Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges New Yorkers to Keep Pets Warm

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As New York gets a significant amount of snow this week, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s leading legal advocacy organization for animals, has tips for how pet owners can ensure their companion animals sail through even the worst weather winter has to offer. The organization says that dogs, cats, and other companion animals are not much better equipped to handle the cold than humans are, so it’s important to pay close attention to signals they may be getting uncomfortable. First and foremost, bring your companion animals indoors, where it is warm. If it’s too cold for you

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Saturday, Feb. 5, the New York City Emergency Management Department (EMD) issued a hazardous travel advisory for Sunday, Feb. 7. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New York City which will be in effect from 6 a.m. Sunday through 9 p.m. According to the latest forecast, a winter storm is expected to bring steady light to moderate snow to the area beginning early Sunday morning through the afternoon, before tapering off in the evening. The heaviest period of snow is forecast between sunrise Sunday and early Sunday afternoon. Snowfall rates of an inch

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Betty Ward-McIntire, 80, of 946 East 231 Street in the Wakefield section of The Bronx was reported missing in the 47th precinct but has since been found safe. It was reported to police that she was last seen on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 at approximately 1.30 p.m. inside her home, and the NYPD had sought the public’s assistance in locating her. She was described as female, Black, with black hair, approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs approximately 140 pounds and was last seen wearing a winter jacket with a fur-trimmed hood. The police said she walked with a

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

The challenge of representing multiple diverse communities across District 11 was evident during the televised debate between the five candidates running in the March 23rd District 11 special election, which aired on BronxNet on Feb. 2. Each is seeking to replace former Councilman Andrew Cohen, who was elected as a judge to the Bronx Supreme Court in November 2020 and resigned as a council member on Dec. 31, cutting short his final year in office. The 90-minute debate was co-moderated by Michael Hinman, editor of The Riverdale Press, and Sonyi Lopez, BronxNet producer, host and reporter, with a few,

By RACHEL DALLOO & SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Pick Black History Month Lecture Series Presented by the Lehman College Art Gallery, the program covers two of the most important authors to contribute to the North American slave narrative genre: Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass. Collective Black Fugitive Practices in Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl will take place onThursday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. Eve Eure, an assistant English professor at Lehman College, will discuss Harriet Jacobs’s slave narrative—the first book-length fugitive slave narrative published by a Black woman in the United States. Focusing on the means by which Jacobs navigates the legal and social enclosures of slavery,

By DAVID GREENE

Norwood dad, Tarek Ahmad, called it a “privilege” to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, but having the shot administered to him by his daughter was a complete surprise. On Monday, Jan. 25, Ahmad told the Norwood News about the sweet moment that unfolded on Friday, Jan. 22 at the Fort Washington Avenue Armory vaccination site, located at 168th Street in Manhattan through a chance encounter with his daughter. “Initially, I was scheduled [for a COVID-19 vaccination] in one of the city hospitals in the Bronx, but they called and cancelled my appointment.” He added, “Thankfully, I was able

By DAWN CLANCY

On Jan. 31, as reported by Norwood News, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City’s taskforce on racial inclusion and equity announced a plan to prioritize vaccine availability to an expanded list of 33 neighborhoods hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial list of priority neighborhoods already included parts of the Northwest Bronx like Fordham Heights, Fordham Manor, University Heights, Kingsbridge, and Kingsbridge Heights. The expanded list now includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Williamsbridge, Baychester and Edenwald. Also previously included were Mott Haven and Melrose, Belmont and East Tremont, Parkchester and Soundview, Highbridge and Concourse,

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers for their thoughts on “de-platforming” conspiracy theorists who have spread misinformation on conventional social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. We asked readers if such people then congregate on alternative social media platforms like Parler, will this just ultimately create silos of people with opposing views operating in their own echo chambers. “The Bible talks about a time when right will be called wrong and wrong will be called right. We are in that time. Twitter allows child porn, but anything from conservatives, Donald Trump or others is banned. Of course, Trump and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) confirmed on Thursday, Feb. 4 that the Yankee Stadium COVID-19 vaccination site will open Feb. 5. Appointment slots are available now at the link below for Bronx residents only. CB 7 said it is expected the vaccination doses will go quickly. The use of the stadium is a joint effort between New York State, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, The Yankees, Somos Community Care, and the New York National Guard, and it is hoped the site will help expedite vaccine distribution and alleviate the borough’s sustained battle against the spread of