District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez Hosts Summer Block Party

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez hosted a community block party on Morris Avenue between 181st Street and Burnside Avenue in Fordham Heights on Saturday, July 30, 2022, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., with free food, music and access to various resources. As the event took place during the summer heatwave, some kids were seen cooling off with water sprayed from a nearby fire hydrant. Meanwhile, members of the City’s test and trace taskforce gave out goodie bags, including test kits and other health-related resources, and a number of other elected officials also made an appearance on

By SÍLE MOLONEY

This story was originally published on Aug. 20, 2022, before the August 2022 Democratic primary election in S.D. 33. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera has since been elected the Democratic nominee for S.D. 33 and is now running in the general election on Nov. 8. Your poll site may have changed. Check your voting card before you go to vote. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) is drawing on the support of longtime tenant activists in Norwood and beyond, ahead of next week’s Democratic primary in his bid to win the senate seat in redrawn Senate District 33, which will

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Offices of the NYS Inspector General published its latest investigative report on Friday, Aug. 19, as well as 21 previously non-public letters arising from investigations undertaken by the office. The letters, which were sent to public officials and agencies regarding allegations of misconduct or wrongdoing, provide information on the ultimate investigative findings by the inspector general. According to the office, the published documents constitute the remainder of such investigative letters issued in 2013, and continues what was described by the offices as the inspector general’s commitment to providing all such historical letters on a year-by-year basis. “Today’s

By EMILY SAWAKED & SÍLE MOLONEY

Your poll site may have changed. Check your voting card before you go to vote. Hosted by BronxNet’s Gary Axelbank, the three candidates in the Democratic primary race who are aiming to fill the seat in redrawn Senate District 34, participated in a debate aired on BronxNet on Aug. 8 to discuss the issues affecting residents in the district, the candidates’ respective policy positions, and if elected, their goals for the district. Zoning and development took center stage. Christian Amato served as a board member and as a co-chair of the transportation committee on Bronx Community Board 11, and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx doctor and chair of the department of radiology at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Judy Yee, MD, FSAR, has been awarded a gold medal from the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the organization’s highest honor. The society named only three gold medalists this year, including Yee. A Bronx High School of Science graduate who received her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yee is a nationally recognized leader in radiology, according to a spokesperson from Montefiore. She serves as a board member of both the Society of Chairs in Academic Radiology Departments

By SÍLE MOLONEY

City and State health officials updated New Yorkers on the detection of polio in the City’s sewage system on Friday, Aug. 12, suggesting a likely local circulation of the virus in New York City. Polio can lead to permanent paralysis of the arms and legs and even death in some cases. State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said for every one case of paralytic polio identified, hundreds more may be undetected. “The detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples in New York City is alarming, but not surprising,” Bassett said. “Already, the State Health Department, working with local

By EMILY SAWAKED

Healthcare workers have been on the front line of the pandemic since it first hit in early 2020, and over two years later, that has not changed. VNS Health (formerly Visiting Nurse Service of New York) is a nonprofit that has been serving some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers in their homes for over 125 years, and has been diligently working to help patients stay healthy in their homes. May marked National Nurses Month, as well as National Nurses Week (May 6-12), and last year’s Hometown Heroes Tickertape Parade was an occasion to honor all healthcare workers who go

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The MTA has announced the death of a female transit worker who was only three months into her role at its Mosholu maintenance yard in Bedford Park. In a brief statement on Thursday, Aug. 11, the agency wrote, “The Transit family is heartbroken to have lost a colleague as she was putting a train into service at the Mosholu Yard to help move New Yorkers, and we are conducting a thorough investigation to determine what happened.” The agency said the victim, Azure Forde, 38, joined NYC Transit on May 15, 2022, as a train operator. Breaking

By SÍLE MOLONEY

District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez, who represents the neighborhoods of Morris Heights, University Heights, Fordham, Kingsbridge, has given birth to a new baby. The councilwoman announced the news on her social media platform on Thursday, Aug. 11, writing in both Spanish and English, “After an action-packed summer with votes, interviews, block parties and even our baby shower, “Bebé” decided to make their debut!” She continued, “Mami and Bebé are healthy, and Papi and I now understand when new parents say they are so in love with their bebes! I’ll be taking time to recover, embrace motherhood, and

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District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez Hosts Summer Block Party

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UPDATE Elections 2022: Rezoning, Development Take Center Stage during Senate District 34 BronxNet Debate

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Health Officials Announce Wastewater Monitoring as Polio Detected in New York City

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District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez Announces Birth of Baby