In an effort to support New York City Latino, Black, Asian American and Pacific Islander restaurateurs across The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Westchester County (Mt. Vernon and Yonkers), a group of food-related organizations has joined forces to launch the Rising Restaurateur initiative, a $200,000 microgrant program.
This week, we asked readers their opinion on the City’s needle exchange program and the three overdose prevention centers (OPCs) located in the South Bronx, run in conjunction with the City’s partner, OnPoint i.e. centers where drug users can connect with outreach workers and safely get high, avoiding unsupervised overdose scenarios.
Federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York, the FBI, and NYPD announced on Wednesday, March 6, that charges were filed against 16 members and leaders of “an armed and violent drug trafficking crew” who operated the ring with deadly consequences for their victims on Valentine Avenue in Fordham Manor for over 10 years..
The NYPD is asking for the public's help identifying the person seen in the attached photo below who they say is wanted for questioning in connection with an assault on an MTA conductor at 167th Street subway station.
In efforts to encourage Bronxites to join their local community boards ahead of the upcoming application deadline which has now been extended from March 1 to March 8 at 11.59 p.m., Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and her staff held a Community Board Day of Action across the borough on Feb. 21, finishing up in the north Bronx at Mosholu Parkway subway station, located in Bronx Community District 7.
A 46-year-old Manhattan man was convicted on Feb. 26 for running a fentanyl and other drug trafficking operation in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, federal officials said.
The NYPD is asking for the public's help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached photos who they say are sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.
The New York City Council voted on Wednesday, Feb. 29, to pass new legislation that will increase e-bike regulations in the interest of improved safety. The new laws come after one person died and 22 were injured in a Harlem fire caused by an e-bike on Friday, Feb. 23. Council members said that over the past few years, as e-bikes, e-scooters, and powered mobility devices have become more prevalent, the City has experienced a rapid increase in lithium-ion battery-related fires in both residential and commercial properties that not only destroyed property but resulted in injuries and fatalities.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) co-led the introduction on Wednesday, Feb. 28, of legislation described by his office as groundbreaking, to tackle the pressing issue of childcare affordability faced by families across the nation. Officials from to the Bronx congressman's office said the bipartisan measure, known as the Combatting High Inflation Limiting Daycare Act, or the "CHILD Act," seeks to provide much-needed relief to American families struggling to meet the rising costs of childcare by doubling the annual contribution limit for tax-advantaged Dependent Care Flexible Savings Accounts (DCFSAs).
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