Missing People

Apply by the Deadline, Today, Feb. 27, for Pre-K and 3-K  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Ahead of the Friday, Feb. 27, deadline to apply for Pre-K and 3-K childcare, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined children at a Pre-K and 3-K program in Morningside Heights and urged families to submit their applications to the program. Families with children turning three or four in 2026 are encouraged to apply, he said, adding that every family that applies by the deadline will receive an offer. Applications are not first-come, first-served.

Mt Vernon Man Gets 13 + Yrs for Sex Trafficking a Minor Across The Bronx & Brooklyn

By SÍLE MOLONEY
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced Friday, Feb. 13, that Rai Thomas, 31, a/k/a “Bandz,” of Mount Vernon, NY, was sentenced to 160 months (13.3 years) in prison for sex trafficking a minor and for use of interstate facilities to promote sex trafficking and prostitution. He said in October 2025, Thomas was convicted at trial before U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román, who imposed the sentence.