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A Look Back on Legislative Actions Taken on the 2nd Anniversary of the Twin Parks Fire

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY
As Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson organized a reflective memorial ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 9, to honor the 17 people, including 8 children, mostly of Gambian descent, who lost their lives in one of the deadliest fires in New York City’s history two years ago, we take a look back at the various legislative actions taken since then. The wreath-laying ceremony took place at Bronx Borough Hall on the second anniversary of the tragic Twin Parks fire which broke out in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on a fateful, cold Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, as snow lay on the roofs of cars and along the street.

UPDATE Feds Settle with NYS Gov Office in wake of Historical Sexual Harassment Allegations against Cuomo

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday, Jan. 26, that it has settled a legal dispute with NY State’s executive chamber (governor’s office) to resolve the justice department’s claims that NYS executive chamber, under former former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, engaged in a pattern or practice of sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrated Across The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted a service honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 15, in partnership with News 12 The Bronx and Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1488 Reverend Dr. Fletcher C. Crawford Way in the Charlotte Gardens section of the borough.

Two Moped Riders Sought in Bronx & Manhattan Armed Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the people seen in the attached photo and surveillance video who they say are sought in connection with a robbery pattern that was identified during December and January across various Bronx neighborhoods located within the perimeters of both the 49th and the 50th Precincts, as well as in other northern Manhattan neighborhoods.