UPDATE Norwood: Foodtown LLC Plans to Build Multi-Story Apartments at 2023 Bainbridge Avenue Fire Site

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Ever since arson was confirmed by the NYPD as being the cause of the 4-alarm, devastating, nonfatal, commercial fire that ripped through seven one-story, small businesses at 3109-3123 Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood in October 2023, residents had long been waiting to find out what would become of the demolished and long abandoned site.

BP & Bronx Disability Advisory Council Host 4th Annual Disability Pride Event

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, in partnership with her office’s disability advisory council and Disability Unite, hosted the 4th Annual Disability Pride Month Celebration at Bronx Borough Hall on Thursday, July 9. The annual event brought together elected officials, advocates, service providers, city agencies, and community members to commemorate Disability Pride Month and the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

NYPD Releases Bodycam Footage of Fordham Road Pursuit, Crash & Police-Involved Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD released bodycam footage on Friday, July 17, of the incidents which led up to a car crash and police-involved shooting on Fordham Road in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx on Sunday, June 21, following a police pursuit.

DEP: Jerome Park Reservoir to Remain Dry until 2028

By DAVID GREENE

Bronx residents and visitors looking to jog or walk around the man-made Jerome Park Reservoir this summer will have to wait some time to take in views of the water site. The reservoir, which spans the Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Van Cortlandt Village and Kingsbridge Heights, will remain dry until the end of next year according to NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officials.

UPDATE Feliz Critical of Fordham Road Redesign Investment Scope

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn broke ground on Wednesday, July 22, on the redesign of Fordham Road, adding new offset bus lanes from Sedgwick Avenue to Boston Road in The Bronx. They said the project will make commutes faster and more reliable for 130,000 daily bus riders while delivering critical safety upgrades on one of the borough’s highest-crash corridors.

New York Lottery TAKE 5 Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Lottery officials announced Wednesday, July 22, multiple top-prize winning tickets were sold for the July 21 Take 5 midday drawing, including in The Bronx.

Highbridge: Man Sought for Questioning in Fatal Bludgeoning of Norwood Man in 2023

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police are asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached media who they say is wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of a 33-year-old resident of Norwood in the Highbridge section of The Bronx in 2023.

Update Bronx Community Board 7 Honors Community

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) held a special community awards ceremony at the New York Botanical Garden in Bedford Park on Thursday, June 25, to honor various members of the community ahead of the board’s annual summer hiatus.

Op-Ed: Democrats Disagree on New PR Status Bill

By GENE ROMAN

Puerto Rico’s non-voting Resident Commissioner in Congress, Pablo José Hernández Rivera, (D-PR), introduced a new bill on June 10 to address Puerto Rico’s status as a U.S. territory. The day after the bill’s introduction, Democrats, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), Y), issued the following joint statement opposing the new bill: