UPDATE: International Salsa Museum Seeks Home in the Bronx’s Kingsbridge Armory

By ARACELIS BATISTA, DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. Music industry professionals have joined forces to form the concept for the International Salsa Museum (ISM) in The Bronx and organizers recently held a press conference in Kingsbridge Heights, outside the massive Kingsbridge Armory which they hope will, someday, be the home of “El Condado de la Salsa.” The ISM is a non-profit which was created to educate and increase the public’s awareness of salsa and to “preserve salsa music’s rich cultural history.” It was founded by musician, music director, and producer, Willy

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Rafael Evangelista, 78, of 2275 Barker Avenue, Apt 7G, in Allerton, located in the 49th precinct. It was reported to the police that Evangelista was last seen Tuesday, June 22, at 10 a.m. inside of his home. He is described as being approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall, has a medium complexion, weighs 160 pounds, is of a thin build, has brown eyes and is partially bald, with gray hair. He was last seen wearing a black hat, black glasses, a dark blue t-shirt, green

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery today announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the June 23 TAKE 5 drawing. The ticket, worth $57,982.50, was purchased at Los Castillos Mini Market Corp, located at 1601 University Avenue in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx. The five winning numbers for the TAKE 5 game are drawn from a field of one to 39. The TAKE 5 drawing is televised every day at 10:30 p.m. A Lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing. The 5 winning numbers for the TAKE 5 game are drawn from a field

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the unidentified man seen in the attached photo and video who is sought in connection with an attempted assault that occurred in Wakefield. It was reported to police that on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 2.02 p.m. in front of 647 East 223rd Street, in the 47th precinct, the unidentified suspect who was riding a dirt bike dismounted the bike and approached the victim, a 25-year-old man who was seated inside a black Acura MDX SUV. The suspect produced a handgun and fired it at

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the photo attached further below who is sought for questioning in connection to a burglary that occurred in the 47th precinct, just north of Woodlawn. On Friday, June 25, at approximately 7 a.m., the person entered Saint Barnabas Roman Catholic Church, located at 409 East 241st Street, just north of Woodlawn Heights. After remaining inside the church for about one hour, the person entered the lower level of the church and removed a religious vessel called a Monstrance which is made of solid gold. Anyone with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation carried by the U.S. Department of Labor into a Nov. 13, 2020 construction incident which resulted in the death of a 21-year-old laborer has determined that Bronx-based company, Everest Scaffolding Inc., failed to ensure the laborer’s fall arrest harness was attached, as required. Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, a fact sadly illustrated by the death of the 21-year-old, and others, as reported recently by Norwood News. The laborer in question who was the subject of the federal level investigation fell nearly 50 feet as he installed a supported

By DAWN CLANCY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Hip Hop enthusiasts across the five boroughs gathered on Sunday, June 5, at Gun Hill Playground in The Bronx to celebrate African American Music Appreciation Month and honor the legacy of hip-hop’s first female emcee, MC Sha-Rock. Against the backdrop of ample sunshine and live music, some of hip hop’s earliest titans, including Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Lil Rodney C of Funky 4 +1, DJ Breakout, and battle rapper Sparky D, paid tribute to MC Sha-Rock, whose musical talents and contribution to Hip Hop culture helped shape the scene for women in Hip Hop

By DAWN CLANCY

For his ongoing efforts in erasing graffiti from buildings in the Bedford Park and Norwood sections of the Bronx, the Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) has presented Sirio Guerino, co-founder of Guerinos Against Graffiti (GAG), with the Mary Vallati Memorial Award, an annual prize which honors those individuals who provide exceptional service to their community. Vallati was a longtime community activist who was active with the association until her death at 101. News of Guerino’s win was announced during BMCA’s final (virtual) meeting before the summer recess, held on June 2, and Guerino was physically presented with the

By DAWN CLANCY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Women from Norwood’s Bengali community threw a festive BBQ at Mosholu Park on Saturday, May 22, to celebrate the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. The event, hosted by LAAL, a non-profit organization that provides resources and support to Bengali women in Norwood, also marked the first time the community had gathered in person since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as such, was also an opportunity to celebrate life beyond the various State-mandated lockdowns. “When everything shut down in March of 2020, we had to cancel all of our in-person programming,” said Alexandra Indira