Health

Health Check: Health Equity During National Minority Health Month

By ELIZABETH SPURRELL-HUSS
April is National Minority Health Month which also includes National Public Health Week. This year, many healthcare and public health organizations, like the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are using the month to raise awareness about health equity and why it is important for everyone.   What is Health Equity? Research has shown that our health depends on much more than what we eat (or don’t eat!), our genes, or how well we follow doctors’ orders. In fact, where we live, work, play, and pray greatly influences our


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Lime Says “Break Up With Cars” but Not Everyone in Bronx Community District 7 Agrees

By SÍLE MOLONEY & JULIAN NAZAR
Lime e-scooter company is one of the many organizations hosting events this week to celebrate Earth Day and New York City’s Car Free Day. However, as previously reported, not everyone is on board when it comes to the impact transportation alternative programs like e-scooters and e-bikes are having on day-to-day living in The Bronx. Perhaps because of the additional focus on such green programs around Earth Day, the topic has heated up once again.   On Friday, April 22, Lime hosted a helmet giveaway at the Westchester Square Business Improvement District (BID)’s Earth Day celebration, which was focused on planting


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Tremont: Search for 30-Year-Old Man Last Seen on March 10

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance locating a 30-year-old man reported missing in Tremont. It was reported to the police that Jordan Washington, of 4275 Park Avenue, Apt 713 Bronx, NY 10457, was last seen on Thursday, March 10, at 2 p.m., inside his home. He is described as male, approximately 6 feet tall, weighs 300 pounds, is Black, has brown eyes, black hair, and was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.   Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA


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UPDATE Citi Bike to Offer Free One-Day Passes to New Riders During Car-Free Earth Day

The Push to Get Citi Bike to the Bronx
By SÍLE MOLONEY
Lyft/Citi Bike will offer free one-day passes to new riders as part of New York City Department of Transportation’s Car-Free Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 23.   New riders will be able to use the code “CARFREE22” in the Citi Bike app to receive unlimited, 30-minute rides on a classic Citi Bike for 24 hours. Riders in The Bronx can also sign up at the Citi Bike tent at Roberto Clemente Plaza at 530 Willis Avenue in the South Bronx.   “More New Yorkers than ever choose Citi Bike for a fun, sustainable way to get from Point A


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Earth Day with Jerome Gun Hill BID, play:groundNYC, PEN America, Bronx Bound Books & AM Dinowitz

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Bronx Bound Books, play:groundNYC, PEN America, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), will be hosting an Earth Day celebration on Friday, April 22, from 2.30 p.m. to  5.30 p.m. at the Jerome Gun Hill BID parklet space located at 3498 Jerome Avenue.   The BID will be distributing Earth Day giveaways to help shoppers and residents use less plastic straws and other plastics in their day-to-day lives, such as reusable bags, water bottles, and straws. Bronx Bound Books mobile library will be distributing free, new and gently-used books, featuring books by


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Final “Clap Out” & Appreciation Ceremony Held for Military Medical Teams at NCB

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Last month, NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx held a final “clap out” and appreciation ceremony for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) medical team which had been deployed to work at the hospital to support the medical staff during the height of the Omicron surge amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.   The hospital’s healthcare workers and senior officials joined the DoD team for a final farewell ceremony which included the presentation of certificates of appreciation to the members of the team.   As reported, in early February 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul joined various elected representatives and NCB officials in


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Eric Adams Tests Positive for COVID-19 Two Days after Attending Yankees Season Reopening

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has tested positive for COVID-19 two days after attending the Yankees season reopening home game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, and on the mayor’s 100th day in office. The news follows the mayor’s recent, controversial decision to lift a ban to allow “elite” New York State athletes to play home games despite not being vaccinated.   According to the CDC, a person with COVID-19 is considered infectious starting two days before they develop symptoms, or two days before the date of their positive test, if they do not have symptoms.  


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UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: BA.2 Variant Spread Prep, 2nd Boosters, Bus Closures, Tax Prep & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks   A 12-year-old girl was reported missing in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 21-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 17-year-old boy was reported missing in the Jerome Park section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 48-year-old man was reported missing in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 52-year-old woman was reported missing in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx. Click here for more details.


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Jerome Park Memorial Event Planned for Saturday, April 9, for those Lost to COVID-19

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A coalition of community groups and residents, including Friends of Jerome Park, will hold a memorial event to honor all those lost to COVID-19 to date, as the country surpasses a second year of the pandemic. The event takes place at University Avenue and Reservoir Avenue (at Fort Washington Walk) in Jerome Park, on Saturday, April 9, at 1 p.m. and all are welcome to attend.   On Oct. 23, 2021, a tree-planting ceremony took place at the same location to memorialize all victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marianne Kraft, one of organizers of Saturday’s event, said trees were the


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