Bronx Leaders Host Series of Assemblies to Gather Input for New Bx Economic Development Strategy

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bronx Economic Development Corporation (BXEDC) and the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) launched a series of public assemblies on April 30 to create the Bronx’s first federally-certified Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS).

UPDATE Espaillat, Velázquez Denied Access to Visit ICE Detention Facilities in Lower Manhattan

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic congress members, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Rep. Nydia Velázquez (NY-7), were refused entry to the 10th floor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on Sunday, June 8, when they attempted to conduct oversight of the facility amid allegations of “overcrowding, unbearable heat, and people being forced to sleep on bathroom floors.”

UPDATE Team Mamdani – Political Alliances Solidify with Just Weeks to Go Before Primary Election Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY

With just a few weeks to go before the upcoming New York primary elections on June 24, and roughly a week before early voting commences, some new political alliances have emerged while others appear to have solidified. This was somewhat evident during the National Puerto Rican Day parade held in Manhattan on Sunday, June 8.

UPDATE Team Cuomo – Political Alliances Solidify with Just Weeks to Go Before Primary Election Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY

UPDATE Mayor Signs Executive Order to Codify Working Definition of Antisemitism into Law

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed an executive order on Sunday, June 8, to legally recognize the working definition of antisemitism as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). According to the mayor’s office, the order was signed “to facilitate constructive discourse, further understanding, and enable a thoughtful response to antisemitic hate in New York City.”

Throggs Neck: Marine Units Search for Man Seen Jumping Off Throggs Neck Bridge

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An NYPD spokesperson said a search and rescue operation was underway on Sunday evening, June 8, after a person was reportedly seen jumping off the Throggs Neck Bridge, which links the Throggs Neck section of the borough with Queens.

UPDATE Hart Island: One Critical, Bedford Park Man Arrested as 22 People Rescued from Burning Boat

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The FDNY said their emergency unit rescued 22 people from a boat that caught fire on Saturday, June 7, in the vicinity of 262 Fordham Street / Hart Island Ferry Terminal.

UPDATE Norwood: Police Appeal for Help Locating 18-Year-Old Male Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said an 18-year-old male youth from Norwood who had been reported missing has been located.

UPDATED Drivers Targeted for Robbery in Spuyten Duyvil & Norwood

By DAVID GREENE

Police are asking the public’s help in identifying two people sought in connection with some seemingly unrelated, car-related crimes in which the drivers were targeted in both Spuyten Duyvil and Norwood.

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Bronx Leaders Host Series of Assemblies to Gather Input for New Bx Economic Development Strategy

UPDATE Espaillat, Velázquez Denied Access to Visit ICE Detention Facilities in Lower Manhattan

UPDATE Team Mamdani – Political Alliances Solidify with Just Weeks to Go Before Primary Election Day

UPDATE Team Cuomo – Political Alliances Solidify with Just Weeks to Go Before Primary Election Day

UPDATE Mayor Signs Executive Order to Codify Working Definition of Antisemitism into Law

Throggs Neck: Marine Units Search for Man Seen Jumping Off Throggs Neck Bridge

UPDATE Hart Island: One Critical, Bedford Park Man Arrested as 22 People Rescued from Burning Boat

UPDATE Norwood: Police Appeal for Help Locating 18-Year-Old Male Reported Missing

UPDATED Drivers Targeted for Robbery in Spuyten Duyvil & Norwood