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MacKenzie Scott Foundation Gifts Further $50 Million to Lehman College to Total $80 Million

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Lehman College received a $50 million gift from the MacKenzie Scott Foundation on Friday, Dec. 5, amplifying what the college said was a new era of opportunity and ensuring a legacy of success for years to come.  As reported, the Bedford Park-based college announced in October that it also recently raised $30 million as part of its “Forever Forward” fundraising campaign. 

UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Epstein Files

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers for their opinion on the Jeffrey “Epstein files” currently under review by the U.S. Department of Justice and whether they believe the files will ever be released in their entirety to the American public.

Justice for Nicholas

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In what was another milestone in a long and painful battle to obtain justice for one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici, who died from an accidental fentanyl overdose on Sept. 15, 2023 at a Kingsbridge Heights daycare center, the infant’s parents, Otoniel Feliz Samboy and Zoila Dominici, hugged through their tears inside a Bronx Criminal Court courtroom on Friday, Nov. 21, when a jury delivered two unanimous guilty verdicts for the couple charged in relation to their son’s death.  

UPDATE Section 8 Payments Delayed; NYCHA Shares Update on Status

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officials from the New York Apartment Association (NYAA) said they were informed by NYCHA officials earlier this month that Section 8 voucher payments would be delayed due to complications associated with the recent federal government shutdown. NYAA  officials said they were monitoring the situation closely and would provide additional information to members as it became available. NYCHA provided an update on the situation on Saturday, Dec. 6.