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Nathalia Fernandez Encourages Financial Literacy Among Bronx Youth

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Money doesn’t grow on trees we’ve been told since infancy. At the core of the discussions on the draft, agreed and now $101 billion adopted City budget for Financial Year 2023 is a familiar, annual conundrum – the need to balance the books of government, while attempting to satisfy the needs and desires of various interest groups seeking to build upon a budget allocation received in previous years.   While both the budget size, and the disparity between incomings and outgoings may differ, it’s a similar process for every country, corporation, nonprofit, institution, small business, single-parent household or individual. For


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from June 17 to August 31

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx from June 17 to Aug. 31.   Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation.   East 139th Street between Alexander Avenue and Willis Avenue: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 26 to facilitate crane operation.   East 146th Street between Brook Avenue and Willis


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MMCC Kids Rally Against Gun Violence as Nonprofit Celebrates its 80th Anniversary

By EMILY SAWAKED  
Dressed in orange, and carrying signs often bigger than themselves, children and teens who participate in various programs offered by Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC), took to the streets on Friday, June 3, to mark the beginning of Gun Violence Awareness Month.   Departing from the MMCC venue located at 3450 DeKalb Avenue in Norwood, the group seemed adamant to raise their voices in protest against the ongoing gun violence that plagues their lives each day in The Bronx, as well as the horrific mass shootings that have recently occurred across the nation.   As of June 5, 185 shootings


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Will New Waste Management Plans Help Resolve Trash Overload?

By EMILY SAWAKED  
The lack of trash cans for pedestrians on Bronx streets has been noticed by residents for quite a while. As reported, the situation worsened amid the pandemic with many people eating outdoors in parks, especially in summertime, often causing existing cans to be overloaded. Though that specific problem is not yet resolved, Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) and City officials are working, in the meantime, on other ways to keep the borough’s sidewalks and parks clean.   CB7 held its latest sanitation committee meeting on Tuesday, June 7, and members discussed how litter and other trash is consistently dumped onto


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UPDATE Pride in The Bronx: LGBTQIA+ Activists and Leaders Honored during Flag Raising Ceremony

By EMILY SAWAKED
  A rainbow flag, doused by rain but still flying proud, was hoisted up a flagpole in front of Bronx County Courthouse on the Grand Concourse by officials, including Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, amid cheers and applause, as Pride Month was officially launched in The Bronx. The sidewalk was filled with joyous smiles on Thursday, June 2, after a ceremony marking the beginning of the month-long celebration was held inside the courthouse during which numerous, prominent LGBTQIA+ activists from the borough were honored for their work.   During the ceremony, a tradition started by Gibson’s predecessor, former Bronx


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Dr. Balavankatesh Kanna Appointed as New Executive Director of Bronx Veterans Medical Center

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Dr. Balavankatesh Kanna has been appointed as the new executive director of the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Fordham Manor.   The news was confirmed on Monday, June 13, by Patrick H. Cordova, Major USAF (Ret.), supervisory public affairs specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. According to Cordova, Dr. Kanna received his medical degree from Coimbatore Medical College in India and has served the Bronx community since then, completing his residency in internal medicine 25 years ago in 1997.   He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and earned


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Whether New Gun Laws Will Have an Impact on Gun Violence

By DAVID GREENE
  As elected officials worked to enact new legislation after several, recent mass shootings, we asked readers if they believed such legislation would have any impact, and what type of legislation, in their opinion, was necessary.   “Of course, I’m familiar with the legislation, but nothing is going to help because the government is into all this stuff. They are allowing certain things to happen to their benefit. Drugs and guns, it’s the same thing. I would like this to stop immediately, because so many innocent people are dying. They must ban all guns and why do you think that’s not going


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Unionport: Search for 14-Year-Old Missing Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old girl reported missing in the Unionport section of The Bronx.   Janessa Perez of 1134 White Plains Road Apt. 2R Bronx, NY was last seen on Sunday, June 12, at 11 p.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, is around 4 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs around 120 pounds, is Hispanic, has brown eyes and black hair and was last seen wearing black shorts and a purple t-shirt.   Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or


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Castle Hill: Unidentified Toddler Found on Street Corner Reunited with Family

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said Tuesday that an unidentified toddler has been reunited with family after the child was found on a street corner late at night.   Police said on Monday, June 13, at around 11.02 p.m., police officers responded to a 911 call regarding a child who had been found at the corner of Randall Avenue and Olmstead Avenue in Castle Hill. “Upon arrival, police observed a male, approximately 2-years-old, who was found unattended at the location by a 29-year-old male witness,” police officials said.   They continued, “The child does not speak, but appears to be in good health.


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