Thousands Line the Streets for 39th Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade Despite Rainy Day

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

The 39th edition of the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade was proudly celebrated on Saturday, May 10, and not even the rain could dampen the spirits of the parade marchers and spectators from sharing in the joyous occasion.

Correction Officer Gets Conditional Discharge for Falsifying Suicide Prevention Training for 74 Officers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Wednesday, July 23, that a NYC Department of Correction (DOC) Officer has been sentenced to a conditional discharge for falsifying suicide prevention training for dozens of officers.

UPDATE Espaillat, Sanchez, Hotel & Gaming Trades Council & 1199SEIU Endorse Mamdani for Mayor

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local elected officials, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Bronx Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez (C.D. 14), the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, the 1199SEIU, and others have all recently endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36) for mayor of New York City in recent weeks in the upcoming general mayoral election. As reported, Espaillat had previously endorsed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary.

Fordham Heights: Female Suspect Sought after 77-Year-Old Woman with Walker is Robbed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx.

Bronx Elected Officials Ask Charter Communications and Altice USA to Restore NY1 Service to The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), who broadly represents the northwest Bronx, in collaboration with elected Bronx representatives, has written a letter dated July 15, 2025, to Charter Communications and Altice USA regarding the loss of service of the TV station, NY1, in The Bronx.

Williamsbridge: 17-Year-Old Girl Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of 16-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 16-year-old girl has died following a fatal stabbing inside an apartment in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, police said. It follows another, recent separate fatal stabbing of a 40-year-old woman also inside an apartment in the nearby Wakefield section of The Bronx on June 28.

Teens Work to End Gun Violence

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

La Central YMCA in the South Bronx was filled with energy, purpose, and hope on June 6 during Gun Violence Awareness Month as students from University Prep Charter High School (UPREP) took center stage to present powerful research on how gun violence is affecting their lives, along with community-driven solutions for a safer Bronx.

Norwood: 27-Year-Old Man Shot on Decatur Avenue

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking to identify a perpetrator (suspected to be male but unconfirmed) who opened fire and shot a man in the leg in Norwood on Saturday morning, July 12.

Bronx-born Cardiac Nurse Wins Season 7 of Peacock’s Love Island USA

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx cardiac nurse and her partner have been crowned the Season 7 winners of Peacock’s reality TV show, Love Island USA, prompting a public congratulatory message from New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

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Thousands Line the Streets for 39th Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade Despite Rainy Day

Correction Officer Gets Conditional Discharge for Falsifying Suicide Prevention Training for 74 Officers

UPDATE Espaillat, Sanchez, Hotel & Gaming Trades Council & 1199SEIU Endorse Mamdani for Mayor

Fordham Heights: Female Suspect Sought after 77-Year-Old Woman with Walker is Robbed

Bronx Elected Officials Ask Charter Communications and Altice USA to Restore NY1 Service to The Bronx

Williamsbridge: 17-Year-Old Girl Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of 16-Year-Old Girl

Teens Work to End Gun Violence

Norwood: 27-Year-Old Man Shot on Decatur Avenue

Bronx-born Cardiac Nurse Wins Season 7 of Peacock’s Love Island USA