Lehman College Hosts Drug Policy Panel

By ARIEL PACHECO

Lehman College hosted a drug policy panel event on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to discuss the ways in which the New York legislature, advocacy groups, nonprofits, and NYS Department of Health (DOH) have collaborated to create new solutions to tackle the issue of substance abuse and overdose prevention.

Former President Donald Trump Makes Unscheduled Visit to Bronx Barber Shop in Castle Hill

By DAVID GREENE

Several U.S. secret service snipers were seen stationed on rooftops in the Castle Hill section of The Bronx on Thursday afternoon while an emergency service unit and a small army of NYPD police officers flooded the sidewalk and street as former U.S. President Donald J. Trump made an unscheduled visit to a Castle Hill barbershop, just 20 days out from the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5.

West Farms: Person Sought for Attempted Kidnapping of 2-Year-Old Child

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photos who they said is wanted in connection with an attempted kidnapping that occurred in West Farms.

Bedford Park: Hospitalized Patient with Major Burn Expected to Survive

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A civilian who suffered a burn injury at a Bedford Park home on Thursday morning is expected to survive, emergency services said.

Daycare Owner’s Husband Gets 45 Years for Fentanyl Poisoning of Nicholas Feliz Dominici & Three Others

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The husband of Grei Mendez, the operator of the Kingsbridge Heights daycare center where one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici was fatally poisoned over one year ago was sentenced to 45 years in prison, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Police Appeal for Help Locating 19-Year-Old Girl from Fordham Manor Last Seen in Manhattan

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 19-year-old girl from Fordham Manor who is reported missing.

Off Duty Bronx Police Officer Arrested for Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a 33-year-old off-duty police officer has been arrested in the 43rd Precinct, which serves the southeast section of the Bronx. There are four primary commercial strips in the precinct: Westchester Avenue, Castle Hill Avenue, White Plains Road, and Parkchester.

Bedford Park: Man Sought for Raping Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who they say is sought in connection with a rape that occurred in Bedford Park.

U.S. Small Business Administration Exhausts Funds for New Disaster Loans, Awaits More Funding from Congress

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), which helps power the American dream of business ownership, announced that it has exhausted funds for its disaster loan program after warnings that funding would soon run out following increased demand from Hurricane Helene.