Health

UPDATE Bronx Daycare Provider, Husband & his Cousin Charged with Murder in Fentanyl Poisoning of Baby Nicholas Dominici

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, Oct. 5, that the operator of Divino Niño Daycare Center in Kingsbridge Heights where one-year-old Nicholas Dominici was fatally poisoned, her husband and his cousin, were charged with murder “under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, assault, and other charges for allegedly exposing Nicholas and three other surivivng babies to fentanyl which was stored in the daycare.  As reported, they also face additional federal charges.

Mom Mourns Beloved Young Son who Died at Tracey Towers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The devastated mom of a 22-year-old young man who died on Sunday, Aug. 27, in tragic circumstances after falling from the 38th floor of Bedford Park’s Tracey Towers housing complex has said even though her son was on medication for mental health reasons, she doesn’t believe he took his own life, adding his actions prior to his death do not support this. She shared loving memories of her son as she and her family attempt to carry on with their lives without him.   Cindy Rivera of Yonkers, mom of Mikey Malave, a daughter, and two other sons, said


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Op-Ed: A Reckoning Arrives Over Campus Sexual Assaults

By FRANK AUSTIN
The persistence of sexual assault has always relied on an imbalance of power, particularly on college campuses. Whether it’s the violence of the assault, the reliance on public pressure and intimidation to keep victims silent, or the power of universities to manage their reputations, well-funded and well-connected institutions have relied on a lopsided justice system rife with insanely short statutes of limitations, and a culture of shame to protect their interests and silence those who dare speak out and share their story.