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UPDATE Bronx Day in Albany 2026 Returns after a Decade

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Day in Albany returned to the Capital Region for the first time in nearly a decade, bringing together business leaders, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, cultural institutions and policymakers to highlight the borough’s economic impact and opportunities for growth across New York State.

CM Oswald Feliz Holds Joint Hearing on School Safety & Crossing Guards

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Councilman Oswald Feliz (C.D. 15), chair of the city council committee on public safety, held a joint hearing with the city council committee on education on Wednesday, April 29, to evaluate the operations of school safety agents (SSAs) and crossing guards.        

UPDATE Gas Repairs Underway at Botanical Square after Residents Without Gas Since 2024

By DAVID GREENE
After residents of four buildings located at Botanical Square in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx were left without gas for over a year, as reported, when a water main break on nearby Webster Avenue flooded the block and basements of the buildings in December 2024, the property manager and Con Edison both say the required repair work has now been completed at the affected buildings, and gas was due to be turned back on for at least some of the residents on Thursday, Feb. 19. The flooding had destroyed the electrical wiring and Con Edison’s gas meters they said.

A.D. 81 Candidate Morgan Evers Endorsed by Rivera, Jackson & Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Morgan Evers, a teacher and disability activist who launched her campaign to challenge local, 16-term Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on Dec. 7, 2025 for the 81st Assembly District seat in the upcoming June primaries, has received additional endorsements in recent weeks in the form of local State Senators Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), Robert Jackson (S.D. 31), and the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club.