Parks

Pushing Through the Pain…

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In a historic mental and physical challenge, after training for around one year in efforts to raise awareness about positive mental health and suicide prevention, mental health advocate Alex Moreno, an Allerton resident, pulled a car for a little over two miles along The Bronx’s Pelham Parkway South from White Plains Road to Eastchester Road on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Op-Ed: Missing Voices from NYC’s Post-9/11 Fallen Service Member Memorial

By JOSEPH A. BELLO
Memorials are sacred spaces. They offer a place for remembrance, reflection and connection, while also educating future generations. An example of this is the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a decade-long project spearheaded by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 and then–Borough President Melinda Katz.

Off-duty CBP Agent Shot in Manhattan Allegedly by Gunman Sought for Prior Bronx Robbery & Stabbing

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An off-duty, 42-year-old, male U.S. Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) officer who was in Riverside Park in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan with a 40-year-old female companion on Saturday night, July 19, shortly before midnight, was shot by a 21-year-old man who is wanted for separate crimes some of which took place in The Bronx in December 2024 and January 2025, police said.