Morris Park: 9/11 Victims Honored at Jacobi Medical Center Memorial Service

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx joined various elected officials at Jacobi Medical Center in Morris Park on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 11, to honor those who lost their lives 24 years ago in the September 11th attacks of 2001.

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.

Op-Ed: Missing Voices from NYC’s Post-9/11 Fallen Service Member Memorial

By JOSEPH A. BELLO

Memorials are sacred spaces. They offer a place for remembrance, reflection and connection, while also educating future generations. An example of this is the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a decade-long project spearheaded by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 and then–Borough President Melinda Katz.

UPDATE President Trump Suspends Entry of Certain Alien Nonimmigrant Workers to the U.S.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday, Sept. 19, to restrict entry into the United States of certain “H-1B aliens” as nonimmigrant workers, requiring a $100,000 payment to accompany or supplement H-1B petitions for new visa applications with the aim of curbing “abuses that displace U.S. workers and undermine national security.”

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on DOE’s Recent Cell Phone Ban for Students during the School Day

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers for their opinion on the recent decision by NYC Department of Education (DOE) to ban all cell phone access by students during the school day.

Bedford Park: Three Injured in Residential Fire on Grand Concourse

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY said three people were injured following a residential fire in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Friday.

BP Hosts Annual 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony on 24th Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, in partnership with the Supreme Court of Bronx County and Con Edison, hosted the annual 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 12, at Lou Gehrig Plaza.

Kingsbridge Heights: National Night Out Against Crime Held in Poe Park

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

This year’s National Night Out Against Crime sadly coincided with the tragic death of 14-year-old Ángel Miguel Mendoza Hernández who, as reported, was fatally stabbed in a gang assault in the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood on Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, around the same time that the annual event was taking place in Poe Park in Kingsbridge Heights.

Hochul: Tax Refund Checks to be Sent to Millions of New Yorkers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced July 22 the start of Phase II of the School Tax Relief (STAR) program benefit season. Hochul said at the time that eligible homeowners in communities with school tax due dates in August or September would start receiving their STAR benefit in subsequent weeks.