Obituaries

Local Bronxite Has Fond Memories of Jazz Legend Eddie Palmieri following his Death at 88

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Local Puerto Rican Bronxite David Claudio has fond memories of witnessing the musical genius of the late renowned jazz legend Eddie Palmieri up close. As reported, Palmieri died Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the age of 88. An NEA Jazz Master and ten-time Grammy Award winner, Palmieri was a bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz.

Tributes Paid to Bronx Legend Edde Palmieri after Death at 88

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Tributes have been paid to legendary Bronx musician, Eddie Palmieri, an NEA Jazz Master and ten-time Grammy Award winner, following his death on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 88. Palmieri was a bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz.

Bronx Man Charged with Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death Used Stash House Occupied by Child

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Federal prosecutors announced Friday, Aug. 1, that a 34-year-old Bronx man, Estherlyn Frias, a/k/a “Platinum,” a/k/a “Silver,” was charged with drug dealing resulting in death in connection with the “overdose” of a victim in Greenwich, Connecticut last month. Prosecutors allege the man ran the drug operation out of his partner’s home where a young child slept in close proximity to potent narcotics.

Memorial Day Celebrated Across The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Memorial Day was formally marked across The Bronx on and in the lead up to Monday, May 26, at various venues and at various events. It comes as the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire tycoon, Elon Musk, cut thousands of positions at the VA across the country, as previously reported in February.

UPDATE Elected Officials Pay Tribute to the Former Late Congressman Charles Rangel

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Various New York and Bronx elected officials have paid tribute to the civil rights leader and former Democratic U.S. Congressman Charles Rangal who represented New York’s 13th congressional district from 1971 to 2017 and who died on May 26, at the age of 94, when he was succeeded by Congressman Adriano Espaillat. The district covers Harlem and much of Northern Manhattan, as well as the Western Bronx. 

UPDATE Tremont: May the Force Be With You; Panic Button Safety Plan to Connect Bodega Owners to NYPD

By SÍLE MOLONEY
“May the Force be with you” was perhaps the underlying message from New York City Mayor Eric Adams to the City’s worst-hit bodega owners when he visited the Tremont section of The Bronx on Sunday, May 4. He was there to announce $1.6 million in funding to equip an estimated 500 bodegas across the five boroughs with new panic buttons which bodega staff can use to immediately call the NYPD in cases of emergency.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Life, Death & Legacy of Pope Francis

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
As cardinals gather in Rome for the latest conclave in order to select a new pope, this week, we asked readers their opinion on the life, death, and legacy of the late Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from Latin America, and the first pope from the southern hemisphere, who was born in Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and died at the Vatican in Rome, Italy on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88.

UPDATE Wakefield: Mother and 8-Year-Old Son Found Deceased inside Home & Daughter, 4, Found Alive

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A community has been left reeling in shock upon hearing that a 38-year-old mother and her 8-year-old son were found deceased inside their home in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Police confirmed discovering the bodies inside the location, along with a 4-year-old girl who was alive. Neighbors said the little girl was the woman’s younger daughter and that she has a teenage sister.