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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the City’s Needle Exchange Program & Overdose Prevention Centers
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.
UPDATE Belmont: No Injuries Reported following Fire at Auto Repair Shop
UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Possibility of a Second Trump Presidency
Belmont: Police Appeal for Help Locating 12-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing
UPDATE Bronx County Conservative Party Returns with Annual Christmas Party & Toy Giveaway
A few short weeks before the Bronx Conservative Party was set to take control in the Bronx’s City Council District 13 on Jan. 1, 2024, thanks to an upset by then-Republican/Conservative City Councilwoman-elect Kristy Marmorato over incumbent Democrat, Marjorie Velázquez, members of the Conservative Party held their annual Christmas celebration for supporters in Morris Park, as well as a subsequent holiday toy giveaway in the Throggs Neck section.
UPDATE Former B.R.A.G. Cure Violence Interrupter Michael Rodriguez Sentenced to 10 Years
Antiwar Protesters Hold 2nd Rally Outside Torres’ Office
For the second time in less than two months, members of the Bronx Anti-War Coalition held a “Speak Out” rally outside the Bronx office of Congressman Richie Torres (NY-15) in Belmont on Friday, Dec. 15. The group called for a ceasefire to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and demanded an end to financial support of Israel’s war efforts by the United States.