Columbus Day Celebrated in Morris Park with Annual Parade

By DAVID GREENE

Despite the warm weather and a smaller than usual crowd size, several hundred youngsters who made up a number of marching bands from local Bronx schools participated in the 45th Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade in Morris Park on Sunday, Oct. 9. Sponsored by the Morris Park Community Association, this year’s parade featured Grand Marshal, retired New York Supreme Court Justice Nick Lacovetta, and honorary Deputy Grand Marshal, Ray Vitiello, the archdiocesan regional superintendent of Northeast / East Bronx Catholic Schools. Among the elected officials marching in this year’s parade were Assemblyman Michael Benedetto (A.D. 82), Bronx District Attorney

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the City Council’s new law to expand access to childcare services, and if the new law will allow them to return to work or potentially change to a better job. “Oh yeah, that’s a good idea! That could get people to work, but are you sure the daycare is safe? Of course, daycare is important. We are struggling more in The Bronx than people in the City. A lot of people don’t have anyone to take care of their kids like a grandmother or someone related to a single mom. Yes, it’s

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 40-year-old Bronx man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for enticing minor children to send him nude and sexually explicit photographs and videos of themselves over the internet. On April 5 of this year, Jonathan Skolnick, 40, of The Bronx, pled guilty before U.S. Judge Colleen McMahon, who imposed the sentence. Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, made the announcement on Oct. 6, when Skolnick was sentenced. In the context of the announcement, Williams said, “For approximately seven years, Jonathan Skolnick abused his position of trust as an associate principal

By DAVID GREENE

Bronxites bid farewell to Summer 2022 at the Fordham Road Business Improvement District (BID) Annual Street Fair in Fordham Manor on Saturday, Oct. 8, after the event was postponed due to rain at the end of September. According to the Fordham Road BID’s website, the Street Fair is the largest street festival in The Bronx. The Fordham Road BID is a non-profit founded in 2005 with the aim of fostering promoting and growing local businesses. Held along East Fordham Road, between the Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Road, the daylong event featured concession stands featuring food from local restaurants,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and Judge Lina Hidalgo of Houston, TX have agreed to a friendly wager on the Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) championship series. If the Yankees win, Hidalgo has wagered Houston’s favorite brisket from Blood Bros BBQ, root beer from Saint Arnold’s Brewery, and tamales from Alamo Tamales. Yankees fans celebrate their team’s win over the Cleveland Guardians at East 161st Street and River Avenue in The Bronx on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Video courtesy of John Norwood. If the Yankees lose, Gibson has agreed to send Hidalgo the best

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Ischia Bravo, district manager for Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7), has been appointed as the county clerk for Bronx County at the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, effective Jan. 2, 2023. The news was announced in a press release on Wednesday, Oct. 19, by presiding Justice Rolando T. Acosta. According to Acosta, in her new capacity as county clerk, Bravo will be responsible for the oversight of one of the State’s busiest county clerk’s offices and will serve several functions, including as clerk of the Supreme Court, civil branch, Bronx County

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 30-year-old man was arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Olinville in October. Police from the 47th Precinct said that on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at around 3.34 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot in the vicinity of East 216th Street and White Plains Road. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 40-year-old male with gunshot wounds to the chest, in front of 3734 White Plains Road,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Heath & Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased.”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached photos and video who are being sought in connection to a local gunpoint robbery pattern identified in Van Cortlandt Village. Police from the 50th Precinct said the first incident took place on Monday, Oct. 10, at around 2.39 p.m. when two victims, a 34-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were walking in the vicinity of the corner of Sedgwick Avenue and Hillman Avenue. “Five unidentified male individuals on motorcycles pulled out a firearm (pistol) and demanded their property,” a police spokesperson said. “The male

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 65-year-old male pedestrian has died followed a road accident on the Bronx River Parkway, police said. A police spokesperson said that on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at around 5.29 a.m., officers from the 49th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle on the northbound Bronx River Parkway at Allerton Road. “A preliminary investigation determined that a 65-year-old male pedestrian attempted to cross the northbound Bronx River Parkway and was struck by a vehicle traveling in the northbound lane,” the spokesperson said. “The pedestrian was pronounced deceased by EMS on

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