Culture

New Mural Unveiled in Kingsbridge

By SÍLE MOLONEY
City Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) hosted the unveiling of one of a series of public street murals being unveiled in District 11 in Kingsbridge on Sept. 16. He was joined at the mural site, located on Broadway by the 231st Street subway station, which serves the 1 train, by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), Laura Levine-Pinedo, executive director of the nonprofit KRVC [Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortlandt Development Corporation], artist Diana Capasso, and Stephanie Ehrlich, executive director of the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.

UPDATE Lehman College College Raises $30 Million as Part of “Forever Foreward” Fundraising Campaign

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Lehman College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) public university system, has raised an additional $30 million as part of the college’s “Forever Forward” fundraising campaign to educate and support its students and the entire Bronx community. The announcement was made official during an celebratory reception held at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located on the college campus, on Saturday, Oct. 4, together with key supporters, community leaders, faculty, students, and alumni.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: “The Bear” Writer Alex O’Keefe Is Suing the MTA after Metro North Arrest

By SÍLE MOLONEY
After Alex O’Keefe, the award-winning screenwriter of Hulu’s “The Bear,” who is Black, posted on social media that he was allegedly arrested following a complaint made by a White woman about the way he was seated while aboard a Metro North train to Connecticut on Sept. 18, the screenwriter has since said he is suing the MTA and has released a video extract of the encounter.

Op-Ed: Bad Bunny’s Impact on Puerto Rico, Good and Bad

By GENE ROMAN
Musical megastar Bad Bunny’s 21-day musical residency in Puerto Rico pumped $200 million dollars into the U.S. territory’s local economy. “It is a rare example of fame being used for good,” writes Adrian Horton of the Guardian. While Bad Bunny’s concerts are making the cash registers ring, his political speeches are making life harder for the 3.2 million U.S. citizens living in the unequal and undemocratic territory of Puerto Rico.

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Lung Cancer Team Earns International Recognition for Exceptional Care

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officials from Montefiore Einstein announced Monday, Sept. 8, that the lung cancer team at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), based in The Bronx’s Westchester Square, has been recognized by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) for delivering outstanding care. They said the announcement was made during the IASLC annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain, adding that MECCC is the only center in North America honored with the award this year.