Morris Park Hosts 48th Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

An nor’easter may have kept some spectators at home, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of attendees nor participants in the 48th Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade which took place in Morris Park on Sunday, Oct. 12.

UPDATE Bronx Democrats Endorse Mamdani for Mayor

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic mayoral nominee and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36) was back in The Bronx on Sept. 2 when he was joined by a majority of Bronx elected officials from the Bronx Democratic Party, alongside New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Public Advocate Jumanne Williams as they gave the candidate their formal endorsement in his upcoming bid to win the mayoral general election on Nov. 4.

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 Riverdale: Coffee House Event Held for Holocaust Survivors at Hebrew Institute

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) and Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), both of whom broadly represent the northwest Bronx, joined attendees and officials from Selfhelp Community Services on Thursday, Sept. 18, when the organization hosted its latest “Coffee House” event at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, part of an event series dedicated to Holocaust survivors.

Mamdani Calls for FIFA World Cup 2026 Ticket Fairness

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic mayoral nominee Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36) was back in The Bronx in St. James Park on Sept. 10 to “sound the alarm” ahead of the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by New York City, but which Mamdani says the “vast majority of New Yorkers won’t be able to see” due to dynamic pricing of ticket sales.

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.

Bronx High School of Science Students Offer Free Coding

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A group of well-intentioned, generous students at Jerome Park’s Bronx High School of Science in recent years launched Code4NYC, a student-run organization that provides free programming classes primarily to other students in need of programming and tech help, all with the aim of making a positive impact.

Exploring BCC’s Restorative Wellness Playground Program

By DR. JOYCE BLOOM

The Restorative Wellness Playground is a program with a mission to develop deeper, personal, physical and mental health throughout Bronx Community College (BCC) and its extended community by learning to authentically practice self-care. This includes expressing an individual’s own voice, exercising one’s choices, and the personal narrative of joyously telling one’s own story.