Crime
Dinowitz, Harckham Introduce Bill to Protect Residents from Civil Arrest at Polling Places
New York State Senator Pete Harckham (S.D. 40) and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) introduced legislation on Dec. 3 which aims to protect residents from civil arrest while going to, remaining at, or returning from polling places in New York State. According to the both Harckham and Dinowitz, civil arrests supported by a judicial warrant or a court will still be allowable under this new bill, however.
Justice for Nicholas
In what was another milestone in a long and painful battle to obtain justice for one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici, who died from an accidental fentanyl overdose on Sept. 15, 2023 at a Kingsbridge Heights daycare center, the infant’s parents, Otoniel Feliz Samboy and Zoila Dominici, hugged through their tears inside a Bronx Criminal Court courtroom on Friday, Nov. 21, when a jury delivered two unanimous guilty verdicts for the couple charged in relation to their son’s death.
Fordham Manor: Two Sought for Residential Burglary
Thanksgiving Celebrated Across The Bronx
Local elected officials, nonprofits, food pantries, and regular individuals donated even more cash, food and time than usual this year to host various turkey giveaways and Thanksgiving dinners for Bronxites following the recent federal government shutdown which, as reported, had a marked impact on food insecurity in the borough.
Kingsbridge Heights: Police Appeal for Help Identifying Group Sought in Gang Robbery Pattern
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the people seen in the attached video who they say are sought in connection with a Bronx robbery / attempted robbery pattern identified in recent months across the 50th Precinct, which covers Riverdale, Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.
UPDATE Fordham Students, CB7 Join Alvarez, Feliz, ICNA Relief & More for Thanksgiving Giveaway
Van Cortlandt Jewish Center Invites the Community to a Free Chanukah Celebration
Norwood: Theory 9 Joins Rivera, Evers for Food Produce Giveaway in the Williamsbridge Oval
Theory 9, a local nonprofit focused on empowering youth, Democratic State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), local community organizer and teacher, Morgan Evers, and various partners including City Meals on Wheels, hosted a produce giveaway ahead of Thanksgiving to to support local families in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Saturday, Nov. 22.
