Entertainment

Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmas” Lights Up NYBG

By ARIEL PACHECO
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is currently home to an exciting light exhibit based on Tim Burton’s 1993 musical film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Fans of the movie can now visit the new “Light Trail” exhibit which opened to the public on Friday, Sept. 27.

Bronx Former Attorney Pleads Guilty To Large-Scale Immigration Fraud

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A Bronx-based former immigration attorney, Kofi Amankwaa, pled guilty to immigration fraud in federal court on Sept. 17 in connection with his supervision of a multi-year scheme to file fraudulent immigration documents under the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”), federal prosecutors said. As reported in January, Attorney General Letitia James sued Amankwaa and other lawyers for scamming immigrants.

Montefiore Holds Maternal Child Health Competency Fair

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Montefiore Health System officials recently announced the launch of a new nursing education program which provides annual competency training and skills fairs for nurses across its maternal child health departments and neonatal intensive care units at its Wakefield campus, at 600 East 233rd Street, and its Weiler campus at 1825 Eastchester Road in Morris Park.