UPDATE Solar Eclipse Watch Party at Lehman & Free Solar Eclipse Glasses from NYPL & Safety Tips & More

By SÍLE MOLONEY

If you’re looking for a place to watch the solar eclipse alongside some of the top experts in the field, join the campus community at Lehman College on Monday, April 8, at 3 p.m. The college is hosting a Solar Eclipse Watch Party on campus.

Con Edison Restoring Customers’ Power Following Damaging Winds and Drenching Rainstorms

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Con Edison crews are continuing to work to restore 16,100 customers without power in New York City and Westchester County after a powerful coastal storm slammed into the tri-state region Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Harlem Man Charged with Murder of Bronx Acquaintance, Dismembering & Decapitating Him

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, April 2, that a Manhattan man has been charged with first-degree murder and additional charges for fatally shooting a Bronx man in the Highbridge section of the borough, cutting up his body and trying to hide the remains.

Mt Hope: Death of 5-Year-Old Twins inside East 175th Street Building Ruled a Homicide

By DAVID GREENE

Police said on March 15 that the death of two 5-year-old twins found unresponsive inside their home in Mt. Hope in December 2023 has been ruled a homicide.

UPDATE Dinowitz Reads to Children, Attends Anti-Hate Photo Exhibit at Hostos Community College

By ARIEL PACHECO

City Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), a Democrat who represents much of the northwest Bronx, spent the morning of March 4 reading to children at the Hostos Children’s Center at Hostos Community College in Mott Haven, and later attending the College’s newly opened anti-hate photo exhibit series at Hostos Research Center.

UPDATE Fundraising to Repaint “Norwood” Mural after Sinister Makeover Triggers Funding Discussions for Art Projects

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx muralist and artist Laura Alvarez who, as reported, recently launched an online fundraiser to repaint the beloved “Norwood” mural, located on East 207th Street and Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood, is stepping up her fundraising efforts, making an in-person appeal to residents at the latest Bronx Community Board 7 general board meeting. The appeal has prompted renewed discussions around funding and on other local art projects.

UPDATE Family of Angellyh Yambo Sues Gun Manufacturer Polymer80, Inc. for Wrongful Death

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The family of the late 16-year-old Bronx teen, Angellyh Marieh Yambo filed a civil lawsuit against Polymer80, Inc., the Ghost Gun manufacturer and dealer who equipped a 17-year-old shooter and named defendant, Jeremiah Ryan, with an untraceable firearm.

Norwood: Police Appeal to the Public for Help Locating 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 13-year-old girl from Norwood reported missing on Monday, March 18.

Wakefield: Police Appeal for Help Locating Two Siblings Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating two sibling children from Wakefield reported missing on Friday, March 22.

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UPDATE Solar Eclipse Watch Party at Lehman & Free Solar Eclipse Glasses from NYPL & Safety Tips & More

Con Edison Restoring Customers’ Power Following Damaging Winds and Drenching Rainstorms

Harlem Man Charged with Murder of Bronx Acquaintance, Dismembering & Decapitating Him

Mt Hope: Death of 5-Year-Old Twins inside East 175th Street Building Ruled a Homicide

UPDATE Dinowitz Reads to Children, Attends Anti-Hate Photo Exhibit at Hostos Community College

UPDATE Fundraising to Repaint “Norwood” Mural after Sinister Makeover Triggers Funding Discussions for Art Projects

UPDATE Family of Angellyh Yambo Sues Gun Manufacturer Polymer80, Inc. for Wrongful Death

Norwood: Police Appeal to the Public for Help Locating 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

Wakefield: Police Appeal for Help Locating Two Siblings Reported Missing