Wakefield: Memorial Held for 5-Year-Old Kashmir Marquis on One-Week Anniversary

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Family, neighbors, teachers, school friends and work colleagues gathered on Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, for a touching memorial tribute to mark the one-week anniversary of the tragic death of five-year-old Kashmir Marquis, following a basement fire in Wakefield.

Williamsbridge: Bronx Man Gets 5-10 Years for Smothering 7-Week-Old Son With Pillows

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for asphyxiating his seven-week-old son because the boy would not stop crying.

Primaries 2024: Michael Heller Announces Candidacy for Re-Election as State Committee Member in A.D. 81

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Michael Heller announced Jan. 10 that he is running for re-election as a member of the New York State Democratic Committee, representing the 81st Assembly District, which covers much of the Northwest Bronx includes some or all of the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Wakefield, Woodlawn, Kingsbridge, Fieldston, Riverdale, North Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil.

Health Check: Setting Goals for 2024 is as Easy as ABC

By CLAIRE GARON

Happy New Year and best wishes for a healthy, hopeful winter! In my job as a senior health educator at Montefiore outpatient clinics, I help patients make health goals. The new year is a perfect time to try new habits and behaviors. Today, we are going to use a method I call “Goal ABCs” to make a small goal with a big impact. Please grab a paper, or an electronic device, to take notes.

UPDATE Norwood: 39-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Now Found

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating a 39-year-old man from Norwood who is reported missing.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Hopes for the New Year

By DAVID GREENE

This week, as we commence another new year, we asked readers their thoughts on their hopes for 2024.

Calls to Close Rikers Reignite after First Death in Custody of 2024 in City Jail Confirmed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The first person to die in custody in New York City in 2024 was announced on Jan. 4. Latima Johnson, press officer with NYC Department of Correction (DOC) identified the person as Chima Williams, age 43. Johnson said Williams’ next of kin had been notified.

Bronx Woman Gets Two Years for Assaulting Metro-North Train Conductor

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chief of Police John Mueller announced on Thursday, Jan. 11, that a Bronx woman was sentenced to two years in state prison for assaulting a Metro-North Railroad conductor.

Creston Pharmacy Plays Santa in Bedford Park

By DAVID GREENE

The owners and staff of Creston Pharmacy in Bedford Park spent one of the days leading up to Christmas donating their time, wrapping hundreds of free gifts, and handing them out to the neighborhood’s children.