New Assembly Members Back Fernández as Bronx BP Race Heats Up

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

The following is an extended version of a story that was recently published in our print edition. Two of the newest assembly members representing the Bronx have endorsed Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernández in her bid for the Bronx borough presidency. Chantel Jackson and Kenny Burgos were both elected to the State Assembly last November, and on Wednesday, Jan. 27, all three assembly members showed up at Starlight Park, close to Crotona Park East, to make the endorsement public. “I’ve known the assemblywoman for a few years now,” Burgos said. “I’ve worked with her in different capacities. I know she’s

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s assistance identifying the man seen in the attached photos who is sought in connection with robberies that occurred in the 52nd and in the 50th precincts. It was reported to police that on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 at 1 p.m., inside 2501 Grand Concourse (Marshalls) in Fordham Manor, the man entered the location and placed store merchandise in a bag and attempted to leave without paying. When he was approached by a 48-year-old male security guard, the man displayed a knife, threatened the employee, and fled on foot to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on Sunday, Feb. 7, there were multiple top-prize, winning tickets sold for the Feb 6, TAKE-5 drawing. The tickets were sold in The Bronx and in Brooklyn at the following locations: JHER Inc located at 3287A Westchester Avenue in the Pelham Bay section of The Bronx, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $33,531.00 Lucky Lotto 1 Deli Inc located at 1450 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $33,531.00 Take-5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. Drawings take place every evening at 10:30 p.m. Winning tickets

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As New York gets a significant amount of snow this week, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s leading legal advocacy organization for animals, has tips for how pet owners can ensure their companion animals sail through even the worst weather winter has to offer. The organization says that dogs, cats, and other companion animals are not much better equipped to handle the cold than humans are, so it’s important to pay close attention to signals they may be getting uncomfortable. First and foremost, bring your companion animals indoors, where it is warm. If it’s too cold for you

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Saturday, Feb. 5, the New York City Emergency Management Department (EMD) issued a hazardous travel advisory for Sunday, Feb. 7. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New York City which will be in effect from 6 a.m. Sunday through 9 p.m. According to the latest forecast, a winter storm is expected to bring steady light to moderate snow to the area beginning early Sunday morning through the afternoon, before tapering off in the evening. The heaviest period of snow is forecast between sunrise Sunday and early Sunday afternoon. Snowfall rates of an inch

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Betty Ward-McIntire, 80, of 946 East 231 Street in the Wakefield section of The Bronx was reported missing in the 47th precinct but has since been found safe. It was reported to police that she was last seen on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 at approximately 1.30 p.m. inside her home, and the NYPD had sought the public’s assistance in locating her. She was described as female, Black, with black hair, approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs approximately 140 pounds and was last seen wearing a winter jacket with a fur-trimmed hood. The police said she walked with a

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

The challenge of representing multiple diverse communities across District 11 was evident during the televised debate between the five candidates running in the March 23rd District 11 special election, which aired on BronxNet on Feb. 2. Each is seeking to replace former Councilman Andrew Cohen, who was elected as a judge to the Bronx Supreme Court in November 2020 and resigned as a council member on Dec. 31, cutting short his final year in office. The 90-minute debate was co-moderated by Michael Hinman, editor of The Riverdale Press, and Sonyi Lopez, BronxNet producer, host and reporter, with a few,

By RACHEL DALLOO & SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Pick Black History Month Lecture Series Presented by the Lehman College Art Gallery, the program covers two of the most important authors to contribute to the North American slave narrative genre: Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass. Collective Black Fugitive Practices in Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl will take place onThursday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. Eve Eure, an assistant English professor at Lehman College, will discuss Harriet Jacobs’s slave narrative—the first book-length fugitive slave narrative published by a Black woman in the United States. Focusing on the means by which Jacobs navigates the legal and social enclosures of slavery,

By DAVID GREENE

Norwood dad, Tarek Ahmad, called it a “privilege” to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, but having the shot administered to him by his daughter was a complete surprise. On Monday, Jan. 25, Ahmad told the Norwood News about the sweet moment that unfolded on Friday, Jan. 22 at the Fort Washington Avenue Armory vaccination site, located at 168th Street in Manhattan through a chance encounter with his daughter. “Initially, I was scheduled [for a COVID-19 vaccination] in one of the city hospitals in the Bronx, but they called and cancelled my appointment.” He added, “Thankfully, I was able