Safety

UPDATE Man Held on Rikers Island Dies

By DAVID GREENE
The NYC Department of Correction (DOC) announced on Friday, July 24, that a 29-year-old man who was detained at Rikers Island has died. 

BP & Bronx Disability Advisory Council Host 4th Annual Disability Pride Event

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, in partnership with her office’s disability advisory council and Disability Unite, hosted the 4th Annual Disability Pride Month Celebration at Bronx Borough Hall on Thursday, July 9. The annual event brought together elected officials, advocates, service providers, city agencies, and community members to commemorate Disability Pride Month and the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

UPDATE Feliz Critical of Fordham Road Redesign Investment Scope

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn broke ground on Wednesday, July 22, on the redesign of Fordham Road, adding new offset bus lanes from Sedgwick Avenue to Boston Road in The Bronx. They said the project will make commutes faster and more reliable for 130,000 daily bus riders while delivering critical safety upgrades on one of the borough’s highest-crash corridors.

UPDATE Rivera & Activists Celebrate Citizens Bank’s Decision to Stop Financing Entities Running ICE Detention Centers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined members of Northwest Bronx Indivisible, Beacon and Bend the Arc on Saturday, July 18, outside Citizens’ Bank at 569 West 235th Street in the Riverdale section of The Bronx to celebrate Citizens Bank’s decision to cease financing entities running detention centers for the U.S. Department of Immigration, Customs & Enforcement (ICE).