UPDATE Kingsbridge: Two People Injured & Five Cats Die in Residential Fire on Bailey Avenue & West 230th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two people were injured and five cats died in a residential fire that broke out on the second floor of a 6-story building (100 x 50) located on the corner of Bailey Avenue and West 230th Street in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx on Friday night.

Applications Open for Small Businesses for $200,000 in Grants Offered by Oyate Group, Grubhub & Latino Restauranteurs

By SÍLE MOLONEY

In an effort to support New York City Latino, Black, Asian American and Pacific Islander restaurateurs across The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Westchester County (Mt. Vernon and Yonkers), a group of food-related organizations has joined forces to launch the Rising Restaurateur initiative, a $200,000 microgrant program.

Marble Hill: Delivery Worker Assaulted, Had Bike Robbed on Bailey Avenue

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for five individuals who police say robbed a delivery driver of his bicycle in the Marble Hill section of the borough.

Belmont/Fordham Manor: Food Vendor Beaten and Robbed at Gunpoint on East Fordham Road

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for five individuals who beat and robbed a food vendor along East Fordham Road on Feb. 26.

Montefiore Announces Plans for New Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatry Unit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Montefiore Einstein announced plans on Wednesday, March 6, for a new pediatric inpatient psychiatry unit adding a new care option to address what officials say is the unmet urgent behavioral and mental health needs of children and adolescents in The Bronx.

Bronx Independent Cinema Center Aims to Bring Independent Cinema to The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bronx Independent Cinema Center (BICC) is looking to bring an independent cinema space to Fordham Road, and the group is hoping that with the help of Bronxites, they can make it happen.

Member of the NYPD Auxiliary Police Arrested for Criminal Mischief

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said an off-duty New York City employee was arrested on Saturday, March 2, at 9.34 a.m. in the 47th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, as well as Woodlawn Cemetary.

City Council Votes to Pass More E-Bike Safety Rules to Address Dangers of Fires Caused by Lithium-Ion Batteries

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Council voted on Wednesday, Feb. 29, to pass new legislation that will increase e-bike regulations in the interest of improved safety. The new laws come after one person died and 22 were injured in a Harlem fire caused by an e-bike on Friday, Feb. 23. Council members said that over the past few years, as e-bikes, e-scooters, and powered mobility devices have become more prevalent, the City has experienced a rapid increase in lithium-ion battery-related fires in both residential and commercial properties that not only destroyed property but resulted in injuries and fatalities.

Torres Co-Leads Bipartisan Bill to Address Childcare Affordability

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) co-led the introduction on Wednesday, Feb. 28, of legislation described by his office as groundbreaking, to tackle the pressing issue of childcare affordability faced by families across the nation. Officials from to the Bronx congressman’s office said the bipartisan measure, known as the Combatting High Inflation Limiting Daycare Act, or the “CHILD Act,” seeks to provide much-needed relief to American families struggling to meet the rising costs of childcare by doubling the annual contribution limit for tax-advantaged Dependent Care Flexible Savings Accounts (DCFSAs).