Bronx Man Gets 25 Years for Fatally Shooting Wife & Stepson in 2016

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Monday, July 31, 2023, that a Bronx man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his wife and stepson in their apartment located in the vicinity of the Claremont / Crotona neighborhoods in 2016.

Wakefield: Man Sought for Robbery in Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Wakefield.

South Bronx: Street Co-Naming Held in Honor of Venancio “Benny” Catala Jr.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Family and friends of the late Venacio “Benny” Catala Jr., joined together at 166th Street and Teller Avenue just east of Morrisania on Saturday, July 29, as Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and District 16 City Council Member Althea Stevens hosted a street co-naming ceremony to honor the popular community leader for what was described as his decades of public service and community leadership.

Neighborhood Notes: Pillar of Community Nominations, 311 Enhancements, B.R.A.G. BBQs & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Neighborhood Notes: Pillar of Community Nominations, 311 Enhancements, B.R.A.G. BBQs & More!

“Hiring Halls” Continue as Bronx Unemployment Rises

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

About five hundred applicants showed up for another “Hiring Hall” job fair in The Bronx on Wednesday, June 21, this time at Lehman College in Bedford Park. Hosted, once again, by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), the event is part of a series of city government job fairs being held citywide in recent months.

Volunteers Clean VCP Pond as “Daylighting” of Tibbetts Brook Advances

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

For most of the year, visitors to Van Cortlandt Park’s Hester & Piero’s Mill Pond are usually entertained by throngs of duck and geese flying and landing on the water. However, when the weather gets warm, an unwelcome, invasive guest makes an appearance, hindering the fowls’ routine of take-off and landing. That invader goes by the name “water chestnut.”

P.S. / M.S. 95 Students Hone Governance Skills

By P.S. / M.S. STAFF

UNDER THE DIRECTION of Principal Serge Marshall Davis, a multi-layered, student government is currently active at P.S./M.S. 95, The Sheila Mencher School, located in Van Cortlandt Village. Instructional coach and student council advisor, Andrea Faulkner, says students are encouraged to join the student council to broaden their educational experience.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Expansion of Bulletproof Vest Program to all School Safety Agents

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the pilot program now expanding to all public schools whereby bulletproof vests are being provided to all school safety agents.

Rikers Closure Campaigners React to Death of Curtis Davis “7th Person to Die in NYC Jails in 2023”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Campaigners to close Rikers Island shared their reaction to news of the latest announced death at the jail. NYC Department of Correction officials said Curtis Davis, age 44, a detainee at Rikers Island jail, was found unresponsive in his cell in the George R. Vierno Center (GRVC) at approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, as reported on Sunday by the NY Daily News.