights, Morris Heights, Mount Eden, Kingsbridge, Tremont and Fordham, and from Jeffrey Laufer, director of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Buildings After Hours Do you have questions about a building project? Drop by NYC Department of Buildings After Hours event to chat one-on-one with DOB experts for solutions and guidance on your project every Tuesday night! When you need straight answers to your buildings-related questions, sometimes it is better to talk with the experts face to face. That’s why DOB introduced “Buildings After Hours,” a weekly event offering in-person advice and services to New Yorkers every Tuesday at each of its borough offices. Learn more at https://on.nyc.gov/3tm0BAB. A Kingsbridge Armory Visioning Workshop will be held on Nov.

By ARIEL PACHECO

Grammy award-winning rapper and Hip-Hop pioneer, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, visited P.S. 207 in Kingsbridge on Friday, Oct. 14, to speak with elementary school students about how to deal with bullies, believing in themselves, and to discuss his new picture book, “Darryl’s Dream.” A founding member of the legendary, Hip-Hop group, Run-D.M.C., who first emerged on the Hip-Hop scene in the 1980s, McDaniels, a Queens native who spent much of his youth in foster care, emphasized to the third, fourth and fifth graders at the Kingsbridge school, the importance of chasing their dreams. An impassioned McDaniels, who was adopted

Editor’s Pick The Bronx celebrates The Boogie Down Fall Fest for Climate, Jobs & Justice at the River Park within the Bronx Park, accessible by the 2 and 5 trains and multiple buses, at 2123 Boston Rd, Bronx, NY 10460, on Oct. 30 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Join elected officials, environmental justice advocates, and community members as they celebrate the Climate, Jobs & Justice Campaign. This family-friendly, non-partisan Bronx Climate Justice Day of Action is intended to celebrate and strengthen community-centered, environmental justice and climate justice action. The Fest will include a mixture of different activities led by

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the City Council’s new law to expand access to childcare services, and if the new law will allow them to return to work or potentially change to a better job. “Oh yeah, that’s a good idea! That could get people to work, but are you sure the daycare is safe? Of course, daycare is important. We are struggling more in The Bronx than people in the City. A lot of people don’t have anyone to take care of their kids like a grandmother or someone related to a single mom. Yes, it’s

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 40-year-old Bronx man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for enticing minor children to send him nude and sexually explicit photographs and videos of themselves over the internet. On April 5 of this year, Jonathan Skolnick, 40, of The Bronx, pled guilty before U.S. Judge Colleen McMahon, who imposed the sentence. Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, made the announcement on Oct. 6, when Skolnick was sentenced. In the context of the announcement, Williams said, “For approximately seven years, Jonathan Skolnick abused his position of trust as an associate principal

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Council voted on Wednesday, Oct. 12, on new legislation which addresses systemic issues with child care, establishing a provider directory, a pilot grant program, and planning processes to advance access to child care across the City. The council said child care is essential for families to ensure their children receive quality care and so that working parents can succeed in the workforce. “Child care is one of the biggest challenges for working women, who experienced some of the greatest job losses from COVID,” the council members wrote in a press statement. “Nationally, there are approximately 225,000

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Nonprofit, Berry Awesome Blossom Empowered Sisters (“BABES”) held a back-to-school giveaway and “Stop the Violence” event at Cauldwell Avenue between 161st and 163rd Street, southwest of Forest Houses housing development, in Morrisania on Sept. 10. According to B.A.B.E.S., the group came together to make a difference in the lives of those who need help, adding that they were there to help those in need and for those who don’t know where else to turn to when they need something. They said they did just that at the recent Back-to-School event, adding that the area is underserved because there is “no

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UPDATE Unionport: Tragic Fatal Fire Claims the Lives of Four People, including Two Children & One Infant

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