Following Federal Health Care Cuts July 1, City Promotes Access to NYC Care Health Care Program

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Trump administration’s long anticipated federal funding cuts ended expanded federal “Essential Plan” health care coverage for around 450,000 New Yorkers on July 1, as pre-advised earlier this year. In response, NYC Health + Hospitals’ announced Tuesday, July 21, the return of the citywide “Light the Way Truck” outreach initiative to remind New Yorkers of the City’s NYC Care (healthcare access) program. The outreach initiative kicks off in The Bronx. 

UPDATE Kingsbridge/Riverdale: Man Arrested for Unauthorized Practice of Profession after “Wellness” Center Customer Dies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said they have arrested 55-year-old Luis Rojas Cabrera of Passaic, New Jersey and that he has been charged with reckless endangerment and unauthorized practice of profession after a 27-year-old woman was found unconscious at a wellness center on the border of the Kingsbridge and Riverdale sections of The Bronx on Sunday, July 19, and died. Rojas Cabrera was arrested on Sunday, July 19, police said.

Fordham Manor: Rendering Released of 12-Story Student Dormitory near Fordham University

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A new rendering has been revealed for 2740 Webster Avenue, a 12-story dormitory for Fordham University in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed as a joint venture between Maddd Equities and Stagg Group, the 130-foot-tall structure will span 215,129 square feet and yield 162 units with a capacity of 600 students according to YIMBY.

Op-Ed: Democrats Disagree on New PR Status Bill

By GENE ROMAN
Puerto Rico’s non-voting Resident Commissioner in Congress, Pablo José Hernández Rivera, (D-PR), introduced a new bill on June 10 to address Puerto Rico’s status as a U.S. territory. The day after the bill’s introduction, Democrats, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), Y), issued the following joint statement opposing the new bill: