UPDATE South Bronx: Woman Arrested after Newborn Baby Left in Tote Bag Next to Nonprofit

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD said a 26-year-old woman has been arrested and charged following an investigation into the abandonment of a baby in the Longwood area of the South Bronx.

Kingsbridge: Theory 9 Hosts “Holiday Joy Fest: An Evening of Celebration and Giving”

By ARIEL PACHECO

Theory 9 Inc. held its annual Holiday Joy Fest, a festive evening designed to bring joy and holiday cheer to the community on Dec. 20, at the Marie Curie High School, located at 120 West 231st Street in Kingsbridge.

Bedford Park: “Deeply Affordable” Housing Development Opens at 2736 Creston Avenue

By ARIEL PACHECO

A new Affordable Housing Services (AHS) site has opened at 2736 Creston Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Officials say the new site has created nearly 400 “deeply affordable homes for New Yorkers in shelter” through the AHS initiative” in 2024.

Michael Blake Launches Candidacy for Mayor

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Hon. Rev. Michael Blake, a former Bronx assemblyman for Assembly District 79, announced his campaign for Mayor of New York City at Sankofa Haus in the South Bronx on Tuesday, Nov. 26, under the theme “Tomorrow Begins Today.”

Edenwald: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 14-Year-Old Girl

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old girl reported missing from Edenwald.

“Coach D” Remembered

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Family, friends, colleagues, and players, young and old, who were trained by 60-year-old volunteer football coach, Dwight Downer, gathered in the Williamsbridge Oval Park in Norwood on Friday, Dec. 5, for a moving, candlelit vigil to pay tribute to their relative, friend, and mentor who died tragically following a multiple-vehicle road collision on Saturday morning, Nov. 30, a few minutes after midnight.

Two Dead, Two Injured after Various Bronx Subway Accidents Over Two Days

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD said two people are dead and two were injured in various subway incidents which took place across The Bronx last weekend.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Bronx Teachers’ Capacity to Teach Multilingual Students

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Lehman College announced in November it received federal funding of $8.4 million to train multilingual teachers for Bronx schools. This week, we asked readers if, in their opinion, public school teachers are equipped to handle the high percentage of Bronx students in their classrooms for whom English is not the first language spoken at home.

Bronx Man Gets 12 Years for Beating & Starving Two Teens Left in His Care

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11, that a Bronx man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree assault in the beating and starving of a teenage brother and sister for weeks, as previously reported.