Bronx CB7 Members Warned over Attendance Records at September Board Meeting

By ARIEL PACHECO

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) board members voted to approve the only motion tabled at their first board meeting to be held since June, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Sister Annuciata Bethell Senior Center in Bedford Park.

Advocates Call for Action after Bronx Woman Held on Rikers Dies from Suspected Scarlet Fever

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY

Community members, elected officials, and advocates held a rally in front of the federal courthouse building in Foley Square in Manhattan on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to demand action and decry the current state of jails across the city, including on Rikers Island.

COVE Block Party Returns in Tribute to Lyn Pyle

By DAVID GREENE

The Community Organized with a Vision of Excellence (COVE) and “Dare to Revitalize Education through Arts” (DREAM), two local Norwood-based nonprofits that merged in 2017, held their first block party in 10 years in Norwood on Saturday, Aug. 10. It was an occasion for both groups to honor DREAM founding member, longtime community activist, and Norwood resident, Lyn Pyle, who, as reported, died on Oct. 13, 2023, aged 83.

Update Olinville: NYPD Removes Snake found in Shopping Bag

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were no injuries reported on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28, after police removed a snake from a shopping bag in the Olinville section of The Bronx. An NYPD spokesperson said that police received a call on Saturday at around 2.09 p.m. for a report of a Honduran milk snake in the vicinity of 212th Street and White Plains Road. Police said officers found the snake inside a shopping cart and proceeded to remove it. Asked if they had any idea how the snake got there, they said they did not. They added that it was transferred to New

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) Parks committee spent much of their September meeting discussing the district’s needs from a parks, recreation and cultural affairs perspective, in preparation for the City’s budget discussions next year. Since many of CB7’s capital and expense requests previously submitted last year to various city agencies have been pending for several years, some residents voiced their concern and frustration at the delays in actioning those requests.

Another Man Found Dead in Van Cortlandt Park

By DAVID GREENE

An unidentified man was found unresponsive inside Van Cortlandt Park on Sunday, with one police officer at the scene describing the death as “suspicious,” while a police spokesman later said the body showed no obvious signs of trauma.

Kingsbridge Heights: Theory 9 Inc. & Partners Host 5th Annual Back-to-School Giveaway

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The nonprofit, Theory 9 Inc. held a fun-filled 5th Annual Back-to-School giveaway on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Fort #4 Playground at 2895 Reservoir Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights.

Swimmers See No Danger in Bronx River Swims

By DAVID GREENE

Following our recent story on unsupervised swims in the Bronx River over the summer and despite some drowning incidents in New York City this summer, swimmers, mostly teens and young children, were once again observed having an unsupervised swim in the river last month. Two sources say the practice has been going on for years, if not decades.

Montefiore Holds Maternal Child Health Competency Fair

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Montefiore Health System officials recently announced the launch of a new nursing education program which provides annual competency training and skills fairs for nurses across its maternal child health departments and neonatal intensive care units at its Wakefield campus, at 600 East 233rd Street, and its Weiler campus at 1825 Eastchester Road in Morris Park.