Youth Cite Benefits of Restorative Justice Program

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) presented a check for $250,000 to Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC) on Monday, Nov. 6, to support its restorative justice program at the Norwood-based center (MMCC), in the presence of some of the young course participants and course facilitators. Dinowitz said the funding will help support “anti-gun, anti-drug, anti-violence, and anti-gang programs for teens.”

West Farms: Driver Abandons Vehicle after Hitting Bus on Southern Boulevard

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking to question the driver of a vehicle that struck an MTA bus in the West Farms section of the Bronx over the weekend, causing injury to one, before fleeing the scene of the collision.

UPDATE Community Mourns Death of Howard E. Kamiel, President of Amalgamated Housing Corporation

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Representatives of the Amalgamated Housing Corporation in in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx, said they are deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of the president of its board of directors, Howard E. Kamiel, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the age of 70.

UPDATE Bronxites Mourn Death of Community Leader Bob Nolan

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronxites are mourning the recent death of Bronx community leader, Bob Nolan, who died Friday, Dec. 15, in The Bronx at the age of 70.

Castle Hill: The Bronx’s Only Operational Ice Rink Reopens at Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The only operational ice rink in The Bronx has been renovated and reopened on November 20 at Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in Castle Hill.

UPDATE Hero Kids Help Family Members Escape House Fire, One Holding One-Year-Old Baby

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 12-year-old boy, Steven, saved his one-year-old baby sibling from a burning home that raged for over an hour on Nov. 20 in Bedford Park, aided by his 15-year-old best friend, Joshua, who lives next door, while firefighters responded to the blaze, the second of two residential fires, one fatal, to occur the same evening within the boundaries of Bronx Community District 7.

Santa Gets a Ride on the 52nd Precinct Holiday Float Around the Local Neighborhood

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

As is customary each year during the festive season, members of the 52nd Precinct joined Santa Claus as they traveled aboard their usual Holiday Float through some of the neighborhoods that fall within the boundaries of the precinct i.e. Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights on Wednesday, Dec. 6.

UPDATE Morris Heights: Neighbors Describe Partial Collapse of Residential Building, Open Violations with DOB at Site

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Neighbors of the Morris Heights residential building that partially collapsed in broad daylight on Monday afternoon, Dec. 11, have described what they heard and saw, as emergency services continue to search for survivors.

UPDATE Morris Heights: Building Partially Collapses in Broad Daylight

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY responded to a major emergency at a 6-story, residential building located just south of University Heights in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, after the corner of the building partially collapsed on Monday afternoon, Dec. 11.

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West Farms: Driver Abandons Vehicle after Hitting Bus on Southern Boulevard

UPDATE Community Mourns Death of Howard E. Kamiel, President of Amalgamated Housing Corporation

UPDATE Bronxites Mourn Death of Community Leader Bob Nolan

Castle Hill: The Bronx’s Only Operational Ice Rink Reopens at Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club

UPDATE Hero Kids Help Family Members Escape House Fire, One Holding One-Year-Old Baby

Santa Gets a Ride on the 52nd Precinct Holiday Float Around the Local Neighborhood

UPDATE Morris Heights: Neighbors Describe Partial Collapse of Residential Building, Open Violations with DOB at Site

UPDATE Morris Heights: Building Partially Collapses in Broad Daylight