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Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson Weighs in on Historic Vote by Amazon Workers to Unionize

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson weighed in on the announcement on Friday, April 1, by Amazon workers on Staten Island of their decision to unionize, the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history, as reported by the Associated Press (AP).   “Today, we saw an incredible accomplishment with Amazon workers on Staten Island voting to unionize for the first time in Amazon`s 27-year history,” Gibson said. “Current and former workers rallied together and organized to form a union to fight for improved working conditions, standardized labor wages, and job protections. These workers have provided nonstop essential services


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Elections 2022: Community Voices Heard Power Endorses Jessica Altagracia Woolford in A.D. 81 Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Jessica Altagracia Woolford, Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 81 in the Northwest Bronx, announced on Thursday, March 31, that she has received the endorsement of Community Voices Heard Power (CVHPower) in her bid to win the June primary. According to the group’s website, CVHPower is a member-led, multi-racial organization principally comprised of women of color and low-income families in New York State. Members say they tackle tough issues and build power to secure racial, social and economic justice for all New Yorkers. They do this through grassroots organizing, leadership development, policy changes, and creating new models of


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Spuyten Duyvil: John J. McKelvey Sr. Honored with Co-Naming of Villa Rosa Bonheur Way on April 8

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Local Spuyten Duyvil resident, Stephanie Coggins, is encouraging families, friends and neighbors to attend the co-naming ceremony of Palisade Avenue / John J McKelvey Sr. Villa Rosa Bonheur Way, on April 8, an event hosted by District 11 Councilman Eric Dinowitz.   On December 15, 2021, legislation created and advanced by the councilman was passed at City Council which paved the way for the co-naming of the intersection of Palisade Avenue and Independence Avenue. According to Coggins, the co-naming celebrates the wide-ranging and historical contributions of McKelvey Sr. to modern day Spuyten Duyvil and the larger community encompassed by Bronx


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Police Appeal to Public for Help with Case involving Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in providing further information on a man who has been arrested for various sex-related crimes committed against numerous children.   It was reported to police that sometime between November 2019 and July 2021, inside P.S. 100X, located at 800 Taylor Avenue in the Soundview section of The Bronx, the man sexually assaulted at least three girls under the age of 12 during a New York Junior Tennis League after-school program.   Gerardo Gutierrez, 30, of Unionport Road in the Parkchester neighborhood of the borough, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, and


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Montefiore Doctor & Einstein Medical Students Donate Feminine Hygiene Products to Ukrainian Women

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bearing witness to the plight of the Ukrainian people amid the ongoing invasion by Russia of Ukraine, supporters around the world are stepping up to help in all sorts of ways, including Montefiore anesthesiologist, Dr. Tracey Straker, and three Albert Einstein College of Medicine medical students, Cory Ransom, Breckin Horton, and Diana Dominguez-Garcia.   In collaboration with The AFYA Foundation, the group of Montefiore Einstein women are helping to address the needs of Ukrainian women by preparing personal care kits to be shipped out to Ukraine, which include needed, feminine hygiene products. On Thursday, March 31, the group handed over


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Spuyten Duyvil: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for The Henry at 2395 Palisade Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at The Henry, a six-story, residential building located at 2395 Palisade Avenue in the Spuyten Duyvil section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Kutnicki Bernstein Architects and developed by Timber Equities, the structure yields 55 residential units.   Available on NYC Housing Connect, New York City’s Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD)’s online portal, are 17 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $65,520 to $167,570. At 130 percent of the AMI, there are three studios with


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LGBTQ+ Coalition Makes Bronx History, Welcomed to March in St. Patrick’s Day Parade

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.   Were it just “the luck of the Irish” that was needed, it might not have taken two decades for an Irish LGBTQ+ group to finally make history, marching this year for the first time ever, under the group’s identifying banner, in the annual Bronx St. Patrick’s Day parade in Throggs Neck, on Sunday, March 13. But as parade participant, Brendan Fay, knows, changing the world sometimes means shifting hearts and minds, which itself requires imagination, patience, persistence, grace in the face of opposition,


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UPDATE Pelosi Addresses Ukraine & Other Domestic Priorities during Bronx Visit  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joined Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) for a Community Town Hall in the Riverdale section of The Bronx on Monday, March 14, on the first anniversary of the American Rescue Plan. During the event, which was held at the College of Mount Saint Vincent Athletic Center, located at 6301 Riverdale Avenue, the two discussed U.S. support for Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia, as well as other key, domestic, legislative priorities, in the form of a Q&A session.   In introducing Pelosi, whose visit coincided with Women’s History Month, Bowman


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Northeast Bronx: NYPD Release Additional Video of Person of Interest in Murder Investigation

By SÍLE MOLONEY
    The NYPD released additional video on Monday, March 28, and appealed to the public for help identifying a second person of interest sought for questioning in connection to the 2021 fatal shooting of Corey Allen, 28, of Mount Vernon in the Northeast Bronx.   On Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 at around 3.28 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a multiple shooting which took place opposite 2280 Tillotson Avenue (a gas station), in the area to the north of Co-op City. Upon arrival, officers observed a 28-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the


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