Employment

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.

Optimum Honors Hispanic Heritage Month by Launching its Annual Student Essay Contest

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Optimum, provider of fiber internet, mobile, and TV services, has announced the launch of its annual Hispanic Heritage essay contest across its service area. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the essay contest recognizes and celebrates the diverse histories, cultures, and contributions of generations of Hispanic Americans across the country.

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.

Hope on Wheels

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On a dark, cloudy night in late September 2023, around 12 days after one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici tragically and accidentally overdosed on fentanyl at El Divino Niño daycare center, a cover for an underground fentanyl operation, Michael, 45, and Ashley, 31, huddled together under the infamous nearby Kingsbridge underpass at the Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Road in Kingsbridge Heights. Sometimes they squabbled, not in an aggressive way but like an overly familiar elderly couple.

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.