Quality of Life

UPDATE University Heights: Fostered Youth Get New Tech Lab

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx youth participating in Good Shepherd Services’ (GSS) family foster care program got some welcome news on Wednesday, April 15, as the nonprofit, in collaboration with AT&T, unveiled a new computer lab at its University Heights center at 7 West Burnside Avenue, expanding internet and connected technology access to an underserved community.

Belmont: Another Cat and Turtle Rescued Three Weeks after Fatal Fire at 660 East 187th Street

By DAVID GREENE
For three straight weeks, as reported, family members displaced by a 5-alarm, fatal fire in Belmont that also resulted in several injuries, have been back at the building, now encased by a temporary wooden barricade, keeping vigil and searching the broken windows for any glimpse of the estimated seven cats and other animals left behind after the blaze. Residents believe they may still be inside the hollowed-out structure.

UPDATE Feds Release Detained Bronx Man Three Days after ICE Crackdown in Norwood

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
A father of five from the Northwest Bronx who had been reportedly arrested and detained by federal government agents in early February was released from custody on Saturday, May 9, according to Hands Off NYC, the self-described coalition of “over 200 labor unions, faith leaders, and community groups standing together in nonviolent resistance, dedicated to protecting New York City.”