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A.D. 81 Candidate Morgan Evers Endorsed by Rivera, Jackson & Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Morgan Evers, a teacher and disability activist who launched her campaign to challenge local, 16-term Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on Dec. 7, 2025 for the 81st Assembly District seat in the upcoming June primaries, has received additional endorsements in recent weeks in the form of local State Senators Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), Robert Jackson (S.D. 31), and the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club. 

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the “Tax the Rich” Campaign

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers for their opinion on the ‘Tax the Rich’ campaign that would increase the taxes of millionaires and wealthy corporations, using the revenue earned from such taxes to restore funding cuts to healthcare and public services, as well as free childcare.

Bronx DA, Electeds & Biz Owners Ask Social Media Companies to Help Curb “Teen Takeovers”

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, along with other Bronx elected officials and business owners, has urgently requested TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube to take proactive measures to prevent the spread of content that encourages riots and other unsafe mass gatherings, in light of the violent takeover of The Mall at Bay Plaza on Presidents’ Day.

Easter Celebrated Across The Bronx

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Christians recently observed Good Friday and and celebrated Easter Sunday, marking the end of 40 days of Lent which, according to various sources, is a period of repentance, the purpose of which is the preparation of believers for Easter through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, as well as mortifying the flesh, simply living, and self-denial.