Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Possibility of the Overturning of Roe vs. Wade Expanding to a Potential Ban on Contraception

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the possibility of Roe v. Wade being struck down and whether, in their view, such a Supreme Court decision could potentially lead to the banning of contraception. “I do believe everyone has a right to their own bodies, especially women. I also believe people have rights to do whatever they want with their bodies, but sometimes too many rights are given to people and it’s misused. Let’s just say, for example, if a woman is pregnant at a certain stage, that pregnancy should not be terminated, you understand? If the

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, May 17, that a Bronx teen has been charged with the murder and attempted murder in the fatal, daylight shooting in Mott Haven last month of 16-year-old, Angellyh Yambo, as well as the injuring of two other high school students during the same incident. According to the prosecution’s investigation, and as previously reported by Norwood News, on April 8, at approximately 1:40 p.m. in front 510 East 156th Street in Mott Haven, the defendant, Jeremiah Ryan, 17, of the Bronx, allegedly engaged in a verbal dispute with two men

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Saturday, May 14, that municipal buildings, including Bronx Borough Hall, will be lit green in support of abortion rights on Saturday night. Earlier on Saturday, the mayor, elected leaders, reproductive rights organizations, community leaders and activists, and thousands of New Yorkers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge, calling for safe, legal access to abortion across the nation during the “Bans Off Our Bodies” march. “Abortion is health care and health care is a human right,” said Adams. “New York City stands with everyone fighting to protect reproductive rights and against anti-choice

By SÍLE MOLONEY

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, May 5, that a U.S. presidential delegation will attend the inauguration of his excellency, Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles, as president of the Republic of Costa Rica on May 8, 2022. The Hon. Miguel Cardona, U.S. secretary of education, will lead the delegation. The delegation also includes the Hon. Cynthia Telles, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, the Hon. Uzra Zeya, under secretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights at the U.S. State department, and the Hon. Cristóbal Alex, special assistant to the president and White House deputy cabinet

By JULIAN NAZAR

Lisa Watkins, a retired Bronx schoolteacher, recalled seeing a story on the news about a Charlie Hewitt, a Maine-based artist, who had a huge “Hopeful” sign displayed on billboards in New Jersey. Considering the collective trauma of COVID-19 endured by so many Bronxites in such a relatively short space of time, she remembered thinking at the time that it would be a great word to have projected across the borough. “We had the two years of the pandemic,” Watkins said. “Just when we thought we were coming out of the pandemic around Christmas time, we had the resurgence

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks A 68-year-old man was reported missing in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 71-year-old woman was reported missing from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 65-year-old woman was reported missing from the East Bronx. Click here for more details. A 13-year-old boy was reported missing in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 12-year-old girl was reported missing in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 21-year-old woman was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A new deadline of May 20 for revised 2022 redistricting maps for the congressional and State senate districts has been ordered by the New York State Supreme Court, according to court documents filed April 29, and the 2022 primary date for congressional and State elections has been postponed to Tuesday, August 23. The court also ordered a new deadline for receipt of overseas and military ballots for the primaries of July 8. The orders were documented in court paperwork filed with the State of New York Supreme Court, Steuben County on April 29. The orders follow the April 27

By DAVID GREENE

The former congressman and current congressman for Norwood, Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15), joined Montefiore president and CEO, Dr. Philip Ozuah, at Bedford Park’s P.S. 8 Isaac Varian School to confirm approval of $3.35 million in federal funding for Montefiore’s School Health Program (MSHP) on Wednesday, April 13. The program currently provides 42,000 students with access to doctors, dentists, and therapists at 33 locations and 99 schools that offer the program, across The Bronx and Westchester counties. The additional funding will assist MSHP to expand its digital infrastructure and broadband capabilities, expanding its telehealth program to the

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that recently appeared in our print edition. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned from office on August 24, 2021, amid a sexual harassment scandal, made his second public appearance on Thursday, March 17, since he escaped being hit with sex crime charges by State prosecutors. Cuomo addressed a group of Bronx supporters alongside former District 18 city councilman, Rev. Ruben Díaz Sr., during a regular meeting of The New York Hispanic Clergy Organization, a group founded by Díaz. The standing room only crowd packed the Christian Community Neighborhood Church, located at 1437

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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Possibility of the Overturning of Roe vs. Wade Expanding to a Potential Ban on Contraception

Bronx Teen Charged with Murder of 16-Year-Old Angellyh Yambo & Wounding of Two Other Students

Mayor Announces City Buildings to be Lit in Green on Saturday Night in Support of Abortion Rights

Presidential Delegation Named to Attend Inauguration of De Jesús Chaves Robles in Costa Rica

Charlie Hewitt Brings The Hopeful Project, a Digital Billboard Campaign, to The Bronx

Neighborhood Notes: Redistricting Updates, Affordable Housing Lotteries & More!

UPDATE Court Orders New Redistricting Maps, Primary Election Postponed to August 23

Espaillat, Torres Confirm $3.35 Million in Federal Funding for Montefiore’s School Health Program

Cuomo to Bronx Supporters: “I Am Not Going Anywhere!”