Kids

Bronx Man Charged with Murder of 1-Year-Old Baby Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Tuesday, Oct. 7, that a Bronx man has been charged with second-degree murder and other related charges in the death of a one-year-old girl he allegedly punched in the head while she was left in his care by her mother.  

Allerton: Mom Seeks Justice After Daughter & Puppy Assaulted by Gang

By DAVID GREENE
An Allerton mother is demanding justice after her 11-year-old daughter was beaten up and her daughter’s puppy brutally kicked during a daylight attack on Monday, Sept. 22. A local clergy leader alleged the beating was carried out by a gang of girls who have assaulted at least three victims and have been terrorizing teens, seniors, and businesses in the community.

UPDATE Lehman College College Raises $30 Million as Part of “Forever Foreward” Fundraising Campaign

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Lehman College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) public university system, has raised an additional $30 million as part of the college’s “Forever Forward” fundraising campaign to educate and support its students and the entire Bronx community. The announcement was made official during an celebratory reception held at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located on the college campus, on Saturday, Oct. 4, together with key supporters, community leaders, faculty, students, and alumni.

Norwood: 22 Cameras Coming to Williamsbridge Oval Park

By DAVID GREENE
Calls for security camera installation in the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood have been loud and consistent, as reported. At the monthly meeting of the 52nd Precinct Community Council, held Thursday, Sept. 25, at Success Academy Charter School on East 207th Street in Norwood, both the NYPD and a representative for State Sen. Gustavo Rivera’s office announced that 22 video surveillance cameras would begin to be installed shortly in the park.

Hope on Wheels

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On a dark, cloudy night in late September 2023, around 12 days after one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici tragically and accidentally overdosed on fentanyl at El Divino Niño daycare center, a cover for an underground fentanyl operation, Michael, 45, and Ashley, 31, huddled together under the infamous nearby Kingsbridge underpass at the Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Road in Kingsbridge Heights. Sometimes they squabbled, not in an aggressive way but like an overly familiar elderly couple.