New BronxNet Series Highlighting the Immigrant Experience Premieres on Juneteenth

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The world premiere of the first episode of a new series focusing on the immigrant experience called “#Stressed” will air on BronxNet on June 19. Drawing on themes like the immigrant experience and body positivity, with an aspirational-themed narrative, the series highlights the diversity and commonality of immigrant experiences, beauty standards, and desires for success and acceptance through the lens of director Kobina de Graft-Johnson and creator and screenwriter Jasmine Patrice White.

Williamsbridge: Police Launch Murder Investigation after Woman Found with Throat Slashed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police launched a homicide investigation after a 37-year-old woman was found with her throat slashed in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Wakefield: Two Sought for Armed Robbery of 14-Year-Old Teen

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s assistance identifying the people seen in the attached photo who police say are wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred in Wakefield.

Pelham Bay Park: Man Sought for Attempted Rape of 15-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached flier who they say is wanted in connection with an attempted rape that occurred in Pelham Bay Park.

Fordham Manor: Woman Sought for Pepper-Spraying Bus Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Norwood: Police Search for Three following Armed Robbery of Cab Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who they say are wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in Norwood.

Fordham Manor: Police Search for Female Assailant following Assault on MTA Bus Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they said is sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor aboard an MTA bus.

UPDATE Build-up Surrounds End of Trump Trial and Planned Crotona Park Rally & Counter Protest

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

A day before the defense rested its case in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president of the United States, and as build up surrounds a planned Trump rally in The Bronx on May 23, a Brooklyn man was spotted on East Fordham Road with a homemade doll he had created using a Donald Trump Halloween mask.

Fordham University Holds Climate Summit, Receives $50M Grant

By ARIEL PACHECO

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), gathered at Fordham University for a climate summit on April 8 to celebrate the awarding to the university of $50 million in grants for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Region 2 environmental justice initiatives. According to Fordham, it is the largest grant the university has ever received in its 183-year history.

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New BronxNet Series Highlighting the Immigrant Experience Premieres on Juneteenth

Williamsbridge: Police Launch Murder Investigation after Woman Found with Throat Slashed

Wakefield: Two Sought for Armed Robbery of 14-Year-Old Teen

Pelham Bay Park: Man Sought for Attempted Rape of 15-Year-Old Girl

Fordham Manor: Woman Sought for Pepper-Spraying Bus Driver

Norwood: Police Search for Three following Armed Robbery of Cab Driver

Fordham Manor: Police Search for Female Assailant following Assault on MTA Bus Driver

UPDATE Build-up Surrounds End of Trump Trial and Planned Crotona Park Rally & Counter Protest

Fordham University Holds Climate Summit, Receives $50M Grant