Two Men Now Plead Guilty in Fentanyl Poisoning Case of Baby Nicholas Dominici at Bronx Daycare Center

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Federal prosecutors and the Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Monday, June 10, that two Bronx men have now pled guilty to various narcotics-related charges which resulted in the death of then one-year-old Nicholas Dominici and injury to three other infants due to fentanyl poisoning at El Divino Niño Daycare Center on Morris Avenue, now closed, in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx in September 2023.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Former President Donald J. Trump Being Found Guilty in Manhattan Court Trial

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the soon-to-be implemented ‘congestion pricing’ where drivers of private vehicles will be charged an additional toll when they travel to Manhattan below 60th Street, beginning in June.

UPDATE Primaries 2024: Democratic District Leaders in Assembly District 80 Currently Running Unopposed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As the primary election date of June 25 for congressional, state, and political party positions approaches, The Bronx Democratic Party confirmed on June 3 that in the 80th Assembly District, the female district leader position is still vacant. It was previously held by the late Sandra Pabon, who, as reported, died in the summer of 2023.

Sanchez Introduces Bill Inspired by Billingsley Terrace Partial Building Collapse in Morris Heights

By ARIEL PACHECO

City Councilmember (C.D.14) Pierina Sanchez joined the The Legal Aid Society, and tenants gathered outside City Hall on April 25 to announce new legislation in response to the partial building collapse that occurred at 1915 Billingsley Terrace in Morris Heights on Dec. 11, 2023, forcing over 150 tenants to lose their homes, as reported.

UPDATE Build-up Surrounds End of Trump Trial and Planned Crotona Park Rally & Counter Protest

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

A day before the defense rested its case in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president of the United States, and as build up surrounds a planned Trump rally in The Bronx on May 23, a Brooklyn man was spotted on East Fordham Road with a homemade doll he had created using a Donald Trump Halloween mask.

NYCHA Will Begin Accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Applications for 1st Time in 15 Years

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday, May 20, that after being closed for nearly 15 years, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will begin accepting applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, reopening a wait list that has been closed to general applications for nearly 15 years.

Fordham University Holds Climate Summit, Receives $50M Grant

By ARIEL PACHECO

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), gathered at Fordham University for a climate summit on April 8 to celebrate the awarding to the university of $50 million in grants for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Region 2 environmental justice initiatives. According to Fordham, it is the largest grant the university has ever received in its 183-year history.

Neighborhood Notes: Annual Autism Walk, Housing Lotteries, Spend the People’s Money & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY & ARIEL PACHECO

Neighborhood Notes: Annual Autism Walk, Housing Lotteries, Spend the People’s Money & More!

Kingsbridge Heights: Lawyer for “Fentanyl” Daycare Owner: “She’s not a Monster”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx daycare owner, Grei Mendez, appeared in Bronx Criminal Court on Tuesday, April 9. Facing various State charges, following the unintentional death by fentanyl poisoning of one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici at Divino Niño Daycare Center in Kingsbridge Heights on Sept. 15, 2023, her defense attorney alleges she’s not a monster.

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Two Men Now Plead Guilty in Fentanyl Poisoning Case of Baby Nicholas Dominici at Bronx Daycare Center

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Former President Donald J. Trump Being Found Guilty in Manhattan Court Trial

UPDATE Primaries 2024: Democratic District Leaders in Assembly District 80 Currently Running Unopposed

Sanchez Introduces Bill Inspired by Billingsley Terrace Partial Building Collapse in Morris Heights

UPDATE Build-up Surrounds End of Trump Trial and Planned Crotona Park Rally & Counter Protest

NYCHA Will Begin Accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Applications for 1st Time in 15 Years

Fordham University Holds Climate Summit, Receives $50M Grant

Neighborhood Notes: Annual Autism Walk, Housing Lotteries, Spend the People’s Money & More!

Kingsbridge Heights: Lawyer for “Fentanyl” Daycare Owner: “She’s not a Monster”