Health

UPDATE Man Held on Rikers Island Dies

By DAVID GREENE
The NYC Department of Correction (DOC) announced on Friday, July 24, that a 29-year-old man who was detained at Rikers Island has died. 

BP & Bronx Disability Advisory Council Host 4th Annual Disability Pride Event

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, in partnership with her office’s disability advisory council and Disability Unite, hosted the 4th Annual Disability Pride Month Celebration at Bronx Borough Hall on Thursday, July 9. The annual event brought together elected officials, advocates, service providers, city agencies, and community members to commemorate Disability Pride Month and the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Rivera & Activists Celebrate Citizens Bank’s Decision to Stop Financing Entities Running ICE Detention Centers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined members of Northwest Bronx Indivisible, Beacon and Bend the Arc on Saturday, July 18, outside Citizens’ Bank at 569 West 235th Street in the Riverdale section of The Bronx to celebrate Citizens Bank’s decision to cease financing entities running detention centers for the U.S. Department of Immigration, Customs & Enforcement (ICE).

Update Bronx Community Board 7 Honors Community

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) held a special community awards ceremony at the New York Botanical Garden in Bedford Park on Thursday, June 25, to honor various members of the community ahead of the board’s annual summer hiatus.

BP Gibson Announces “Significant” Investments in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Trump administration’s long anticipated federal funding cuts ended expanded federal “Essential Plan” health care coverage for around 450,000 New Yorkers on July 1, as pre-advised earlier this year. In response, NYC Health + Hospitals’ announced Tuesday, July 21, the return of the citywide “Light the Way Truck” outreach initiative to remind New Yorkers of the City’s NYC Care (healthcare access) program. The outreach initiative kicks off in The Bronx.