New Yellow Zone COVID Clusters in the Bronx, Thanksgiving Gatherings Limited to 10

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York State continues to remain on guard as Thanksgiving approaches. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that while the State’s COVID numbers are better, relative to most of the nation, New York has, nonetheless, seen an uptick in the number of total COVID hospitalizations, and test positivity rates in many parts of the state that are higher than what he would like to see. The State’s adopted COVID-19 micro-cluster strategy outlines the new rules and restrictions which directly target areas with the highest transmission of COVID-19 cases and surrounding communities. Now identified are two new yellow cluster zones in the

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

Throughout the northwest Bronx, various statues, plaques and memorials honor and remember those veterans who served the country, some of whom died in combat. From the Bronx Victory Memorial at the southern end of Mosholu Parkway, which honors local residents who died in World War I, to Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park, which honors those who served up to, and through the Vietnam War, local neighborhoods recognize the service of men and women in the military. Of course, Woodlawn Cemetery is the final resting place for over 6,500 men and women who served in the military. Those

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Earlier this week, UnitedHealthcare, the Dreambuilders Foundation and NY Jets wide receiver, Breshad Perriman, donated close to 100 duffle bags filled with personal supplies to Covenant House New York (CHNY), a citywide shelter system for homeless teens and young adults. UnitedHealthcare contributed $15,000 to provide much needed toiletries and everyday supplies to the shelter system, which includes CHNY’s Rights of Passage transitional living program site in Westchester Square in the Bronx, where 96 residents are located. Perriman joined UnitedHealthcare of New York CEO, Michael McGuire, at UHC’s New Jersey office earlier this week to assemble the duffle

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying two individuals wanted for questioning in connection to a robbery that occurred in the 52nd precinct. On Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at around 2 p.m. inside 301 East Kingsbridge Road (Envy Nail Salon), two unidentified men approached a 36-year-old woman as she was exiting the store. They proceeded to slash her with a box cutter and remove her purse which contained $700. The suspects fled on foot northbound on East Kingsbridge Road toward Briggs Avenue. The victim sustained a laceration to her face and was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An MTA bus traveling northbound along Bainbridge Avenue made an erroneous right turn onto 206th Street in Norwood Thursday, Nov. 19, at around 10.55 p.m. As the bus driver slowly tried to make the turn, the bus grazed a parked, white Acura RDX Turbo to its right, getting stuck as it did so to the point where it could then neither move forward nor backward. The driver said there were no passengers on the bus at the time of the incident, and there didn’t appear to be anybody in the surrounding, parked cars either. There were some pedestrians

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at around 4.50 a.m., a New York City employee was arrested in the 47th precinct, which covers Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, and Woodlawn Cemetery. Kerry Badala, 38, an NYPD police officer, was charged with driving while intoxicated.

City Employee Arrested in the Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Wednesday November 18, 2020, at approximately 11 a.m., an off-duty New York City employee was arrested in the 45th precinct in the Bronx. The precinct covers Co-op City and City Island. Christopher Orere, 36, from the Administration for Children’s Services was arrested and charged with assault and harassment.

Cuomo Urges New Yorkers Not to Travel for Thanksgiving

Bronx Teen First Vaping-Related Death in New York State

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Thursday, Nov. 19, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued some travel and other updates in the context of the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in New York State. “What I’ve seen from this virus after battling it for 260-plus straight days is that in some ways its course is predictable,” Cuomo said. “So, it is clear that as people travel for the Thanksgiving holiday — so will the virus. Travel is a real concern because New York State has one of the lowest infection rates in the country. If people travel here from states with higher infection rates, that

By ROXANA YUSTI

According to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, nearly a million New Yorkers are currently living with diabetes. In usual times, managing diabetes can be a challenge. With the COVID-19 pandemic and associated stressors, this may be an even more difficult time to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and control of blood sugar levels. In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, the Montefiore Office of Community and Population Health is sharing ways to prevent and control diabetes. Diabetes is a long-lasting health condition that makes it hard for your body to break down the sugar from food