Kingsbridge Heights: Basketball Courts Get Upgrade at Fort #4 Playground at Washington’s Walk

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Parks Bronx Borough Commissioner Jessenia Aponte was joined by Councilmember Pierina Sanchez (C.D. 14), Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, representatives from the Office of Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Bronx Community Board 8, and community members to celebrate the reconstruction of the basketball courts at Fort #4 Playground at Washington’s Walk in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx on Monday, April 13.

New City Council Animal Welfare Caucus Launches

By Síle Moloney

City Council Speaker Julie Menin (C.D. 5) and Council Member Harvey Epstein (C.D. 2) announced March 6 that a new Animal Welfare Caucus has been formed at the City Council.

Department of Education Employee Arrested for Sexual Abuse

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said on Friday, April 24, at approximately 12.04 p.m. an on-duty ew York City employee was arrested in the confines of the 44th Precinct in The Bronx, which covers some or all of the Bronx areas encompassing the Grand Concourse, Bronx Terminal Market, and Yankee Stadium.

Kingsbridge: Man Sought for Attempted Burglary

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with an attempted burglary that occurred in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx.

Kingsbridge Heights: Newly Renovated Athletic Field Unveiled at Walton High School

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), alongside other elected and city-appointed officials, joined administrators, teachers, and students from Walton Campus in Kingsbridge Heights on Friday, April 17, to cut the ribbon on a brand new athletic field.

Bedford Park: Man Sought for Firing Gun at Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with shots fired in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, recklessly endangering those inside.

UPDATE Highbridge: Man Sought for Rape of 50-Year-Old Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has released a photo of a man who is sought for questioning in connection to a rape that occurred in the Highbridge section of The Bronx and are appealing to the public for help identifying the man. They previously only had a sketch of the suspect.

BLM Fails to Meet with Police Commissioner Tisch, Calls for her Firing Alleging She is “Unfit”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Black Lives Matter of Greater New Yorker failed to meet with Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch at NYPD headquarters in Lower Manhattan on Monday, April 20, to discuss a list of demands, including requesting an apology for the killing by now former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran of Bronx father Eric Duprey in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx in August 2023.

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.