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UPDATE Jessica Altagracia Woolford Launches Bid to Replace Jeffrey Dinowitz in Assembly District 81

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  This is an updated version of our story first published in November 2021.   On Tuesday, Nov. 16, Jessica Altagracia Woolford, a Riverdale resident raised in Kingsbridge, announced her bid to replace Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz from New York State Assembly’s 81st district, via a bilingual digital campaign ad. Dinowitz has held the seat since 1994.   “I’m excited to make my case to the voters of the Northwest Bronx that it’s time for fresh leadership in the Assembly,” Altagracia Woolford said. “My abuela taught me that care should never be conditional. But the fact is, a lot of Bronxites


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CB7 Talks Organ Donation, Crime Prevention over the Holidays & Traffic Violations   

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT
  In a rare, combined meeting of Bronx Community Board 7’s (CB7) Health & Human Services and Public Safety & Quality of Life committees, attendees heard about the vital role organ donation can play in many Bronxites’ lives, as well as tips to help mitigate crime during the holiday shopping season.   The Health & Human Services committee meeting, held virtually on Nov. 16, invited Iliana Almanzar, the community and government affairs liaison for LiveOnNY, to speak on the importance of organ donation. Almanzar said the topic was a very important one which not a lot of people liked to


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Bronx DA Hosts Resource Fair for Formerly Incarcerated as Bailey’s Bill to Assist with Job Opportunities Passes

By SARAH HUFFMAN
  Bronx District Attorney (DA) Darcel D. Clark, together with officials from her office, hosted a fourth Bronx reentry, resource fair on Nov. 6, for individuals reentering the community after having served time in jail or prison. The event was held at Bronx Community Board 12 (CB12)’s office in the Wakefield section of the borough.   During the fair, Clark spoke to the crowd, thanking her office staff and various partner organizations for putting the work in to help the community. “I could not get this work done without the community-based organizations that believe in this work as well,” she


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Health Check: Take Steps to Prevent or Control Diabetes over the Holidays & Beyond

By CARLOS TEJEDA
While November marked National Diabetes Awareness Month, for many, it also marked the beginning of the holiday season, a time when many of us tend to eat less healthily and exercise less, two factors which can exacerbate diabetes. To counteract this, Montefiore continues to encourage Bronxites to learn ways to prevent, detect, and manage the condition.   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2018, 34.2 million people had diabetes. Of this number, 7.3 million didn’t know they had the condition, or did not report having it. Over their lifetimes, U.S. adults have a 40 percent


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A Selection of Bronx Thanksgiving Events & Turkey Giveaways in Photos

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A host of Thanksgiving events and turkey giveaways were held across the Bronx in the lead up to, and on, Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25. Below is a selection of the various events, in photos.   On Saturday, Nov. 20, State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D. 34) held a Food & Health Empowerment Fair, food justice discussion and Turkey giveaway at Huntington Free Library in Westchester Square, in conjunction with District 13 Council member-elect Marjorie Velázquez.   “Our Food and Health Empowerment Fair on Saturday was AMAZING! We distributed 650 turkeys and produce for over 1000 people to residents in the Bronx.


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POTS & Church Volunteers Serve 600 Free Meals as Physical Thanksgiving Gatherings Resume

By DAVID GREENE
For the 25th consecutive year, volunteers with Part of the Solution (POTS), soup kitchen and food pantry, and the Church of the Resurrection in Rye, New York, joined forces to serve an estimated 350 turkey meals on site to community residents at Our Lady of Refuge Church, located at 290 East 196th Street in Fordham Manor on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25.   Another 300 or so residents who had concerns about sitting and eating in a public setting amid the ongoing pandemic, or who were unable to provide proof of vaccination to enter the venue’s cafeteria, were provided with a


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on People’s Faith in the Justice System

By DAVID GREENE
This week, following the not-guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, and the guilty verdicts in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, we asked readers if they have faith in the criminal justice system.   “The two very different decisions make me believe, more than ever, that when a case is properly prepared and adjudicated with care, the justice system works. The biggest problem with the system, as I see it, is in the people who are responsible for running the courts. Would Rittenhouse have been found guilty with a more thoughtful judge in the case? I don’t know, but we heard


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Williamsbridge: Police Ask for Public’s Help with Investigation into Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police appealed to the public for help on Wednesday, Dec. 1, with their investigation into what transpired to be the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old male victim, and the non-fatal shooting of three other people in Williamsbridge, in November.   As reported, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 5.05 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an assault (non-fatal shooting) at 815 Burke Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, located in the 47th precinct.   Upon arrival, officers discovered an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head, a 59-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to


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Bridge Lift Testing at RFK Bridge Scheduled for Early Morning Hours of Friday, Dec. 3

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bridge lift testing at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Manhattan span is scheduled for the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 3, the MTA announced on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Intermittent Closures Planned for Both Traffic Flow Directions Intermittent, full closures at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge’s Harlem River lift span to/from Manhattan are scheduled on Friday, Dec. 3, from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. for bridge lifts, to test mechanical functionality, and allow completion of routine preventative maintenance.   Each closure will last approximately 20 minutes. Customers traveling on the M60 bus, which offers service to LaGuardia Airport, should expect


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