Bronx Drug Trafficker Gets Over 3 Years in Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Nicholas Colon, age 37, of The Bronx, New York, was sentenced on Thursday, July 25, to 46 months in prison for conspiring to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute it, according to federal prosecutors based in Albany.

Petition Launched to Save St. Barnabas High School

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A petition was launched in mid-July to save the private, Catholic high school for girls, St. Barnabas High School (SBHS), located at 25 E 240th Street in Woodlawn Heights, which the Board of Trustees announced on June 28 had closed with immediate effect due to declining enrollment, a decrease in donations, and rising costs.

Fordham Heights: Police Appeal for Help Locating 50-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 50-year-old man reported missing from Fordham Heights.

Crotona Park Outdoor Music Festival Takes Place from Thursday Aug. 1 through Saturday Aug. 3

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Rise Up NYC Concerts and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday, July 30, that the City would be “taking over Crotona Park in The Bronx” with a popular, summer, three-day, outdoor music festival kicking off on Thursday, Aug. 1, and continuing through Saturday, Aug, 3.

City Marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30

By SÍLE MOLONEY

“World Day Against Trafficking in Persons” is marked on July 30. According to the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (MOEDGBV), human trafficking is the use of power and control to force, trick, or coerce someone into engaging in providing labor or services, which can include commercial sex.

Tremont: Man Sought for Stabbing Second Man in Neck and Back

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media who they say is sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Tremont.

Wakefield: Police Appeal for Help Locating 41-Year-old Woman Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 41-year-old woman reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.

Attorney General James Secures 10-Year Ban on Wayne LaPierre, Former VP with the NRA

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a 10-year ban on former Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre from the National Rifle Association (NRA), and a court direction that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the NRA propose reforms to be enacted at the NRA following years of mismanagement.