Employment

Montefiore Einstein Names Inaugural Chief Pharmacy Officer

By ARIEL PACHECO
Ruth E. Cassidy B.S., PharmD, MBA, FACHE, FASHP was named the inaugural chief pharmacy officer at Montefiore Health System on Monday, Jan. 6, hospital officials said. Dr. Cassidy assumed her new position the same day.

Fordham Manor: Man Arrested in Subway Station with Machine Gun Living in Daycare Building?

By DAVID GREENE
After police officers scuffled with two trespassers inside Fordham Manor’s Kingsbridge Road Subway Station, which serves the D train on Election Day, Nov. 5, a concealed AR-15-style assault weapon fell to the ground, as reported. Court records show one of the men has since been released without bail and the NYPD said he lives in a three-story building in the Van Nest section of The Bronx that also houses a children’s daycare on the first floor.

Michael Blake Launches Candidacy for Mayor

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Hon. Rev. Michael Blake, a former Bronx assemblyman for Assembly District 79, announced his campaign for Mayor of New York City at Sankofa Haus in the South Bronx on Tuesday, Nov. 26, under the theme “Tomorrow Begins Today.”

UPDATE Norwood: Water Main Burst Causes Major Flooding on Webster Avenue

By DAVID GREENE
An apparent burst to a water mains pipe caused major flooding and havoc to both residents and local businesses in the vicinity of Webster Avenue, East 201st Street, Mosholu Parkway South, and Bedford Park Boulevard in Norwood / Bedford Park on Monday night, Dec. 16, according to eyewitness accounts. Several cars in the area were seen semi-submerged in water amid the flooding.