UPDATE Primary Election Night 2022 All Unofficial Bronx Results: George Alvarez Leads in A.D. 78

By SÍLE MOLONEY

After polls closed on Election Night, Tuesday, June 28, on the first of two separate Primary Election Days being held in 2022 due to redistricting, New York City Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results in the races for governor, lieutenant governor and State Assembly, as well as in the following Bronx races: Delegate to Judicial Convention Alternate Delegate to Judicial Convention Female State Committee Male State Committee Female District Leader Male District Leader County Committee Absentee and overseas ballots still have to be counted. The biggest surprise of the night was that in the Democratic primary

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) and challenger and mutual aid organizer, Jessica Altagracia Woolford, who was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19, discussed their positions on the priorities for voters in Assembly District 81 on Tuesday, June 21, during a debate aired on BronxNet, hosted by Gary Axelbank, and co-sponsored by Norwood News, the League of Women Voters, City Limits and The Bronx Times. Both candidates will be on the ballot in the upcoming Democratic Primary on Tuesday, June 28. On the question of candidate experience, Dinowitz, who has represented the district since 1994, spoke to the fact that

By SÍLE MOLONEY & EMILY SAWAKED

Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks A 22-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 29-year-old man was reported missing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 75-year-old man was reported missing from Van Cortlandt Village. Click here for more details. A 16-year-old girl was reported missing from Bedford Park. Click here for more details. A 68-year-old man was reported missing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 76-year-old woman was reported missing from Kingsbridge Heights. Click

By EMILY SAWAKED

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. The Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) hosted a candidates’ forum at Monroe College on Wednesday, May 26, for candidates running in the 78th and the 81st Assembly Districts in the upcoming June Democratic primaries. Both Assemblyman José Rivera (A.D. 78), who was not present on the night, was re-elected to his seat in 2000, having previously served in the Assembly from 1982 to 1987 and who won in 2020 with over 86 percent of the vote, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81),

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, May 12, that a former New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) employee was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a building superintendent multiple times after being written up for a job infraction. According to the investigation, as detailed by the prosecution, on Jan. 6, 2020, inside Fort Independence Houses, a residential housing complex located at 3340 Bailey Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, the defendant, Frankie Corchado, 48, who worked as a supervisor of caretakers, met with Charles Newton, the superintendent, along with a manager.

By SILE MOLONEY

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Job Corps program has launched a recruitment drive in New York, offering immediate openings and free career training for low-income students ages 16–24 in the nation’s leading industries. National director of Job Corps, Rachel Torres, said, “This is a great opportunity for young adults in New York who are trying to leverage a strong job market.” She added, “We are a gateway to skills, credentials and opportunity. Our students need Job Corps, and the workforce needs our students.” There are seven Job Corps campuses in New York: the South Bronx, Brooklyn, Cassadaga, Delaware Valley (in

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The following story is an extended and updated version of the one that appears in our latest print edition. District 11 Council Member Eric Dinowitz and Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz (A.D. 81) visited Webster Avenue with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), the Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and members of the 47th Precinct on Friday, April 29, to observe firsthand what was described as an escalating situation regarding the increased presence of mobile car washes along the avenue, as first reported by Norwood News in 2016. The council member and assemblyman discussed with agency representatives how

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the apparent increase in the various curbside car washers who have sprung up across the city since the pandemic and who are using city fire hydrants for their businesses. “I’m aware of them. I usually see them where I live in Soundview, and I see them in Fordham and in different areas. I think if it could be a hazard to the firemen or a hazard for the community, then yes, they must take them out. They can’t be allowed if it brings down the pressure of the water and it’s hampering

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks A 68-year-old man was reported missing in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 71-year-old woman was reported missing from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 65-year-old woman was reported missing from the East Bronx. Click here for more details. A 13-year-old boy was reported missing in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 12-year-old girl was reported missing in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 21-year-old woman was

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UPDATE Primary Election Night 2022 All Unofficial Bronx Results: George Alvarez Leads in A.D. 78

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