Belmont: Friends Pay Tribute to Belmont’s Saniyah Cheatham, BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody

By DAVID GREENE

Friends and neighbors of Saniyah Cheatham, the 18-year-old who died while in police custody in the Longwood section of the South Bronx on July 5, have spoken to Norwood News, paying tribute to her.

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Youth Sought for Shots Fired Next to Daycare Where Nicholas Feliz Dominici Died

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a shooting incident in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx.

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.

UPDATE Belmont: BP Gibson Mourns Loss of BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson has mourned the tragic and untimely death of a Bronx Community College student from Belmont who it’s been reported died by suicide in police custody in the Longwood section of the South Bronx in early July.

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.

Op-Ed: Honoring Kehilla: Jewish Celebration of Zohran Mamdani’s Primary Win

By JANET CLARKE

For me, Zohran Mamdani’s win on June 24 is great cause for celebration, celebration as a longtime resident of The Bronx who, on a daily basis, sees the devastation wrought by the corporate-first policies Mamdani seeks to overturn.

UPDATE Norwood: Local Pediatric ER Nurse Jarrett Murphy Participates in Fast for Gaza, Urges End to Blockade

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood resident, Jarrett Murphy, a pediatric ER nurse who is also the former editor of City Limits publication, is participating in the The Veterans for Peace / FOSNA, 40-day solidarity fast for Gaza, which ends Monday, June 30.

Seventeen-Year-Old Youth Charged in Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old Opposite Kingsbridge Armory

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has launched a murder inquiry after an 18-year-old man who was shot earlier this month in Fordham Manor died. One person has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing.

Nineteen Alleged Gang Members Charged in 12 Shootings, including Murder & Wounding of 3 Bystanders

By ARIEL PACHECO

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and NYC Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced on June 23 that 19 alleged gang members and associates have been indicted for a murder and a dozen shootings that wounded three bystanders and terrorized residents in Claremont, Belmont, and other Bronx neighborhoods.

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Belmont: Friends Pay Tribute to Belmont’s Saniyah Cheatham, BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Youth Sought for Shots Fired Next to Daycare Where Nicholas Feliz Dominici Died

Teens Work to End Gun Violence

UPDATE Belmont: BP Gibson Mourns Loss of BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody

UPDATE Second Annual Norwood Pride Festival Held

Op-Ed: Honoring Kehilla: Jewish Celebration of Zohran Mamdani’s Primary Win

UPDATE Norwood: Local Pediatric ER Nurse Jarrett Murphy Participates in Fast for Gaza, Urges End to Blockade

Seventeen-Year-Old Youth Charged in Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old Opposite Kingsbridge Armory

Nineteen Alleged Gang Members Charged in 12 Shootings, including Murder & Wounding of 3 Bystanders