Environment

UPDATE Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition Go Bronx-wide Relaunching as “Our Bronx”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
At its 52nd annual meeting, held at Lehman College on Saturday, Feb. 28, the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) announced its new organizational name and identity, Our Bronx, marking the organization’s borough-wide expansion and what was described as its deepened commitment to building power for racial justice and economic democracy across The Bronx. NWBCCC first hinted at its future boroughwide expansion during its 50th anniversary celebration.

NYPD Records Fewest Citywide Shooting Incidents, Victims & Murders in History While Bronx Stats Rise

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced March 2 that the NYPD delivered the fewest shooting incidents, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history for the first two months of 2026, adding that for January and February combined, the city had 83 shooting incidents and 97 shooting victims, beating the previous all-time lows of 92 and 105, set in 2025 and 2019, respectively. She said so far this year, the city has recorded 32 murders, beating the previous all-time low of 38 set in 2018.

Bronx Day in Albany 2026 Change Maker Award Recipients Announced

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Bronx Chamber of Commerce announced Friday, Feb. 27, the 17 recipients of the 2026 Bronx Day in Albany Change Maker Award, which Chamber officials said recognizes Bronx-based businesses, nonprofits and entrepreneurs making meaningful contributions to the borough’s economy, workforce and communities.

UPDATE Former Bronx City Councilman Andy King is back in NYC after Being Stuck in Mexico amid Cartel Unrest

By DAVID GREENE
Former New York City Councilman Andy King (C.D. 12) is reportedly back in The Bronx after he got stranded in Mexico with a party of 25 New Yorkers. He said the group sheltered in place at a hotel in Cancún following the recent snow blizzard that shut down New York airports and as simultaneously, violence erupted across Mexico following the killing of the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.”