Families

NYC and EmblemHealth Settle Senior Care Co-Pay Class Action for $53 Million

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In a major development, the City of New York and EmblemHealth agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class action lawsuit on behalf of more than 250,000 elderly and disabled retired City workers enrolled in EmblemHealth’s GHI Senior Care Plan, lawyers for the workers said on Monday, Aug. 3. They said the suit was brought by the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees and a handful of retirees, and the signed settlement papers were sent to New York County Supreme Court Justice Lyle E. Frank for the Court’s approval. 

Bronx Film Week Returns for a Second Year Featuring 42 Films at 14 Locations

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Film Week is back for its second year, running from August 13 to August 22. Kicking off with a community party on Aug. 13, at SoBro Garden, 26 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY 10454, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the event will feature filmmakers, Eif Rivera and Rashaad Ernesto Green, and will offer press, partners, and film lovers an early look at the week ahead.

UPDATE Tracey Towers Tenants Opposing +28% Rent Hike Take Fight to City Hall, as Rent Freeze for Other Tenants Prevails

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Tenants at Bedford Park’s Tracey Towers took their fight to resist a further, proposed 28%+ rent hike to City Hall on July 15, providing testimony on the ongoing repair problems they face at the Mitchel Lama building. Residents are especially frustrated by the latest rent hike proposal given the numerous complaints they say have been filed regarding the longstanding, required structural and other repairs, especially those relating to broken elevators, flooding and leaks.

New Food Options at Metro Café Opens at Former Site of The National Restaurant & Coffee Shop

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES
Patrons of the former National Restaurant & Coffee Shop which, as reported, used to be located at 8 Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue for 43 years prior to its closure some time around May 2025, have some new eatery options following the Grand Opening of the Metro Café at the same location on July 13.   Described by co-owner, Ale Coronel, as a “fantastic addition to Bedford Park Boulevard,” the location is right across from a major transit hub at Bedford Park subway station serving the 4 train, and a short distance from Lehman College. Coronel added, “The corridor


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Unsupervised Children & Teens Continue Dangerous Swim in Bronx River

By DAVID GREENE
Unsupervised teens and pre-teens continue to head down a footpath beyond the Burke Avenue Bridge that connects the neighborhoods of Norwood and Allerton, where they continue to cool off in the murky water despite the potentially unseen dangers of glass and submerged debris, as well as possible toxins in the water.