Community
Capital One Announces $1 Million Investment in The Bronx at Grand Opening of Fordham Road Branch
Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Assault & Robbery of Older Adult outside Bronx Library Center
Norwood: Tapia Attends National Donate Life Month Event at Montefiore
Baby Miss New York Charms Mosholu Montefiore Community Center’s Older Adults
Bronx Man Working as Former Manhattan NYCHA Super Gets 18 Months for Bribery & Extortion
Hector Colon, a 47-year-old Bronx man and former superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”) was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for soliciting and accepting approximately $30,000 in bribes from contractors in exchange for awarding repair contracts or approving repair work worth at least $400,000, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday, May 6.
Norwood: Decatur Ave Home Used by Gang Broken into Again
Nearly five months after federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) raided a Norwood building used by gang members at 3267 Decatur Avenue, and almost two months after federal prosecutors announced the seizure of the building through the courts, to the relief of block residents, workers were seen sealing the two-story home at the end of March. One month later, on April 30, the home was broken into and not for the first time.
Bailey Joins NBA Vet Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to Push for Insurance Coverage for Stuttering Treatment
State Sen. Jamaal T. Bailey (S.D. 36), who broadly represents the Bronx neighborhoods of Woodlawn Heights, Wakefield, Edenwald, Williamsbridge, Olinville, Allerton, Pelham Gardens, Co-Op City, Baychester, Parkside Housing Project, Eastchester, Laconia, as well as Mount Vernon in Westchester County, is joining forces with stuttering champion and NBA Veteran Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to advocate for New York’s stuttering community.