UPDATE Norwood: Local Pediatric ER Nurse Jarrett Murphy Participates in Fast for Gaza, Urges End to Blockade

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood resident, Jarrett Murphy, a pediatric ER nurse who is also the former editor of City Limits publication, is participating in the The Veterans for Peace / FOSNA, 40-day solidarity fast for Gaza, which ends Monday, June 30.

Ritchie Torres Rejects Call by Republican Congressman to Deport Zohran Mamdani

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) has rejected calls by a Republican congressional colleague to have presumed Democratic mayoral nominee and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36) deported from the United States, calling the move “unAmerican.”

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Loud Music and Partying in Van Cortlandt Park

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked residents living in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, Woodlawn Heights, Van Cortlandt Park South, and Broadway if they have been bothered recently by loud music and partying in Van Cortlandt Park, since it tends to get worse in summer. Only residents around Van Cortlandt Village were willing to speak on the record.

UPDATE DEP Warns Against Illegally Opened Fire Hydrants Amid Heatwave, Mayor Urges Energy Conservation

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As high temperatures continued through Wednesday, June 25, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) warned New Yorkers about the dangers of illegally opening fire hydrants. Later on Wednesday, the mayor called for energy conservation as the City approached peak energy use.

UPDATE Primaries 2025: Unofficial Results on Election Night, Cuomo Concedes Mayoral Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUINONES

After a sweltering day at the polls, approximately 930,505 voters had cast their ballots by poll closure in the New York State Primaries on June 24 (latest numbers as of 7.30 p.m.), including 97,632 Bronxites, 272,884 Manhattanites, 336387 Brooklynites, 193,881 voters in Queens and 29,721 voters on Staten Island.

UPDATE Elections 2025: Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Attends Bronx “Meet & Greet” in Norwood

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic mayoral candidate and City Comptroller Brad Lander attended a Meet & Greet event in Norwood on Monday, June 16, as early voting was in full swing. The event was organized by former City Limits Editor Jarrett Murphy who, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, opted for a career change and is now a pediatric ER nurse.

NYC DOC Confirms Two Additional Deaths on and in transit to Rikers Island

By SÍLE MOLONEY

After NYC Department of Correction (DOC) confirmed on Saturday, June 21, that two additional people have died on or in transit to Rikers Island on June 20, advocates for those incarcerated at the jail are asking the mayor to take immediate action to address overcrowding, particularly ahead of the imminent heatwave.

UPDATE Elections 2025 BP Vanessa Gibson and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Announce Cross Endorsement

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic candidate for reelection as Bronx borough president in the upcoming primary, Vanessa L. Gibson, and Democratic candidate for reelection as New York City public advocate, Jumaane Williams, announced on June 20 that they have cross endorsed each other in their respective races.

Bronx Youth Artist Awarded $3K for Artwork Honoring Civil Rights Activist and Teacher Clara Luper

By SÍLE MOLONEY

ARTEFFECT, an initiative of the Lowell Milken Family Foundation and Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC), has named a Bronx student from Horace Mann High School in the Fieldston section of The Bronx among 34 winners in the recent 10th annual ARTEFFECT competition.

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UPDATE Norwood: Local Pediatric ER Nurse Jarrett Murphy Participates in Fast for Gaza, Urges End to Blockade

Ritchie Torres Rejects Call by Republican Congressman to Deport Zohran Mamdani

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Loud Music and Partying in Van Cortlandt Park

UPDATE DEP Warns Against Illegally Opened Fire Hydrants Amid Heatwave, Mayor Urges Energy Conservation

UPDATE Primaries 2025: Unofficial Results on Election Night, Cuomo Concedes Mayoral Race

UPDATE Elections 2025: Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Attends Bronx “Meet & Greet” in Norwood

NYC DOC Confirms Two Additional Deaths on and in transit to Rikers Island

UPDATE Elections 2025 BP Vanessa Gibson and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Announce Cross Endorsement

Bronx Youth Artist Awarded $3K for Artwork Honoring Civil Rights Activist and Teacher Clara Luper