Update: Eric Dinowitz Supports Former PSC-CUNY Members Who Resigned Over “Anti-Semitic Resolution”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

District 11 City Councilman Eric Dinowitz released a statement on Monday, July 26, in support of over 50 professors at the City University of New York who resigned from their union, the Professional Staff Congress of CUNY (PSC-CUNY), in response to a resolution passed by the union on June 10 which condemned Israeli government actions against Palestinians during the latest wave of violence which occurred in Gaza in May and June 2021. Dinowitz said that in the resolution, PSC-CUNY called Israel an “apartheid” state and considered supporting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a movement which, according

By SÍLE MOLONEY

All New Yorkers aged 14 to 25 are invited to provide their thoughts and concerns about voting and local government at a public hearing streamed live on the “NYC Votes” Facebook page. The third annual “We, the Young People” youth-led Voter Assistance Advisory Committee (VAAC) hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 18, starting at 5.30 p.m. All New Yorkers may RSVP in advance to view the hearing live. Young people who are interested in testifying should contact Olivia Brady, the youth coordinator for NYC Votes, at obrady@nyccfb.info. “Youth voices are often excluded from conversations on civic participation, so

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection with a forcible touching incident that occurred in the 50th precinct. On Saturday, June 12, at approximately 10.00 a.m., the person followed a 49-year-old woman into a residential building in the vicinity of 233rd Street and Bailey Avenue, west of Jerome Park Reservoir. The man entered an elevator with the victim and as he did so, grabbed her buttocks before fleeing the location in an unknown direction. The victim was not injured as a result of the incident. A

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on Wednesday, Aug. 11, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the August 10 TAKE 5 drawing. The ticket, worth $10,971.00, was purchased at H&M Deli & Grocery, located at 901 Burke Avenue in the vicinity of Gun Hill Houses and the Parkside Housing Project. The five winning numbers for the TAKE 5 game are drawn from a field of one to 39. The TAKE 5 drawing is televised every day at 10:30 p.m. A Lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing. New

Bronx Teen First Vaping-Related Death in New York State

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx and other elected officials reacted on Tuesday, Aug. 10, to the resignation, also on Tuesday, of New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo, one week after the release, on Tuesday, Aug. 3, of the findings of an independent investigation by Attorney General Laetitia James into allegations of sexual harassment by the governor, allegations which the governor has repeatedly denied, as reported. The governor explained his resignation in a video statement which can be watched here, courtesy of CNN. Cuomo said, “I think that given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The CUNY Mexican Studies Institute (MSI), housed at Lehman College, is celebrating its 10th year with a significant new investment from local lawmakers. In July, the institute received a funding allocation of $1 million from New York City Council to support its work. CUNY MSI is one of just two research centers in the Northeast of the country dedicated to Mexican and Mexican American studies. College officials say, as part of its mission, the institute also strives to boost enrollment of Mexican and Mexican-American students at CUNY and works with international and local organizations to empower the City’s Mexican immigrants,

By SARAH HUFFMAN and MIRIAM QUIÑONES

The Bronx celebrated its many residents of Dominican heritage on Sunday, July 25, at the annual Dominican Day Parade which kicked off at the Grand Concourse and 172nd Street. The celebration brought together a host of Dominican Americans and Bronxites from all walks of life, many decked out in red, white and blue to honor the colors of the Dominican flag. New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and various elected officials, political candidates and community leaders led the parade behind a gigantic Dominican flag. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY13), Bronx District Attorney, the Hon. Darcel Clark, State Sen. Jamaal.

By SARAH HUFFMAN

The election of the various officer positions to Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) for the upcoming year took place at the last general board meeting of the year on June 23. Most of the incumbent officers were re-elected, apart from one. In addition, four motions were passed on various, different matters. Most had already been reviewed at the board’s June 17 meeting, as reported. Nominating committee chair, Sandra Erickson, gave each candidate a chance to pitch their candidacy to the board members at the beginning of the meeting before voting took place. Most positions ran uncontested, except for second

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Dawn Brown, 60, of 162 West Kingsbridge Road, in Kingsbridge Heights in the Bronx, who was reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 4, in the 52nd precinct. Brown was last seen on Sunday, Aug. 1, at approximately 9.30 p.m. leaving her home. She is described as being approximately 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, has a thin build, a dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing black clothing. A photo of the missing person is attached. Anyone with