Quality of Life

Bronx Man Gets 25 Years for Enticement of Minors and Possession of Child Pornography

By SÍLE MOLONEY
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced Friday, March 20, that Winston Colon Correa, 34, of The Bronx was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing minors and possessing child pornography. He said Colon Correa’s sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Jennifer H. Rearden, who also presided over the guilty plea.

Fordham Heights: Man Sought for Assault & Robbery

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 robbery that occurred in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. 

UPDATE Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition Go Bronx-wide Relaunching as “Our Bronx”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
At its 52nd annual meeting, held at Lehman College on Saturday, Feb. 28, the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) announced its new organizational name and identity, Our Bronx, marking the organization’s borough-wide expansion and what was described as its deepened commitment to building power for racial justice and economic democracy across The Bronx. NWBCCC first hinted at its future boroughwide expansion during its 50th anniversary celebration.

UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Iran and the Possibility of an Attack on the United States

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers their opinion on the current situation in Iran, and if they think America could be attacked at home in retaliation for having started a bombing campaign, together with Israel, against Iran on Feb. 28, killing the Iranian leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as around 175 people, mostly children, after a school was struck. Since then, Reuters report that around 3,134 Iranians have been killed.