NYC Department of Transportation Encourages New Yorkers to Get Healthy on Bike-to-Work Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez is encouraging New Yorkers to join him in partaking in Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 16, to promote cycling as a healthy, environmentally friendly, and accessible form of transportation. DOT officials said bike ridership is at an all-time high in New York City, with an estimated 226 million cycling trips each year across the five boroughs.

Rivera & Team Join Harm Reduction Service Providers to Help Clean Up Poe Park

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) and members of his team joined St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction on Monday, April 21, for their weekly syringe clean-up in Fordham Manor’s Poe Park.

Baby Miss New York Charms Mosholu Montefiore Community Center’s Older Adults

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Fulfilling part of her official duties, newly crowned Baby Miss New York 2024, 2-year-old Emilia Charlot, paid a visit to the attendees of a senior program run at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC) in Norwood on Friday, April 25, delighting everyone with her presence.

Op-Ed: Our Moral Moment

By SILVIA BLUMENFELD

These days, friends here in The Bronx, and all across the country, are telling me that they have stopped listening to the news. I can’t say the same, but in a way, I really do get the reason for that phenomenon.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacob & North Central Bronx Celebrate Eid

By ARIEL PACHECO

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi & North Central Bronx leadership, staff, and community members came together to mark the celebration of Eid on April 10.

UPDATE Four International Students at Fordham University Have Visas Revoked, Officials Say

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Four international students at Fordham University have had their visas revoked, university officials have said. “None have any connection to protests that we can find, and we received no notice nor explanation from DHS,” they added.

Fordham University Rowing Club Students Rescued from Eastchester Bay after Boat Capsizes

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Members of Fordham University’s rowing club were rescued while rowing in Eastchester Bay on Saturday afternoon, April 5, university officals have confirmed.

Regal Movie Theater Opens at Concourse Plaza

By ARIEL PACHECO

The Regal Concourse movie theater held its grand opening, as promised, on March 18 at the former site of Multiplex Cinema, which closed in May 2024, on Concourse Plaza in the Concourse section of The Bronx. The latest opening now brings the number of movie theaters in the borough to a grand total of two, the other being The Mall at Bay Plaza in the East Bronx.

Bronx Buccaneers Start New Season Without “Coach D”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bronx Buccaneers football team were back at the Williamsbridge Oval in Norwood for the first training session of the new season on Saturday, March 15, this time without their beloved coach Dwight “Coach D” Downer, who, as reported, was tragically killed in a hit & run incident involving six vehicles in the East Bronx just after midnight on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.