Religion

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. 

Mayor, Council Speaker Strike Deal on $112.4 Billion Balanced FY 2025 Budget

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan, members of the City Council, and senior members of the Adams administration announced an agreement on Friday, June 28, for an on-time, balanced, and fiscally-responsible $112.4 billion adopted budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

Petition Launched on Change.Org to Stop the Sale of Van Cortlandt Jewish Center

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An online petition was launched by a group called “Van Cortlandt” on June 9 on www.change.org to stop the proposed sale to a developer, as reported, of the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center (VCJC), located in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx. Though petitioners were asked to sign the petition by June 21, it appears to still be available.   

UPDATE Bernie Sanders Joins AOC, Jamaal Bowman, Unions & More in The Bronx for St. Mary’s Park Rally

By DAVID GREENE
Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and twice former Democratic presidential primary candidate joined Bronx Democrats, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-7), who represents parts of Brooklyn, at a last-minute campaign rally organized by the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress campaign team in St. Mary’s Park in the Mott Haven sectio of The Bronx on Saturday, June 22.

UPDATE U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Holds Roundtable to Discuss His Support for Bowman in Mott Haven

By DAVID GREENE
Independent U.S. Senator for Vermont and former U.S. presidential primary candidate Bernie Sanders held a roundtable for roughly ten minutes with four selected journalists from the New York City area on Saturday, June 22, in the Mott Haven section of The Bronx, just before he joined Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) at a rally in Mott Haven’s St. Mary’s Park.