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UPDATE Bally’s, Nuns & Preston Strike Deal on JLo’s Former H.S. after AG Hearing; Other Catholic Schools Not So Lucky

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
Maybe it was divine intervention but a day after the announcement that His Holiness, Pope Francis had died, in a mayor victory for the Throggs Neck Catholic community in the East Bronx, Preston High School, the Sisters of the Divine Compassion, and Bally’s Foundation of North America announced on Tuesday, April 8, that the parties had finalized an agreement that will ensure Preston High School remains open and thriving for years to come. The Sisters have owned the property on which the school is built since 1947, while Bally’s Foundation, a charitable nonprofit organization, is linked to Bally’s Corporation, the operator of Bally’s Golf Links in Throggs Neck’s Ferry Point, the site of a planned casino.

UPDATE Wakefield: Mother and 8-Year-Old Son Found Deceased inside Home & Daughter, 4, Found Alive

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A community has been left reeling in shock upon hearing that a 38-year-old mother and her 8-year-old son were found deceased inside their home in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Police confirmed discovering the bodies inside the location, along with a 4-year-old girl who was alive. Neighbors said the little girl was the woman’s younger daughter and that she has a teenage sister.

20 Alleged “800 YGz” Gang Members Charged with Murder and 14 Shootings in The Bronx

By ARIEL PACHECO
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced Thursday, April 17, that 20 alleged members of the “800 YGz” gang have been charged with a conspiracy of violence, including a murder and 14 non-fatal shootings that they said turned the West Farms neighborhood in The Bronx into a shooting gallery.

UPDATE Bedford Park: “Alien” Arrested by ICE Agents as Council Seeks to Block Rikers Island ICE Office

By SÍLE MOLONEY & M. QUIÑONES
As Bronxites remain on edge amid news of ongoing deportations, including those of some on working visas, ICE officials now confirm that an “alien” with a criminal record was arrested at gunpoint in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Tuesday afternoon, April 15. When asked, an NYPD spokesperson said the department had no arrest on file for the location in question.

Norwood: Kings College School Gets $1M for New Cafeteria

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Students at Norwood’s P.S. 94 Kings College School got a special visit by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (C.D. 28) on Thursday, March 27, along with the Schools Superintendent for School District 10, Roberto Hernandez, as they joined local, Democratic, City Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) for the presentation of a check for $1 million to renovate the school’s cafeteria.