OCM Steps Up Pressure on Unlicensed Cannabis Shops

By SÍLE MOLONEY, MIA HOLLIE & PERRY GREGORY
The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) published a second update on Monday, Dec. 4, on enforcement actions taken against unlicensed cannabis shops across the State.

Off-Duty DOC Employee Arrested & Charged with Assault in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said an off-duty New York City employee was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 9, in the 43rd Precinct which encompasses some or all of the neighborhoods of Westchester Avenue, Castle Hill Avenue, White Plains Road, and Parkchester.   They said Richard Irving, 37, an employee with NYC Department of Corrections was charged with assault.   A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.    

EMS Advises New Yorkers to Prepare for Strong Winds, Heavy Rain & Potential Coastal Flooding

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Emergency Management Department (EMS) issued a travel advisory for Sunday, Dec. 10, and Monday, Dec. 11, adding that the National Weather Service (NWS) had issued a Flood Watch citywide from 4 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday, with 2 to 3 inches of rain expected. EMS officials said a High Wind Watch is also in effect for Brooklyn and Queens from 4 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday for sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph and gusts up to 60 mph.

UPDATE-Annual Veterans Day Commemoration Held at Bronx Victory Memorial

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) members were joined by veterans, residents of the district, Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) members, members of the 52nd Precinct Community Council and others for their 2nd Annual Veterans Day Commemoration held at the Bronx Victory Memorial on Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park to mark Veterans Day.

Who Runs the World? Part II Karina Jorge

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Editor’s Note: Our intention was to publish this story in an earlier print edition, but election coverage took precedence. Part I of this story ran in our last print edition and can be read online here. Among the 51,402 finishers in the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 5, were two local runners and members of Norwood-based running group, Bronx Nomads. We spoke to both women ahead of, and on, race day as they joined what New York Road Runners said was the world’s largest marathon of 2023, and the third-largest edition of the race in the event’s history.