Torres Introduces The Elder Abuse Prevention in Public Housing Act

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced The Elder Abuse Prevention in Public Housing Act into the U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 18.

The Bronx Talks Housing

By ARIEL PACHECO

Bronx elected officials from all levels of government, led by District 16 City Council Member Althea Stevens, united to host the 7th Annual Housing Conference at the Reverend T. Wendell Foster Recreation Center in the Concourse section of the borough on Thursday, Oct. 3.

UPDATE Bronx Dems Denounce Vandalization of Adriano Espaillat’s Constituency Office on Oct. 8

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Democratic delegation issued a statement on Oct. 8 in support of Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), condemning vandalism carried out earlier that day on Espaillat’s Hudson Heights constituency office in Northern Manhattan.

Bronx Nursing Assistant Gets 5 Years Probation for Stealing Paraplegic Veteran’s Credit Card & Buying Personal Items

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9, that a former nursing assistant at the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fordham Manor has been sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to stealing a patient’s credit card and purchasing food deliveries, shoes and other items.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: More Residents React to Residential Fire at 2552 University Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Additional residents have shared their experience of the residential fire that broke out on Tuesday evening, Oct. 8, in Fordham Manor which resulted in eight people being hospitalized due to smoke inhalation, including one elderly woman reported to be around 80 years of age who is in critical condition.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Nine Injured, One Critical after Residential Fire at 2552 University Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY said eight people, including at least one woman believed to be around 80, have been hospitalized following a 2-alarm fire that broke out in Fordham Manor on Tuesday evening, Oct. 8.

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.

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.

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Torres Introduces The Elder Abuse Prevention in Public Housing Act

UPDATE Bronx Dems Denounce Vandalization of Adriano Espaillat’s Constituency Office on Oct. 8

Bronx Nursing Assistant Gets 5 Years Probation for Stealing Paraplegic Veteran’s Credit Card & Buying Personal Items

UPDATE Fordham Manor: More Residents React to Residential Fire at 2552 University Avenue

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Nine Injured, One Critical after Residential Fire at 2552 University Avenue

Police Step Up Presence on Rosh Hashanah

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

COVE Block Party Returns in Tribute to Lyn Pyle