Families

Montefiore Nurses Seek Arbitration following Return after Strike

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following the longest nurses strike in New York City history, which lasted 5 weeks between January and February this year, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said they are pursing arbitration with the management team of Montefiore Health System following allegations of intimidation against some Montefiore nurses since their return to work on Feb. 14, after a deal was struck between the parties ending the strike.  

Bronx Week 2026 Paused Amid Economic Uncertainty

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Borough President Vanessa Gibson announced Wednesday, March 4, that Bronx Week 2026 has been paused amid economic uncertainty. The annual event is a nearly month-long, annual celebration of the borough. 

UPDATE Bronx Daycare Provider & Husband Get 25 Years to Life for Murder of Nicholas Feliz Dominici in Fentanyl Poisoning Case

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Wednesday, March 4, that the operator of a Bronx home daycare center and her husband were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Margaret Clancy for the accidental death due to fentanyl poisoning of 22-month-old Nicholas Feliz Domenici on Sept. 15, 2023, and for the exposure of three other children to fentanyl who survived the poisoning.

Apply by the Deadline, Today, Feb. 27, for Pre-K and 3-K  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Ahead of the Friday, Feb. 27, deadline to apply for Pre-K and 3-K childcare, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined children at a Pre-K and 3-K program in Morningside Heights and urged families to submit their applications to the program. Families with children turning three or four in 2026 are encouraged to apply, he said, adding that every family that applies by the deadline will receive an offer. Applications are not first-come, first-served.

Kingsbridge: Mom Asks Culprits to Turn Themselves in as Christopher Redding Remembered

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
In an interview on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, a little more than 72 hours after getting a call to say her son had been shot and killed at West 238th Street and Broadway in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, the grieving mother of Christopher Redding, 16, recalled her son’s final day and decried the four teens who allegedly chased him down and shot him to death.