NY Lottery: Top Prize Winning Take-5 Ticket Sold in Kingsbridge Heights

By SÍLE MOLONEY

It was an extra special Thanksgiving for one lucky Bronxite as The New York Lottery announced on Thursday, Nov. 28, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Nov 27 Take 5 evening drawing in Kingsbridge Heights. Officials said the prize-winning ticket, worth $35,033, was sold at 1 Deli Bronx LLC, located at 2897 Sedgwick Avenue.

Olinville: Marcus Garvey Square Unveiled

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Huddled under raingear, tents, and umbrellas, a proud group of Bronx residents gathered in Olinville under the East Gun Hill Road elevated subway tracks and the day’s drizzle on Friday, Nov. 22, to see a long campaign by community activists come to fruition with the renaming of Williamsbridge Square as Marcus Garvey Square.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Early Cabinet Picks in the Next Trump Administration

By SÍLE MOLONEY

This week, we asked readers their opinion on the nominations of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, an election results denier for the role of U.S. Attorney General, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an anti-vaxxer as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

UPDATE Morris Heights: DOB Releases Investigation Findings Report into Partial Building Collapse at 1915 Billingsley Terrace

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Jimmy Oddo announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26, the release of the city’s investigation report into a major structural partial building collapse that occurred at 1915 Billingsley Terrace, in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx on December 11, 2023, forcing over 150 tenants to lose their homes.

Fordham Manor: No Injuries Reported following Fire at Fordham Manor Gap Store

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were no injuries reported following a fire at the Fordham Road GAP Store on Wednesday evening, Nov. 27, according to the FDNY.

Concourse: Teen Arrested following Fatal Shooting Outside Bronx Criminal Court

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A teenager is in custody after a fatal shooting took place on Wednesday afternoon in the Concourse section of the Bronx, police said.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: 85-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Now Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said an 85-year-old man who had been reported missing on Nov. 27 from Fordham Manor has been located.

Two Highest-Ranking Leaders of Gorilla Stone Bloods Gang Get 35 Years

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Federal prosecutors said a 52-year-old Bronx man, Dwight Reid, and a 41-year-old Brooklyn man, Christopher Erskine, have been sentenced in federal court for their years-long leadership of the Untouchable Gorilla Stone National Bloods Gang (Gorrilla Sone).

Judge Vacates Conviction of Kimberly Hanzlik for Role in 1999 Bronx Murder of Joseph Brown Amid New Evidence

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26, that she joined a request to vacate the conviction and dismiss charges against Kimberly Hanzlik in the 1999 fatal shooting of Joseph Brown in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx, after a review of the case by the DA’s Conviction Integrity Bureau (CIB) yielded new evidence that Hanzlik’s conviction was based on an unreliable identification of her as it pertained to the incident.