Mayor to Embark on 4-Day Trip to Central & South America in efforts to Deal with Asylum Seeker Influx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

City Hall officials announced on Monday, Oct. 2, that New York City Mayor Eric Adams will embark on a four-day trip to Central and South America to foster relationships, learn more about the path asylum seekers take to get to the United States, and meet with local and national leaders about the situations on the ground leading to the influx of asylum seekers arriving in the U.S.

Belmont: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 2150 Clinton Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) have launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 2150 Clinton Avenue, a 5-story, residential building in Belmont, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Boaz M. Golani Architect and developed by Skyrock NYC Development, the structure yields 36 residential units.

Two Sought in Bronx Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the two people seen in the attached photos who they say are sought in connection to a robbery pattern that has been identified across The Bronx.

Belmont: 69-Year-Old Male Pedestrian Dies after Getting Hit by Truck Crossing Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 69-year-old man has died following a road accident in Belmont, city officials said.

Cure Violence Interrupter, Michael Rodriguez, Arrested on Drug & Gun Charges in Orange County

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Michael Rodriguez of local cure violence group, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), has been arrested for alleged drug and gun offenses during a recent drug takedown operation in Orange County, according to the Office of the Orange County District Attorney [NY], as reported earlier this week by the NY Post.

B.R.A.G. Summer BBQs Serve Hope One Burger at a Time

By DAVID GREENE

A series of summer community barbecues are, once again, being held across the borough to the delight of hundreds of community residents, and the only beef is on the grill!

Bronx Town Hall Touts Public Banking Benefits to Locals

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

At a public meeting billed as a “Boroughwide Town Hall on Public Banking,” representatives from ten Bronx-based groups joined various elected officials to push for State and City legislators to build upon efforts to promote worker-owned businesses, increase community land trusts, and facilitate access to more local credit unions as an alternative to big commercial banks. On May 11, inside the auditorium of the Bronx Library Center, located in Fordham Manor, attendees viewed video and slide presentations describing how these actions could improve economic conditions in the borough. Listed as expected attendees on the press release announcing

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the age-old problem of double parking, the problems it can cause, as well as possible solutions. “I see a lot of cops stop people from double parking because every time there’s double parking, it always causes a lot of traffic and people can’t get through. If people keep on double parking, they’re just going to get tickets. If they don’t want to get a ticket, you must move the car because the cops always come around and tell you no double parking. There should be even more enforcement.” Allan Peisel, Norwood “It

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS appealing to the public for help identifying and locating the person seen in this video who department officials say is sought in connection to a Bronx grand larceny (theft) pattern identified across the 46th and 48th Precincts during May and early June 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who department officials say is sought in connection to a Bronx grand larceny (theft) pattern identified across the 46th Precinct, which broadly covers the Fordham, University Heights,