Primaries 2026: Bronx Voters Reflect on Election Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Norwood News spoke to voters in and around Bronx Community District 7 in the North Bronx on Election Day to ask for their reflections and views on the primaries on June 23. We first spoke to some voters in the vicinity of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights section close to P.S. 86 and P.S. 340 polling stations.

Norwood: 22-Year-Old Woman Arrested in Decatur Ave Murder, 2nd Person Still Sought

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 22-year-old woman has been arrested following the murder of 23-year-old Jayden Purvis in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Sunday, June 7.

UPDATE Arrest Made in Rape of 13-Year-Old Girl on Election Night

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a rape that occurred in the North Riverdale section of The Bronx.

Police Appeal for Help Identifying Thief Sought in Bronx Jewelry Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a Bronx robbery pattern identified across the 46th and 52nd Precincts.

UPDATE Throggs Neck: Case Dismissed in Alleged Rape of 17-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A defense attorney for an 18-year-old male who had been arrested and charged following an alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx, said the case has been dismissed.

Olinville: Man Sought following Hit ‘n Run on Burke Ave & Cruger Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted for allegedly leaving the scene of a collision that occurred in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx.

Mamdani Visits Fordham & Norwood to Remind Parents to Sign Up for Free 2K Childcare by June 26

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced June 2 that applications are now open for the City’s first 2-K free childcare seats.

UPDATE Primaries 2026: Unofficial Results See Torres, Jackson, Dinowitz & More on Track to Keep their Seats

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Over half a million New Yorkers took to the polls on Election Day to cast their ballots in various State, congressional and judicial primaries. In the State Comptroller’s Democratic primary, 522,994 New Yorkers cast their vote, while in the sole Republican Primary for Assembly Member in A.D. 86 in The Bronx, 188 people voted.

State Sen. Robert Jackson Endorses Izaiah Barrow for District Leader in A.D. 81

By SÍLE MOLONEY

State Sen. Robert Jackson (S.D. 31) who represents much of the West Bronx and Northern Manhattan, has endorsed Izaiah Zeet Barrow, co-founder of the nonprofit, Theory 9, in his bid to become elected as district leader in Assembly District 81, which broadly covers Kingsbridge, Van Cortlandt Village, Norwood, Marble Hill, Spuyten Duyvil, Riverdale, Woodlawn and Wakefield. Barrow announced his candidacy in February, as reported.

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Primaries 2026: Bronx Voters Reflect on Election Day

Norwood: 22-Year-Old Woman Arrested in Decatur Ave Murder, 2nd Person Still Sought

UPDATE Arrest Made in Rape of 13-Year-Old Girl on Election Night

Police Appeal for Help Identifying Thief Sought in Bronx Jewelry Robbery Pattern

UPDATE Throggs Neck: Case Dismissed in Alleged Rape of 17-Year-Old Girl

Olinville: Man Sought following Hit ‘n Run on Burke Ave & Cruger Ave

Mamdani Visits Fordham & Norwood to Remind Parents to Sign Up for Free 2K Childcare by June 26

UPDATE Primaries 2026: Unofficial Results See Torres, Jackson, Dinowitz & More on Track to Keep their Seats

State Sen. Robert Jackson Endorses Izaiah Barrow for District Leader in A.D. 81