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.

University Heights: Two E-Bike Riders Sought for Armed Robbery on Jerome Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photos who they say are wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred in the University Heights section of The Bronx.

New York Philharmonic Orchestra Draws Music Lovers to The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The world renowned and highly esteemed New York Philharmonic Orchestra has been performing for hundreds of classical music lovers in Van Cortlandt Park for several years now, an annual event facilitated by the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance. This year’s concert held on June 5 was no exception.

UPDATE Second Annual Norwood Pride Festival Held

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

After the success of the inaugural Norwood Pride Festival last year, Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC) and the Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District (BID) hosted the second edition of the festival on Sunday, June 15, held once again in the Williamsbridge Oval.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Socialism

By DAVID GREENE

This week, following the recent win in the Democratic mayoral primary of Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36), a Democratic Socialist, we asked readers for their opinions on socialism. The Merriam Webster definition of socialism is any of various egalitarian economic and political theories or movements advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.

VA Says its on Track to Reduce Staff by Nearly 30,000 Eliminating Need for Other Cuts

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on July 7 that further to the announced DOGE cuts earlier this year, it’s on pace to reduce total VA staff (nationwide) by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025 “eliminating the need for a large-scale reduction-in-force.”

NYC Veterans Services Expand via New Weekly Veteran Resource Center at Bronx Borough Hall

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and NYC Department of Veterans’ Services announced the expansion on Tuesday, July 8, of the City’s Veterans’ Services through a new Veteran Resource Center (VRC) at Bronx Borough Hall. Located at 851 Grand Concourse in the Concourse section of the borough, officials said the VRC will be a dedicated office to connect veterans, service members, and their families with the benefits and services they’ve earned.

AG James Urges DoorDash Delivery Workers to File Claims to Receive Funds from $16M Settlement

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Attorney General Letitia James is urging current and former delivery workers who have received a notice of eligibility for proceeds arising from a DoorDash settlement reached by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to file their claims by Sept. 30.

Fordham Heights: 18 Displaced after Residential Fire on Morris Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were no injuries reported but several residents were displaced following a residential fire in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Monday, July 7, officials said.