Fordham Manor: Police Appeal for Help Locating Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl reporting missing from Fordham Manor. Police said that Khaidley Rodriguez of 2687 Heath Avenue was last seen on June 17, at around 11 p.m., leaving her home. They said she is described as female, is around 5 feet, 5 inches in height, is Black Hispanic, weighs around 120 pounds, and has brown eyes and long brown hair. They said she was last seen wearing a black sweater, black shorts and black/white sneakers. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline

By SÍLE MOLONEY

In honor of LGBTQ+ Pride 2023, Fordham University Lincoln Center’s Quinn Library and NYPL Belmont Branch, in partnership with the Bronx County Historical Society, opened Have a Heart, an exhibit that celebrates Bronx-born Puerto Rican activist Jesús Lebrón and his central role in struggles for LGBTQ+ rights, including marriage equality. Twenty years ago, in 2003, Jesús, with fellow activist and close friend, Brendan Fay, co-founded The Civil Marriage Trail Project, an organization that helped bring same-sex couples across borders for legal marriage. Among the couples were Edie Windsor (1929–2017) and Thea Spyer (1931–2009) who married in Toronto on May

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

BronxNet, the public TV network which serves the borough, has expanded its operations to include a new location in the South Bronx at 441 Westchester Avenue. Officially named the BronxNet Media + Technology Studios at La Central, it is a short walk from the Hub, the commercial heart of the South Bronx at Third Avenue and East 149th Street. Elected officials joined network executives and personalities for the ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 11. Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson joined other elected officials including State Senators José M. Serrano (S.D. 29), and Luis Sepúlveda (S.D. 32), Assembly Members

By SÍLE MOLONEY

District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez is pressing ahead with her reelection campaign by focusing on her accomplishments and largely ignoring the challenge to her seat in the upcoming Democratic Primary on Tuesday, June 27, by her opponent, Rachel Bradshaw, State committeewoman for Assembly District 78. Sanchez won her seat for the first time in the November 2021 general election and took office at the beginning of 2022. District 14 broadly encompasses some or all of the neighborhoods of Kingsbridge Heights, Fordham Manor, Fordham Heights, Bedford Park, University Heights, Mt. Hope and Morris Heights. It is bordered to the

Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events. Editor’s Pick A Caribbean Heritage Celebration will be hosted by Bronx borough president’s office and partners on Thursday, June 22. See attached flier below for more details. EVENTS Drishna Wholeness in partnership with Poe Park Visitors Center and other partners will hold a Veterans Appreciation Day Event on Saturday, June 24, at 11 a.m. in Poe Park, Grand Concourse between East Kingsbridge Road and 192nd Street. There will be food, music, drinks, games, wellness and more. Call Pascale Pierre on (917) 557 1547 for more

By SÍLE MOLONEY

District 13 City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez announced on Wednesday, June 21, that she received the endorsement of the New York City Police Benevolent Association (NYC PBA) in her bid for re-election in the upcoming Democratic primary on June 27. The councilwoman won her seat in 2021. Her team said the endorsement highlights what they described as “Velázquez’s unwavering commitment to public safety and her dedication to supporting law enforcement officers who serve and protect the residents of New York City.” Representatives for the union, which represents over 24,000 active and retired police officers, said they recognize Velázquez as

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Resident, Helen Krim, has contacted Norwood News to raise an urgent voting issue which she believes may mislead voters of City Council District 11. Krim wrote, “I received a publication from NYCVotes.org. The about page states, ‘NYC Votes is an initiative of the New York City Campaign Finance Board, the independent city agency that ensures local elections are fair, inclusive, and open’.” Krim continued, “Page 14 of that publication announces, ‘There is no Primary Election in City Council District 11’.” She added, “This is not true. There is a very important primary election for the Bronx District Attorney

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached photo who department officials say is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor. Police said that on Tuesday, June 13, at approximately 4.41 p.m., three people approached a business located at 2441 Jerome Avenue. They said one member of the group remained at the door as a lookout, while the other two entered the business. “Once inside, one of the individuals displayed a firearm at a 31-year-old male employee while demanding property,” a police spokesperson said. “The individuals then

By DAVID GREENE

Several hundred public school teachers and NYC Department of Education (DOE) employees gathered in Parkchester on May 24, as other school employees assembled at similar rallies across the City the same day, to demand a new employment contract with the City, a salary increase, less bureaucracy and smaller class sizes. The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) union held rallies in all five boroughs as Bronx teachers and staff gathered at Virginia Park, located between the Cross Bronx Service Road and Westchester Avenue. “Lisa,” a School District 8 special education teacher, told Norwood News, “We’ve been without a contract since the last school year if I’m not mistaken. We’re looking for better pay,

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