Catholic school children enrolled in schools in the Archdiocese of New York returned to class on Wednesday, Sept. 9 for the first time since March when the pandemic forced most of the city into lockdown. However, the return to school was quite different, and not just because of mask wearing. Children of all ages […]
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying three male individuals who are sought in connection with a series of gunpoint robberies which took place in the 43rd, 44th, 47th, and 50th precincts. The men appear in the attached videos and photos which were taken in the vicinity of various incident locations. […]
Bronx poet and spoken word artist, Lorraine Currelley, has nurtured a life-long love of the written word, and actively shares that passion with as many people as possible. As executive director of both the Bronx Book Fair and the Poets Network & Exchange, she is leading a group of fellow word lovers on a […]
Two men are recovering after two separate shootings that occurred within hours of each other in pre-Labor Day incidents reported in the 52nd precinct, in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx. In the first incident, a police source reported that a 34-year-old man was shot twice “about the body,” at the corner […]
To get transitioning military, veterans and military spouses back to work, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and RecruitMilitary will host the New York Virtual Career Fair for Veterans on Thursday, Sept. 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST online. According to the City’s Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS), there are 37,495 veterans residing in the […]
Dionel Then has withdrawn from the 11th City Council District race in the Northwest Bronx and is endorsing candidate, Dan Padernacht, for the position, it was announced on Aug. 31. The 11th district comprises the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Riverdale, Van Cortlandt Village, Wakefield, and Woodlawn, and the seat is currently held by […]
It was a case of third time lucky for City Councilman Andrew Cohen when, along with Bronx civil court judges, the Hon. Kim Wilson and the Hon. Blanka Perez, he was finally nominated for a Bronx Supreme Court judgeship at the Bronx democratic party judicial convention on Aug. 10. All three candidates go forward to […]
With the announcement of Councilman Andrew Cohen’s nomination to the Bronx Supreme Court on Aug. 10, the race to fill his District 11 City Council seat just got a whole lot more urgent. Currently, there are six candidates vying to replace Cohen, with five having formally declared their intent with the City’s Campaign […]
A small but spirited protest was held on Saturday morning, Aug. 22, to save Jerome Station Post Office, located at 2540 Jerome Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights, from potential closure. Local resident, Pereta Rodriguez Ph.d., who said she relies on the post office for essential mail, initially asked three people to join her in saving […]
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