Politics

UPDATE Second Mosque Planned for Norwood as January Marked Muslim American Heritage Month 

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Imam Darul Ahnaf New York recently shared details of a GoFundMe campaign through which the Bronx Muslim community is fundraising to build a new, second mosque in the Norwood section of The Bronx, to be located at a newly purchased building at 3091 Decatur Avenue. A nearby location at 3041 Hull Avenue is currently being used by the community until such time as the new building is ready, Ahnaf told the Norwood News.  

UPDATE Dinowitz Challenger Evers Calls on AM to Return Donation from Karp after Epstein Files Disclosure

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Morgan Evers who launched her campaign to challenge local Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on Dec. 7, for his Assembly District 81 seat in the upcoming June primaries, is calling on the seasoned politician who has held the seat for four decades to return a campaign contribution received from prominent New York attorney Brad Karp, after the latest Epstein file disclosures by the U.S. Department of Justice reveal emails exchanged between the deceased convicted pedophile and representatives of Karp.

Botanical Square Residents Without Gas Since 2024

By DAVID GREENE
Bronx residents of four apartment buildings at Botanical Square in Bedford Park have been without a gas service for over a year since a Webster Avenue water main on Dec. 16, 2024, caused havoc in the local area, as reported at the time.

Black Lives Matter Call for Justice for Eric Duprey, Man Killed in Police Sting Operation

By DAVID GREENE
Six days before now former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran of the NYPD narcotics unit was to go on trial for the 2023 manslaughter of 30-year-old Bronxite, Eric Duprey, members of Black Lives Matter (BLM) stood outside the Bronx Criminal Courthouse vowing to attend every day of the trial, together with Duprey’s family. Meanwhile, members of the NYPD who had attended prior pre-trial court proceedings relating to the case were expected to show up once again in support of Duran. Duprey died amid a police sting operation in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.

NY Legal Assistance Group Urges U.S. Senate to Reject Increased ICE & Border Patrol Funding

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on a funding bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) joined hundreds of civil rights groups in signing on to an open letter demanding that Congress members refuse to vote for any FY2026 appropriations bill that includes increased funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol.

UPDATE AM Amanda Septimo Suspends Congressional Campaign against Torres in NY-15 amid Health Diagnosis

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Assemblymember Amanda Septimo (A.D. 84) has announced that she has suspended her congressional campaign for the Democratic primary in New York’s 15th congressional district in light of a recent health diagnosis. As reported, the assemblymember, who broadly represents the South Bronx neighborhoods of Concourse, Port Morris, Mott Haven and Hunts Point, Melrose and Longwood, announced on Dec. 11, 2025, that she was the sixth candidate to run for the seat currently held by Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15).