Wakefield: Two Sought following Armed Home Invasion

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a home invasion took place in Wakefield on Sunday, March 17, 2024.

Montefiore Announces Plans for New Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatry Unit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Montefiore Einstein announced plans on Wednesday, March 6, for a new pediatric inpatient psychiatry unit adding a new care option to address what officials say is the unmet urgent behavioral and mental health needs of children and adolescents in The Bronx.

Wakefield: Montefiore Opens First Pulmonary Rehab Program in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Montefiore has opened the borough’s first pulmonary rehabilitation program in Wakefied. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Monday, Feb. 26 to mark the opening.

Wakefield: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 909 East 229th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 909 East 229th Street, a 4-story, residential building in the Wakefield of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Wakefield: Police Appeal to Public to Help Identify Hospitalized Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the man seen in the attached photo who was assisted at Wakefield subway station last December and later transported to a local hospital.

UPDATE Primaries 2024: Morgan Evers, Aaron Stayman Announce Run as State Democratic Committee Candidates

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic State Committee Member Morgan Evers and Democrat Aaron Stayman announced on Jan. 18 that they are partnering to run as New York State Democratic Committee candidates in the 81st Assembly District in the June 25th Democratic Primary.

Wakefield: Memorial Held for 5-Year-Old Kashmir Marquis on One-Week Anniversary

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Family, neighbors, teachers, school friends and work colleagues gathered on Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, for a touching memorial tribute to mark the one-week anniversary of the tragic death of five-year-old Kashmir Marquis, following a basement fire in Wakefield.

Primaries 2024: Michael Heller Announces Candidacy for Re-Election as State Committee Member in A.D. 81

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Michael Heller announced Jan. 10 that he is running for re-election as a member of the New York State Democratic Committee, representing the 81st Assembly District, which covers much of the Northwest Bronx includes some or all of the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Wakefield, Woodlawn, Kingsbridge, Fieldston, Riverdale, North Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil.