Marta Gavora the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ of Microbiology Retires After 54 Years

When Marta Gavora immigrated to the United States from communist Czechoslovakia with her younger sister in 1969, she was just 23 years old and spoke no English. While helping to organize the Dermatological Symposium held in Bratislava in then-Czechoslovakia, in 1966, she came across a scientific paper presented by a Montefiore physician.

A Look Back on Legislative Actions Taken on the 2nd Anniversary of the Twin Parks Fire

As Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson organized a reflective memorial ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 9, to honor the 17 people, including 8 children, mostly of Gambian descent, who lost their lives in one of the deadliest fires in New York City’s history two years ago, we take a look back at the various legislative actions taken since then. The wreath-laying ceremony took place at Bronx Borough Hall on the second anniversary of the tragic Twin Parks fire which broke out in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on a fateful, cold Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, as snow lay on the roofs of cars and along the street.