Politics

Councilman Dinowitz Presents over $750,000 to Local Schools for Various Upgrades

By DAVID GREENE
As students from three local schools were celebrating their graduating classes of 2025, Democratic City Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) took the occasions to congratulate the students and also present P.S. 207, P.S. 94, and P.S. 8 with various checks totaling more than $750,000 for different upgrades to the respective schools.

Off-duty CBP Agent Shot in Manhattan Allegedly by Gunman Sought for Prior Bronx Robbery & Stabbing

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An off-duty, 42-year-old, male U.S. Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) officer who was in Riverside Park in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan with a 40-year-old female companion on Saturday night, July 19, shortly before midnight, was shot by a 21-year-old man who is wanted for separate crimes some of which took place in The Bronx in December 2024 and January 2025, police said.

UPDATE Espaillat, Sanchez, Hotel & Gaming Trades Council & 1199SEIU Endorse Mamdani for Mayor

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Local elected officials, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Bronx Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez (C.D. 14), the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, the 1199SEIU, and others have all recently endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36) for mayor of New York City in recent weeks in the upcoming general mayoral election. As reported, Espaillat had previously endorsed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary. 

Teens Work to End Gun Violence

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
La Central YMCA in the South Bronx was filled with energy, purpose, and hope on June 6 during Gun Violence Awareness Month as students from University Prep Charter High School (UPREP) took center stage to present powerful research on how gun violence is affecting their lives, along with community-driven solutions for a safer Bronx.

UPDATE Second Annual Norwood Pride Festival Held

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
After the success of the inaugural Norwood Pride Festival last year, Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC) and the Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District (BID) hosted the second edition of the festival on Sunday, June 15, held once again in the Williamsbridge Oval.