Fencing Classes at P.S. 340 a Hit with Students!

By SARAH HUFFMAN

Every Friday afternoon for the past few months, about 20 P.S. 340 students gather in the school cafeteria to learn the art and sport of fencing. Taught by an elite coach who has competed both nationally and internationally, the Kingsbridge Heights public school students are learning the basic terminology and footwork associated with the combat sport, all while donning impressive, protective fencing gear and getting to handle a sword, for fun! The school’s new fencing program was made possible by Amy Turchiaro, the school’s psychologist, who pushed to find a way to bring fencing to the students. “A long

By DAVID GREENE

The former congressman and current congressman for Norwood, Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15), joined Montefiore president and CEO, Dr. Philip Ozuah, at Bedford Park’s P.S. 8 Isaac Varian School to confirm approval of $3.35 million in federal funding for Montefiore’s School Health Program (MSHP) on Wednesday, April 13. The program currently provides 42,000 students with access to doctors, dentists, and therapists at 33 locations and 99 schools that offer the program, across The Bronx and Westchester counties. The additional funding will assist MSHP to expand its digital infrastructure and broadband capabilities, expanding its telehealth program to the

By SARAH HUFFMAN

News of the recently announced likely closures of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Veterans Affairs hospitals raised concern among veterans during the March meeting of Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7)’s Veterans Affairs’ committee. Committee chair, Chad Royer, said announcements of the closures had arisen following an Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Report by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which included recommendations by the U.S. VA Secretary. He said the AIR Commission, which is appointed by the president, uses the report to plan how to provide a better healthcare network in the right locations with the right infrastructure to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with the New York City Department of Buildings for a new, 7-story, mixed-use building at 733 Crotona Park North in the Crotona section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Clinton and Prospect Avenues, the lot is near the 174th Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and the 5 trains. Elena Borokhovich of Affordable Living NY is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 70-foot-tall development will yield 62,300 square feet, with 49,055 square feet designated for residential space and 13,245 square feet for community facility space. The building

By SÍLE MOLONEY

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) deputy secretary, Donald Remy, sought to alleviate concerns among Bronx veterans amid news of possible closures of the Brooklyn and Manhattan VA medical centers in the future, during a recent visit to the Bronx VA medical center on Friday, April 8. The visit was organized in the context of the VA’s ongoing Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR), a study of the current and future health care needs of veterans across the country in the context of existing VA medical service provision. Though no date has yet been set for the potential closures

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that recently appeared in our print edition. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned from office on August 24, 2021, amid a sexual harassment scandal, made his second public appearance on Thursday, March 17, since he escaped being hit with sex crime charges by State prosecutors. Cuomo addressed a group of Bronx supporters alongside former District 18 city councilman, Rev. Ruben Díaz Sr., during a regular meeting of The New York Hispanic Clergy Organization, a group founded by Díaz. The standing room only crowd packed the Christian Community Neighborhood Church, located at 1437

By ELIZABETH SPURRELL-HUSS

April is National Minority Health Month which also includes National Public Health Week. This year, many healthcare and public health organizations, like the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are using the month to raise awareness about health equity and why it is important for everyone. What is Health Equity? Research has shown that our health depends on much more than what we eat (or don’t eat!), our genes, or how well we follow doctors’ orders. In fact, where we live, work, play, and pray greatly influences our

By DAVID GREENE

Unable to gather for the annual memorial event for two consecutive years due to COVID-19 restrictions, family members of the 87 people killed in the 1990 Happy Land Social Club fire gathered in late March with members of Bronx Community Board 6, first responders and elected officials to remember, once again, the victims of the tragic event. A smaller crowd than in past years, the group gathered on Friday, March 25, in the small park located at Southern Boulevard and East Tremont Avenue, where a monument is erected across the street from where the fire broke out at 1959

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, April 22, that two men were charged with attempted murder, assault, and additional charges for the shooting of a woman with whom they had engaged in prostitution, inside the Opera House Hotel, located at 436 East 149th Street in Mott Haven. Clark said both defendants, Kadeem Thompson, 29, of Linden Boulevard, Queens, and Robert Harris, 34, of Livonia Avenue, Brooklyn, have been arraigned on a 25-count indictment. The list of charges included attempted murder in the second-degree, three counts of first-degree assault, three counts of second-degree assault, two counts

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Fencing Classes at P.S. 340 a Hit with Students!

Espaillat, Torres Confirm $3.35 Million in Federal Funding for Montefiore’s School Health Program

Bronx Veterans Voice Concern over Expected NYC VA Medical Center Closures

Crotona: Building Applications Filed with DOB for New 7-Story Building at 733 Crotona Park North

U.S. VA Deputy Secretary Seeks to Calm Fears amid News of NYC VA Medical Center Closures

Cuomo to Bronx Supporters: “I Am Not Going Anywhere!”

Health Check: Health Equity During National Minority Health Month

Two Men Charged with Attempted Murder for Assaulting & Shooting Woman inside Bronx Hotel