Fordham Manor: Suspects Wanted in Connection with Pharmacy Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of the four unidentified men who are seen in the attached video and are sought for questioning in connection with a burglary that took place within the confines of the 52nd precinct in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx. It was reported to police that on Tuesday, June 1, 2020 at 11 p.m., the men gained entry to a pharmacy located at 229 East Kingsbridge Road by forcing the security gate. Once inside, the individuals removed an undetermined amount of prescription medication. They then fled the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson released a statement on Saturday, Aug. 22 about a letter circulating on social media that purports to be from his office, is apparently signed by Johnson, Finance Chair Danny Dromm, and Bronx City Councilwoman and Subcommittee on Capital Budget Chair Vanessa Gibson. The letter purports to identify city agency cuts through layoffs. Johnson said the letter is fake. “A letter is being circulated that purports to be from my office and signed by me, Finance Chair Danny Dromm and Subcommittee on Capital Budget Chair Vanessa Gibson identifying city agency cuts through layoffs. This letter

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

The line of people with rolling carts and hand trucks waiting to receive boxes of food filled the sidewalk of Hull Avenue. It started at the intersection of East 204th Street, and on its southern tip ended just short of East Mosholu Parkway North. Although the food event was scheduled to last an hour, the boxes were gone in less than 30 minutes. Promoted as a Food Box Giveaway and spearheaded by Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez, the outdoor event highlighted an ongoing worrisome issue in Norwood: food insecurity. “The turnout today was great,” Fernandez said. “A lot of people

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Check out the latest SummerStage Anywhere hip-hop programming for the weekend. This week there is more programming with DJ Kool Herc & Cindy Campbell, DJ Rich Medina, and Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers with Buddy! More info below: Friday, August 21st: Culture Talk Artist: DJ Kool Herc & Cindy Campbell Time: 7:00PM ET Where to Watch: SummerStage Instagram, SummerStage YouTube, Facebook page and Twitch Info: Join one of hip-hop’s forefathers Kool Herc & his sister, the self-proclaimed “First Lady of Hip-Hop”, Cindy Campbell, for a historic walk through of the home of hip-hop around Cedar Park, and the now-legendary 1520 Sedgwick Avenue.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Sistas and Brothas United (SBU), the youth organizing arm of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, a 46-year-old organization of students, parents, clergy and community members across the Bronx are organizing a rally to take action against school policing, and what the organization says are all the practices and policies that criminalize young people in schools. For the last two decades SBU has been working to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, organizing to eradicate suspensions, arrests, metal detectors, and school safety agents in schools that the organization says pushes young people out of school and into the prison system.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The non-profit, Abbot House, is to honor Daanyal Agboatwalla with the Joseph M. Pastore, Jr. Difference-Maker Award for his work in the community. Agboatwalla is a senior at Horace Mann School in the Bronx and is fiercely committed to supporting marginalized communities and fighting inequality wherever it exists. His passion led him to Abbott House, where he spent a summer working with migrant children as a teacher’s assistant in its Transitional Resource for Children (TRC) school. Abbott House is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization working with children, families and adults with complex needs. It supports nearly 2,800 children in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State legislature will hold a virtual hearing on the impact of Tropical Storm Isaias on New York State on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. On Aug. 4, the storm hit New York with heavy rain, tornadoes and winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour. Isaias left hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers without power across New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, the Hudson Valley and other areas of the state within the service territories of PSEG-Long Island, Con Edison, Orange and Rockland, National Grid, Central Hudson, New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) and other

By PROFESSOR ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

As we get ready for an electoral, presidential race where we have heard very little so far on proposed policy issues, we heard a whopper of one the other day from our president. Trump said, if re-elected, he’ll get rid of the payroll tax. So, what’s the payroll tax? The payroll tax is a tax withheld from an employee’s salary by an employer who remits it to the government on behalf of the employee. The tax is based on wages, salaries, and tips earned by employees, and is deducted for social security and medicare benefits. The current tax

By PROFESSOR ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

Well, we knew that Congress had been at a stalemate – even way before this pandemic – some would even say, even before Trump was president. We have been living with a divided government for several years now. Democracy is supposed to allow the will of the people to speak, so what happens when too many people speak, and have different opinions, to the point where nothing gets done? Enter congressional COVID stalemate, which means nothing gets done – no help for unemployment insurance, no more help for small businesses, no help for state governments, no help for eviction