Kingsbridge Unidos and Cash Cow NYC Host Food Giveaway at Back-to-School Giveaway

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Kingsbridge Unidos, a mutual aid group, and Cash Cow NYC, a local clothing brand held a Back-to-School and Food Giveaway on Friday, Aug. 12 at various locations in Kingsbridge and Norwood. Jessica Altagracia Woolford, Kingsbridge Unidos founder and runner-up candidate in the recent June primaries in State Assembly District 81, Cash Cow NYC, and a group of volunteers served 500 families across the Northwest Bronx, marking the third, annual Back-to-School event for Kingsbridge Unidos and its largest distribution to date. Volunteers packed produce and school supplies in the morning at 3047 Kingsbridge Terrace and headed out to various

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following story is an extended version of the one which appears in our latest print edition. The bravery and commitment of police officers, along with the contributions of other volunteer and community leaders and elected officials to protecting and uplifting the community, were formally recognized on July 26 during the 52nd Precinct Community Council Fellowship Recognition Breakfast held at Fordham Manor’s Monroe College, located at 2501 Jerome Avenue. The 52nd Precinct Community Council comprises president, Brenda Caldwell-Paris, vice-president, Gerald (“Jerry”) Landron, treasurer, Grace Seiner, recording secretary, Joy (Syeeda) LaFontaine, sergeant-at-arms, Doug Condition, and council youth representative, law

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has announced a revival of its art program, “Trucks of Art,” which offers New York artists the opportunity to creatively paint a garbage collection truck. “Trucks of Art” is open to all artists – professional, amateur and aspiring. Priority will be given to proposals that encourage New Yorkers to use litter baskets and recycling, or those that honor DSNY’s essential workers. To promote sustainability, artists are challenged with using paints that would otherwise be discarded or recycled. Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said DSNY’s fleet is part of the cityscape. “We’re

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 which supporters say will help reduce inflation and invest in clean energy. “I doubt it will be a good thing, because they’re picking and choosing who they want to help with lowering prescription drugs; they want to only help the people on Medicaid or Medicare. What about the people who don’t have Medicaid? If they have no benefits, no health insurance, no nothing, what about them? Yes, absolutely, it will help the seniors. I’m not really into all the politics; it’s like they

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

A contentious community Harm Reduction Forum was recently held to address drug use in and around Poe Park. Some complaints were vehemently expressed in raised voices, and the level of frustration was palpable among Fordham Manor residents at the increasing levels of drug use and criminal activity observed in and around the park. A flyer announcing the Aug. 8th community meeting was billed as a forum “to discuss solutions and resources to address neighborhood concerns about syringe litter and people gathering near the Kingsbridge overpass and Poe Park.” Held inside Monroe College’s Mintz Auditorium, the well-attended event was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 30-year-old woman reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 24, in Morris Heights. Paris said Paris Burke of 1731 Harrison Avenue, Apt#4E, Bronx, NY, was last seen Monday, Aug. 15, at 8 a.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, around 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Black, weighs 140 pounds, has a medium build, dark complexion, brown eyes and short black hair. She was last seen wearing black and white shorts, a red and white tank top, and blue sneakers. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call

By SÍLE MOLONEY, JOSÉ A. GIRALT, EMILY SAWAKED, DAVID GREENE & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

After the polls closed on Tuesday, Aug. 23, on the second of two separate Primary Election Days held in 2022, due to redistricting, New York City Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results in the congressional and State senate races, based on the majority of returned poll site scanners, which cover both early votes and election day votes. Below are some of the results of the various Bronx races, following a voter turnout described by one Norwood News reporter as “anemic.” Indeed, the situation raises questions not only about voter fatigue, but also about the overall cost to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

VIDEO OF AN alleged police impersonation incident on June 19, 2022 at around 3 a.m. in Fordham Manor. Video courtesy of the NYPD. The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a group of people seen in the attached video and photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a police impersonation robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor, located in the 52nd Precinct. They are also requesting help from the public in relation to a similar police impersonation robbery that occurred in the Concourse section of the borough in May. Police said that on Sunday, June

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez hosted a community block party on Morris Avenue between 181st Street and Burnside Avenue in Fordham Heights on Saturday, July 30, 2022, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., with free food, music and access to various resources. As the event took place during the summer heatwave, some kids were seen cooling off with water sprayed from a nearby fire hydrant. Meanwhile, members of the City’s test and trace taskforce gave out goodie bags, including test kits and other health-related resources, and a number of other elected officials also made an appearance on