UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Monkeypox Vax Updates, Free Yankees Tickets, August Primaries & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Beat the Heat Amid the current heatwave, which has now been extended to July 24 at 8 p.m., for tips on how to beat the heat, click here. For more information on public pools, click here. It’s going to be a hot week in NYC. Take steps to stay safe & #beattheheat: ✅Keep cool and hydrated.✅Find your nearest cooling center: call @nyc311 or visit https://t.co/9PRlDTeUgY ✅Be a buddy and check on your neighbors.✅Stay informed and sign up for @NotifyNYC alerts. pic.twitter.com/9MUQVnU3m9 — NYC Emergency Management Commissioner (@NYCEMCommish) July 19, 2022 Con Edison Discounts According to Bronx Community Board 7, this summer,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson has thanked NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) for listening to calls and agreeing to open more vaccination sites to facilitate the ongoing roll-out of the monkeypox vaccination across The Bronx and the City. The news follows the opening of a one-day, pop-up monkeypox vaccination site at Bronx High School of Science, located at 75 West 205th Street in Jerome Park, on Sunday, July 17. Further to the announcement on Friday, July 22, Gibson said, “I want to applaud the decision by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for designating Lincoln

By DAVID GREENE

This week, given the overcrowding at Van Cortlandt Pool amid the ongoing lifeguard shortage citywide, we asked readers where, in their opinion, a new public swimming pool should be built in Norwood or Bedford Park. “I think the neighborhood needs a swimming pool. It would be a good investment, a good addition to the neighborhood, and all the kids could come play and all that. Probably [Williamsbridge] Oval Park would be the best because that’s where we usually go. I kind of remember that the Oval had a pool way back then, but I was too little to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Last month, New York Blood Center declared a blood emergency. Van Cortlandt Jewish Center (VCJC), in conjunction with the New York Blood Center (NYBC), is hosting an upcoming blood drive to address the shortage. NYBC announced the blood emergency due to an alarming drop in blood donations, according to VCJC. The City Blood Center is encouraging all who are able to sign up and donate, especially during the summer months, when officials say warmer weather and vacation plans make blood donation less of a priority. As reported, NYBC had previously announced a blood shortage following the mass shooting

By EMILY SAWAKED

The emotions permeating the atmosphere were clear as young protestors of all ages gathered around their political leaders, teachers, parents, and relatives of the late Angellyh Yambo at a rally organized during Gun Violence Awareness Month to honor their 16-year-old school friend. Angellyh was tragically and fatally killed in broad daylight by a stray bullet just north of the Mott Haven border on Friday, April 8, as she walked home from school. Two of her friends were also shot and injured during the same incident. Jeremiah Ryan, 17, was later charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos regarding a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Belmont, located in the 48th Precinct. Police said on Thursday, June 23, at around 10.03 a.m. in front of 2332 Belmont Avenue, a 26-year-old male victim was standing by a fire hydrant when an unknown individual approached him. Police said the individual “displayed a firearm and shot him multiple times in the body before fleeing southbound on Belmont Avenue. The individual was last seen getting into a dark-colored, four-door, Infinity sedan at the corner of

By DAVID GREENE

As residents in Norwood, Bedford Park and other communities across the borough complain of blaring, amplified music, illegal cookouts, and double-parked vehicles, heard and seen at all hours of the night, the 52nd Precinct’s commanding officer announced he now has two teams specifically working on these issues. As the NYPD continues to respond to complaints across the precinct, Deputy Inspector Jeremy Scheublin told residents during the monthly 52nd Precinct Community Council meeting, held at Norwood’s North Central Bronx Hospital, part of NYC Health + Hospitals network, on Wednesday, June 23, that help was on the way. Scheublin told

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the group of individuals seen in the attached video who are sought for questioning in connection to a reckless endangerment incident that occurred in Williamsbridge, located in the 47th precinct. It was reported to police that on June 12, at around 3.22 a.m., in the vicinity of East 215th Street and Barnes Avenue, the group of unidentified individuals got into a verbal dispute with each other, at which point a reported good Samaritan, in a white Nissan, pulled up to the corner to speak to a female in the group.

By EMILY SAWAKED

Cheers wafted through the air on the field outside the New York Institute for Special Education in Pelham Parkway on Thursday, June 2, as special education students of all ages competed against one another for a gold medal. The competitions consisted of track courses, shot put, softball throws, and long and short jumps, with the students split up into teams, designated by colors. The excitement of the day was clear judging from the determination and joy expressed on the young athletes’ faces. Adolescents participating in the institute’s “readiness program” to 12th grade took part in a series