Politics

Music, Fun & Politics Merged at the 20th Annual Morrison Avenue Festival in Soundview

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES, SHANIA DEGROOT & SÍLE MOLONEY
  The 20th annual Morrison Avenue Festival returned with gusto to the Soundview section of The Bronx on Saturday, June 12, having been cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   District 18 City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr., along with H.O.G.A.R., (Housing Options and Geriatric Association Resources, Inc.) Bronx County Expo Association, and Freddy Perez Jr. of FPJ Amusements and Entertainment Services Inc. hosted the popular event which, though well attended, saw smaller crowds than the original 5,000 expected for a joy-filled day of music, dancing, fun, as well as a bit of political rallying thrown in for good


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“Saturday Night Lights” Program Opens Up 23 Sports Venues for Bronx Youth on Saturday Nights

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the expansion of the recently launched “Saturday Night Lights” (SNL) program with 23 additional sites added in the Bronx, joining the two that opened in 2019.   On July 9, the NYPD, the Department of Youth and Community Development (NYCD), the city’s five district attorneys’ offices and several city agency partners, community-based organizations (CBOs) and foundations announced the opening of 100 gyms across the city for free, high-quality sports programs for kids on Saturday nights.   An earlier expansion of the SNL program, announced on July 9, was supported by a commitment


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Norwood: Car Break-in on Reservoir Oval East as Grand Larceny Auto Incidents Increase by 44 Percent

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
A car break-in occurred in front of the Keeper’s House at 3400 Reservoir Oval East in Norwood, resulting in a smashed window and a damaged door. The incident apparently took place during the early hours of Friday morning, July 15.   A rock was lying on the street close to where the car was parked in front of the Keeper’s House (home of the Norwood News) on Friday morning, and one resident reported having heard a loud noise at around 5 a.m. that morning.   Police arrived at the scene and requested access to the security camera footage to see


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Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez Releases Statement on Demonstrations in Cuba

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released a statement on Thursday, July 15, on the ongoing demonstrations by Cubans against worsening economic conditions, as recently reported by The New York Times and other outlets, including power outages, shortages of food and medicine, and spiking inflation.   “We are seeing Cubans rise up and protest for their rights like never before. We stand in solidarity with them, and we condemn the anti-democratic actions led by President Díaz-Canel,” the congresswoman said. “The suppression of the media, speech and protest are all gross violations of civil rights. We also must name the U.S. contribution to


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UPDATE NYC Campaign Finance Board Approves $3 Million in Public Funds for General Election Candidates

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) approved $3,119,815 in public matching funds payments to 56 citywide candidates during a public meeting on Thursday, July 15. With these payments, the Board has issued more than $112 million to candidates in the 2021 elections.   The payments approved by the Board on Thursday are detailed in the table below. The CFB’s interactive contribution map helps voters see where candidates are raising money within the city, and show that more than 93 percent of individual contributions raised by candidates are less than $250, and that more than 72 percent come from NYC residents.


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D11 City Council Primary: Mino Lora Releases Statement following latest RCV Tabulation Results

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Mino Lora, executive director and founder of the People’s Theater Project, who finished as first runner-up in the District 11 City Council primary race on June 22, released a statement on Friday, July 9, following the publication of the latest RCV tabulation results of the primary election on Tuesday, July 6, by New York City Board of Elections (BOE), as reported.   “To every person who voted, volunteered, contributed and believed in our campaign—thank you! ¡Gracias! ধন্যবাদ! We couldn’t have made it this far, in such a short period of time, without you,” Lora, who was profiled by the Norwood


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation for District 14 City Council Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY & SHANIA DEGROOT
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 District 14 primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, leading candidate, Pierina Sanchez, secured 62.3 percent (4,887 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating her closest opponent, district leader for the 86th A.D., Yudelka Tapia. The report showed Tapia finishing with 37.7 percent (2,957 votes) after Round 6, and indicated that Sanchez had won the race, as reported. A week prior, after the initial RCV tabulation was


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation for District 15 City Council Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAWN CLANCY & SHANIA DEGROOT
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 District 15 primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, incumbent councilman, Oswald Feliz, secured 65.2 percent (4,348 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating his closest opponent, district manager for Bronx Community Board 7, Ischia Bravo. The report showed Bravo finishing with 34.8 percent (2,325 votes) after Round 7, and indicated that Feliz had won the race, as reported. A week ago, after the initial RCV tabulation


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation for District 11 City Council Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAWN CLANCY
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 District 11 primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, incumbent councilman, Eric Dinowitz, secured 61.3 percent (9,489 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating his nearest opponent, Mino Lora, as reported. The report showed first-time candidate, Lora, founder and executive director of the People’s Theater Project, finishing with 38.7 percent (5,992 votes) after Round 6, and indicated that Dinowitz had won the race, as reported. A week


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