Kids

Bronx Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 22-year-old Bronx man Carlos Rivas was charged on Tuesday, Aug. 12, with possessing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography that show pre-pubescent children engaging in sexually explicit conduct, federal prosecutors said. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton said Rivas was arrested yesterday and presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger.

Elected Officials Encourage New Yorkers to Make Use of Family Enrichment Centers (FEC)

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Elected officials are encouraging New Yorkers to make full use of the City’s local Family Enrichment Centers (FEC). Launched in 2017, these are welcoming walk-in, family-centered spaces, open to all, co-designed with community members, and run by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). The availability of such centers seems all the more relevant given the latest wave of violence unleashed against young people in The Bronx. Some of the programs include medical support, parent discussion groups, men’s discussion groups, and clothes and food distribution.  

Dominicans Celebrate 36th Annual Bronx Dominican Day Parade; Several Shootings Later Take Place

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Bronx Dominican community showed up in huge numbers to celebrate the 36th Annual Bronx Dominican Day Parade on Sunday, July 27. Earlier that morning, New York City Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference at the 42nd Precinct in the Melrose section of the South Bronx, to discuss major wins in the fight against gun violence before later marching in the parade. Later that evening, violence erupted as several people were shot or otherwise injured close to the parade route.

UPDATE Hochul Fires Back at Ted Cruz’s Diss Over Head Attire at Fallen Bronx NYPD Det. First Grade Didarul Islam’s Funeral

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has fired back at Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas after an apparent diss and after he was called out by the Council of American-Islam Relations (CAIR) and others for questioning her decision to wear a head covering while attending the funeral of slain NYPD Det. First Grade Didarul Islam, who was Muslim, on Thursday, July 31.