Employment

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | NCB Appoints Dr. Sheba Thomas as NCB’s Deputy Chief Nursing Officer

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Christopher Mastromano, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals Jacobi/North Central Bronx announced Jan. 20 the appointment of Dr. Sheba Thomas as deputy chief nursing officer at the hospital’s North Central Bronx campus. With what he said was an impressive background and a commitment to excellence in patient care, Mastromano said Thomas is “poised to make a meaningful impact in her new role.”

NY Legal Assistance Group Urges U.S. Senate to Reject Increased ICE & Border Patrol Funding

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on a funding bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) joined hundreds of civil rights groups in signing on to an open letter demanding that Congress members refuse to vote for any FY2026 appropriations bill that includes increased funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol.

UPDATE Eastchester: Man Arrested after Fatal Fire and 14 Hurt in NYCHA Building Explosion

By SÍLE MOLONEY
One person has died, one person is critical, and 14 people have been injured following a residential, overnight explosion and fire at a Boston Secor Houses NYCHA complex building in the Eastchester section of The Bronx, according to the City’s fire department. The building is currently undergoing renovations under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together or PACT program, and the fire followed a gas explosion, FDNY officials said.  

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.