UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Mayoral Control Hearings, Missing People, Coyote Awareness & More!
Neighborhood Notes: Mayoral Control Hearings, Missing People, Coyote Awareness & More!
Neighborhood Notes: Mayoral Control Hearings, Missing People, Coyote Awareness & More!
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.
Effective since midnight on Thursday, Dec. 7, the newly appointed commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct is Captain Chase Maneri. Brenda Caldwell, president of the 52nd Precinct Community Council, formally shared the news, which had been expected, on Friday, Dec. 9.
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.
During an event held with senior citizens at JASA Bay Eden Older Adult Center in the northeast Bronx on Thursday, Nov. 30, Mayor Eric Adams addressed what he referred to as "the pink elephant in the room," fielding questions on cuts to the City Budget, announced in mid-November and affecting all city agencies, and defending himself against an allegation of sexual assault, as reported, filed in a recent civil lawsuit under the New York State’s Adult Survivor Act. He also addressed a separate, ongoing federal investigation, as also reported, into his campaign finances in 2021, when as then-Brooklyn borough president he was running for the office of mayor.
This week, we asked readers their opinion on the impact on City agencies of the latest budget cuts announced by Mayor Eric Adams in mid-November to address the gap in the City budget which he said is caused by increased spending on services for migrants and asylum seekers.
The NYPD is asking for the public's help identifying the individual seen in the attached media, who they say is wanted in connection to an aggravated harassment incident that occurred in the University Heights section of The Bronx.
A second memorial event was held in Norwood in November for counter-culture icon and artist, Michael Tracy, 65, known as “Tracy 168,” a native of Kingsbridge who many regard as the father of modern-day graffiti. Tracy was discovered unresponsive inside a Bronx Wendy’s restaurant on Sept. 3, and died reportedly of a heart attack.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Monday, Nov. 27, that three men have been charged for operating a fentanyl mill in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx which supplied traffickers in the New York metropolitan area.