Religion

Mayor Adams Appoints Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch as the Next NYPD Commissioner

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, the appointment of the current commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), Jessica Tisch, as the next commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), effective Monday, Nov. 25, replacing interim Police Commissioner Tom Donlon in the role.

Police Step Up Presence on Rosh Hashanah

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police were seen stationed outside the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center at 3880 Sedgwick Avenue in Van Cortlandt Village on Wednesday, Oct. 2, while inside congregants presumably celebrated the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, marking the new year in Judaism.

Bronx Democrats Hold Get-Out-the-Vote Rally for Harris Walz Campaign

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made a surprise guest appearance at The Bronx Democratic Party’s get-out-the-vote rally for the Harris Walz presidential campaign held at the Party’s headquarters on Williamsbridge Road in Morris Park on a sunny Sunday, Sept. 8.

Elections 2024: Will Immigration Decide the Upcoming Presidential Election? Bronx Voters Weigh In

By SHERICA DALEY
“I will not demonize immigrants!” said U.S. President Joe Biden as part of his March 8th State of the Union speech during which he addressed the global migrant crisis, exacerbated by both the wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East. Biden made immigration one of the central issues of his presidential re-election campaign as had his opponent, former U.S. President Donold Trump.

Child Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest Back at Church

By DAVID GREENE
A week after paramedics transferred a 2-year-old girl who the FDNY said had suffered a cardiac arrest to hospital during a church service in Kingsbridge Heights, the pastor of Iglesia Cristiana Tabernaculo de Gracia [The Christian Church of the Tabernacle of Grace] told Norwood News that the child was doing fine and was back at church.

Elections 2024: How Abortion Rights are Impacting Bronx Voters

By SHERICA DALEY
“How dare he!” said Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala during a “Fight for Reproductive Freedom” tour in Wisconsin on Jan. 22, in reference to former U.S. President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “He’s proud to have terminated abortion rights,” Harris said, referencing when Trump said he was proud to have overturned Roe Vs. Wade. Indeed, Trump has bragged about how during his presidency, he appointed three Supreme Court justices, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, who made the repeal of the right to abortion access under Roe Vs. Wade, possible.