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MTA Announces Roll Out of First R211 Upgraded Train Cars on D Line Serving The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit is announcing the debut of standard R211A trains on the D line, marking the sixth subway line to be served by the new train cars. MTA officials said the new train cars will eventually replace the R68s, which have been in the system along the line since the 1980s, adding that the news comes just in time for summer trips to the beach at Coney Island. The last stop on the D train in The Bronx is at Norwood / 205th Street.

Bedford Park: Three Teens Stabbed, Beaten Behind DeWitt Clinton High School

By DAVID GREENE
Con Edison is asking customers in the northwest section of the Bronx, and the northern tip of Manhattan to conserve energy while company crews repair equipment. Con Edison officials said it has reduced voltage by 8 percent in both areas to protect equipment and maintain service as repairs are made.

Con Ed Asks Northwest Bronx & Northern Manhattan Customers to Conserve Energy

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Con Edison is asking customers in the northwest section of the Bronx, and the northern tip of Manhattan to conserve energy while company crews repair equipment. Con Edison officials said it has reduced voltage by 8 percent in both areas to protect equipment and maintain service as repairs are made.

NYSNA Allege Montefiore Plans to Replace Some Nurses with AI Systems

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) alleged Wednesday, July 1, that Montefiore Health System, a private hospital system operating in The Bronx and Westchester Counties, is planning to lay off real nurses and replace them with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software. According to the union, the affected nurses are those who “use their decades of bedside experience and clinical judgement to review insurance denials and make sure patients get the care they need covered by insurance.”

Primaries 2026: Bronx Voters Reflect on Election Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
Norwood News spoke to voters in and around Bronx Community District 7 in the North Bronx on Election Day to ask for their reflections and views on the primaries on June 23. We first spoke to some voters in the vicinity of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights section close to P.S. 86 and P.S. 340 polling stations.

Riverdale: Assemblyman Dinowitz & Councilman Dinowitz Announce 22 New Seats for P.S. 81

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11)  and his father, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), 71, announced Monday, June 22, that P.S. 81 in Riverdale will open a new class for the upcoming school year, expanding capacity for 22 additional students. The news comes the day before Election Day, June 23. As reported, the assemblyman, who launched his reelection campaign earlier this year, is being challenged for his assembly seat, which he has held for over 30 years, by teacher and disability activist, Morgan Evers, 42. 

UPDATE Primaries 2026: Will Working Families Party Wave Finally Upend Legacy Politics in the Northwest Bronx?

By JENNA POST & SÍLE MOLONEY
Local voters will no doubt be aware of a growing progressive Democratic movement in the Northwest Bronx, and in The Bronx generally, as in much of New York City over the past several years. Past notable wins have included State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) in 2010, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) in 2018, along with former State Sen. Alessandria Biaggi, and former Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) in 2020.