Kingsbridge Heights: Theory 9 Inc. & Partners Host 5th Annual Back-to-School Giveaway

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The nonprofit, Theory 9 Inc. held a fun-filled 5th Annual Back-to-School giveaway on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Fort #4 Playground at 2895 Reservoir Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights.

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NYC Parks Launches Pizza-Box Trash Cans to Help Manage Trash & Discourage Rats

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Pizza boxes, difficult to fit in typical trash cans, can now be disposed in specially designed trash cans in five parks citywide. NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced the installation of the new trash receptacles, custom-designed for the disposal of pizza boxes, on Aug. 30. Through the new initiative, visitors at parks throughout the city can dispose of their empty pizza boxes in these dedicated containers, rather than forcing the rectangular boxes into circular bins.

Mess of the Month

By DAVID GREENE

A recent visit to the Bronx River Forest between Webster Avenue and Bronx Park East found several piles of garbage containing beer bottles, food containers, discarded e-bikes and scooters, and even a part of a porcelain urinal.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Listeria Outbreak linked to Boar’s Head Meat Products

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers for their thoughts on the Listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head meat products that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said has killed two people and caused 34 people to become ill, including 33 hospitalizations, across 13 states, including New York.

Boar’s Head Recalls Certain Meat Products following Listeria Outbreak

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Meat supplier, Boar’s Head announced a product recall of certain packaged meat products on Friday, July 25, in light of an ongoing investigation by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) into a Listeria outbreak across the country, impacting several states on the east side and amid the death of two people.

Norwood’s Nicky’s Coffee Shop to Reopen Sal’s Pizzeria in Sept

By DAVID GREENE

Longtime residents and visitors to Norwood were surprised to see the iron rolldown gate permanently shut at the popular Sal’s Pizzeria on Bainbridge Avenue, when the business quietly closed after more than 40 years in the community.

Bronx Man Gets 34 Years to Life for Raping Two Women, Sexually Assaulting 3rd Woman in His Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, July 19, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to a total of 34 years to life in prison for raping two women and sexually assaulting a third woman over the course of six days in his Eastchester apartment. She said one victim was rescued after she sent a message on a food delivery app, asking the restaurant to call police.