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Nurses Continue Strike Action on Day 6 Under Snowfall

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Montefiore nurses which make up some of the estimated 15,000 striking nurses in The Bronx and Manhattan, continued their strike action on Day 6 outside Montefiore Medical Center, a private non-for-profit hospital, in Norwood, The Bronx and at other Montefiore locations on Saturday, Jan. 17. The strike began on Monday, Jan. 12, as reported, following failed prior negotiations between the parties. [Read our previous coverage by clicking on the previous links and read our Day 2 story here, Day 3 and 4 here and Day 5 here.

Student Supports Nurses on Day 5 of Strike: “The Nurses Took Care of Me. I’ll Never Forget That”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An estimated 15,000 nurses, who are members of New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), in The Bronx and Manhattan at Montefiore, Mount Sinai, and New York Presbyterian private hospital systems continued their strike action on Friday, Jan. 15, which began on Monday, Jan. 12, as reported. The strike followed failed prior negotiations between the parties, as reported, and mainly centers around nurse/patient ratio and other working conditions. [Read our previous coverage by clicking on the links provided and here for Day 2 coverage, and here for Day 3 and 4.]

Elected Officials Join Nurses on Picket Line on Day 3 and 4 of Nurses Strike

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Nurses at Montefiore, Mt. Sinai, and New York Presbyterian hospital systems, who are also members of New York State Nurses Association union, continued their strike action on Day 2, Jan. 13, 2026. They are seen here outside Montefiore Medical Center in Norwood. Read more about their concerns in our recent story here. 

Day 1: Nurses at Three NYC Private Hospital Systems Strike as Gov. Hochul Declares “State of Emergency”

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
Nearly 15,000 nurses across the City walked off the job before 7 a.m. on Monday Jan. 12, as nurses from three private hospitals Montefiore, Mount Sinai, and New York-Presbyterian, kicked off the largest nurses strike in New York City history. The strike was anticipated as negotiations over contracts failed to reach a resolution by the stated deadline. Read more about the nurses’ concerns in our previous story here. 

UPDATE 15,000 Nurses Continue Day 2 of Their Strike Action Against Three Private Hospital Systems

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Nurses at Montefiore, Mt. Sinai, and New York Presbyterian hospital systems, who are also members of New York State Nurses Association union, continued their strike action on Day 2, Tuesday, Jan. 13. They are seen here outside Montefiore Medical Center in Norwood. Read more about their concerns in our recent story here, prior to strike action and our follow-up story on Day 1 of the strike here.  

Six Bronx Men Arrested in Drug Packaging Mill Sting Operation, Cocaine, Cash & Fentanyl Seized  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Six men were arrested and charged in connection with a fentanyl packaging mill operating inside a Bronx apartment building located in the Mt. Eden section of the borough, prosecutors said Tuesday, Jan. 13. According to officials at the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor (SNP), over six kilograms of fentanyl (13 pounds), carrying an estimated street value of more than $1 million, were recovered from the apartment, including tens of thousands of dosage-sized glassine envelopes ready for distribution. They said law enforcement also recovered bulk quantities of cocaine from the apartment.

Obituary: Joseph Anthony Castro

By JAMIE CASTRO
Mr. Joseph Anthony Castro, a resident of New York since 1947, died Tuesday Dec. 30, 2025, at his home in The Bronx. He was born Oct 18, 1947, in New York, NY to Octavio and Julia (Torres) Castro. He is survived by a niece, Jamie Castro, living in Battle Creek, Michigan. Joseph will be laid to rest in Michigan, beside his brother, Fillip O. Castro, and other family at Battle Creek Memorial Park.