Politics
As NYPD “Roving Band” Pursuits Continue in Norwood, NYPD Cracks Down with More Targeted Seizures
As the “roving bands” of illegal dirt bikes and ATVs [all-terrain vehicles] continued in the north Bronx throughout March, even after one rider was sought for tossing a brick at police officers in Norwood, and a second ATV biker was struck by an SUV in Bedford Park, potentially while fleeing police, the NYPD have stepped up targeted seizures of such bikes, most recently in the vicinity of East Tremont Avenue and Creston Avenue in the Mt. Hope section.
UPDATE Mayor Issues Security-Related Statement following Iran’s Drone Attack on Israel
Garden Legends Celebrate Food Pantry Opening at P.S. 113-X
Sports legends, John Starks of the New York Rangers and Brian Patrick Mullen of the NY Knicks, joined students and faculty of P.S. 113-X on Wednesday, March 13, in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for one of three new school food pantry openings taking place across the five boroughs, thanks to The Garden of Dreams Foundation and New York Edge.
Najhim Luke Gets 25 Years for Fatally Shooting Rising Basketball Star Brandon Hendricks in Crossfire
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, April 5, that Najhim Luke, 26, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and five years post release supervision for killing Brandon Hendricks, a 17-year-old high school, rising basketball star and academic standout. He was shot in crossfire by a stray bullet, as reported.
Neighborhood Notes: Rent Guidelines Board Public Meeting, Tibbetts Brook Daylighting Public Hearing & More!
Bowman and Federal Progressive Caucus Call on Federal Reserve to Lower Interest Rates
Before the Federal Reserve’s board of governors’ federal open markets committee meeting on March 20, 23 members of the House and Senate, led by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to quickly present a plan to start lowering interest rates which the Caucus says continues to squeeze working people.
Bronx BP Hosts Annual Iftar Dinner Dialogue
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson joined the Bronx Muslim community on Thursday, March 14, in the Rotunda of Bronx Borough Hall for her annual Bronx Iftar Dinner Dialogue to mark the holy month of Ramadan, a time for fasting, prayer, and acts of kindness, which this year started on March 12 and concludes on April 9.
UPDATE Dinowitz Reads to Children, Attends Anti-Hate Photo Exhibit at Hostos Community College
City Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), a Democrat who represents much of the northwest Bronx, spent the morning of March 4 reading to children at the Hostos Children’s Center at Hostos Community College in Mott Haven, and later attending the College’s newly opened anti-hate photo exhibit series at Hostos Research Center.