Search for Missing Man in Norwood

By Síle Moloney

Police have confirmed that they are looking for a missing a 30-year-old Asian male. The man is described as being 5 feet, 7 inches and weighs 150 pounds. He has dark short hair and was last seen wearing a black Adidas jacket, blue jeans, and brown timberland boots. He was last seen at 5:00 p.m. at Montefiore Hospital, in the Norwood area of the Bronx. Anyone with information with regard to this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by

By Síle Moloney

The NYS Board of Elections announced the cancellation of the New York State presidential primary today, Apr. 27. The State, congressional and other elections will still go ahead on Jun. 23, as planned. Other state presidential primaries have been postponed in recent weeks but not cancelled. The Sanders campaign released a statement the same day as the announcement, describing the decision taken in New York as an “outrage”. “Today’s decision by the New York State Board of Elections is an outrage, a blow to American democracy, and must be overturned by the DNC,” the statement read. “Just last week,

City Authorities confirm that alternate side parking has been suspended for a further two weeks until Tuesday, May 12, 2020. New Yorkers can still use their cars but are being asked to stay at home as much as possible, to maintain social distancing while out on foot, and to wear a face mask or face covering like a scarf or bandana in public.

Op-Ed, Financial Focus: A New Job for the Kids: “House Assistant”

By PROFESSOR ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

So, the kids who are now on “stay home” orders are continuing their education through online learning during the day, but what are they doing with their evenings? I would assume many kids would want to play, and I would presume many parents would want them to do chores! What might be a common denominator? What do kids want just as much as their parents? A job and money! Financial literacy for children during the early stages of life is about teaching them how to earn, value and manage money. So, as parents have been doing for

By Síle Moloney

Voter Protection Project (VPP), a political action committee working to end gerrymandering and voter suppression across the country, announced its endorsement on Monday, Apr. 27 of Council Member Ritchie Torres in New York’s 15th congressional district race. Founded in 2019, VPP evolved following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Rucho v. Common Cause, which stated that federal courts could not regulate partisan gerrymandering. Since then, VPP has been supporting Democratic candidates running for office who champion voter equality all across the country at federal and state level. “The Voter Protection Project is proud to endorse Ritchie Torres,”

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

In the midst of a pandemic, public health is the number one priority. People need to know what is being done at every level of government to keep them safe. In the case of COVID-19, an additional worry is that there is currently no vaccine, nor any clinically proven treatment for the virus. Local officials have been kept busy reaching out through social media posts, newsletters, emails, and phone calls advising their constituents on how to stay safe and avoid infection. However, if the latest town hall for North Bronx residents is any indication, people are not just concerned

By Síle Moloney

CITIZEN reported that police responded at around 8:20 p.m. on Friday Apr. 24 to a now-confirmed shooting of a man in Morrisania in the South Bronx. The address reported for this incident was 635 Jefferson Pl. The 911 caller reported a Beige Ford Fusion was stolen from the scene by the suspects. Police are requesting no further units at the scene and have no suspect description at this time.

While You Were In: The Week In Pictures

By David Greene

After a month of quarantine, Norwood residents are adapting to “life in the COVID-19 zone”, as seen in this series of photos taken on Monday, Apr. 20. While many businesses remained open, the lack of crowds on a weekday in April still seemed strange, but signs on shuttered businesses, in car windows, and writing on the sidewalk tells the real story of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Hospital staff and paramedics were shown plenty of love and appreciation from the windows of the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. While most residents wore masks in public, as required across

By Síle Moloney

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that social distancing measures are helping the City fight the novel coronavirus, and that this is evidenced by three indicators. These are tracking hospital admissions for suspected COVID-19 cases, ICU occupants in NYC Health + Hospitals facilities, and the percentage of city residents testing positive for the virus. The mayor made the remarks at a press conference at City Hall on Thursday Apr. 23 during which he also announced plans to significantly increase the City’s supply and distribution of halal meals during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, which begins today. De Blasio praised