Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Seeks Volunteers during National Volunteer Week

By DAWN CLANCY

This week marks National Volunteer Week and opportunities to support Bronxites abound at the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC). MMCC is currently seeking volunteers to help distribute food at the center’s community food pantry. Open to the public four times a month, the pantry operates on alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. “The pantry is a direct response to COVID,” said Lenora Sealey, director of support services at MCCC. “Before the pandemic we were servicing 800 people a month. Now, we’re servicing close to 3,000. It’s people

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on Wednesday, April 21, that there were multiple top-prize winning tickets sold for the April 20 TAKE 5 drawing. The tickets were sold in The Bronx and in Brewster, at the following locations: Walnut Coffee Shop located at 881 East 134th Street in the South Bronx, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $30,994.50 Brewster Valero located at 1011 Route 22 in Brewster, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $30,994.50 TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. Drawings take place every evening at 10:30 p.m. Winning tickets at all prize

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Rajwantie Saran, 69, of Beth Israel Nursing Home, located at 612 Allerton Avenue in the Allerton section of The Bronx, in the 49th precinct. It was reported to the police that Saran was last seen Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 5 p.m., leaving her home. She is described as being approximately 5 inches tall, weighs 127 pounds, has a thin build, brown eyes and grey hair. She was last seen wearing a blue top, pink pants and flip flops. Anyone with information in regards to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Following the announcement at around 5.05 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, that Derek Chauvin had been found guilty on all counts in the murder trial of George Floyd, as reported by The Hill and other media outlets, various Bronx elected officials took to social media to voice their thoughts and reaction to the verdict. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, representing the 33rd senatorial district, said in a statement that Floyd had been unjustly murdered by Chauvin and that he commended the decision taken by the jury in declaring Chauvin guilty on all three counts “for violently taking Mr. Floyd’s life.”

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

This is a developing story. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark joined Bronx community stakeholders once more in the space of a few days in a call to keep the Bronx peaceful after the verdict is rendered in the trial of Derek Chauvin, following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. A outdoor press conference was held on the Grand Concourse steps of Bronx Borough Hall at 851 Grand Concourse and East 161st Street in the Concourse section of The Bronx, at noon on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Clark said the killing of George

By DAVID GREENE

Bronx leaders gathered in the Co-Op City section of The Bronx in a unified call for calm ahead of the verdict in the George Floyd murder trial in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the weekend, and announced that local houses of worship will remain open when the verdict is announced. Fired Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, is currently on trial for the May 25, 2020 homicide of Floyd while in police custody. Video of the incident prompted widespread peaceful protests against police brutality around the world, as well as some civil unrest and rioting, as reported by Norwood News. The “Peace and Prayer

COVID-19 Vaccinations Appointments are required to receive a vaccination. To determine your eligibility, access a list of nearby providers, and schedule your vaccination appointment, use New York State’s Am I Eligible app. Prior to receiving your scheduled vaccination, you must complete the New York State COVID-19 Vaccine Form. Please be patient and continue to monitor these links frequently for available vaccine appointments: New York City: https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/ or 877-VAX-4NYC (877-829-4692) New York State: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ or call 1-833-NYS-4-VAX (1-833-697-4829) VaccineTogetherNY: https://vaccinetogetherny.org/Pages/default.aspx or call 646-697-VACC To schedule an appointment, go to: https://vax4nyc.nyc.gov/patient/s/. To find a vaccination site, go to: https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/locations. Your physician or local pharmacy

Editor’s Pick The Bronx Memoir Project (BMP) is a community-based writing project that encourages a cross-generational, multi-ethnic collective of Bronx residents to tell their stories first-hand. Participants engage in free workshops, led by a professional writers, culminating in the opportunity to submit their work for publication in the Bronx Memoir Project Anthology. For more information, go to: https://www.bronxarts.org/programs/connector/bronx-memoir-project. Events Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: New York and the Birth of Hip-Hop on Thursday, April 29, 2021, 5 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. will discuss hip-hop’s roots and why hip-hop continues to be one of New York City’s great contributions to global culture.

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the legal changes that affect voting in Georgia, and the decision by Major League Baseball to move the All-Star Game from that state. “If you’re voting, which is a right given by this country, to be able to vote for whatever elected official you like, I don’t think that there should be any law implemented to stop it, not to just stop people from voting. Basically, that’s what they’re doing, because if you’re there for eight, nine or ten hours or however long it is, you’re not allowed to receive water? That’s

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