Wife of Bronx NYPD Det. First Grade Didarul Islam Gives Birth to Baby Boy

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Jamila Islam, the wife of NYPD Det. First Grade Didarul Islam, who was fatally shot during a Midtown Manhattan mass shooting last month, gave birth to a new baby body at a Manhattan hospital on Sunday, Aug. 17, police officials said on Monday, Aug. 18.

Belmont: Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty after Allegedly Abusing & Malnourishing 9 Dogs

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a 27-year-old man has been arrested on aggravated animal cruelty charges in the Belmont section of The Bronx.

NWS: Isolated Severe Thunderstorms Expected on Sunday Aug. 17 & Update on Hurricane Erin

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York branch of the National Weather Service (NWS) advised on Saturday that there is potential for isolated severe thunderstorms on Sunday, Aug. 17, with damaging winds being the primary threat.

Kingsbridge Heights: Man Wanted for Groping Woman Aboard D Train

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched a housing lottery, described as affordable, for Wakefield Yards, an 11-story mixed-use building at 4641 Furman Avenue in the Wakefield section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Armed Scooter Riding Robbers Sought in Manhattan-Bronx Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who they say are wanted in connection to a citywide, armed robbery operation identified across The Bronx’s 40th, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 46th, 48th, 49th, 50th, and 52nd Precincts and Manhattan’s 33rd and 34th Precincts.

Bedford Park: Scooter Bandits Rob Man of $37,000 in Jewelry

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is looking for two men who robbed a man of $37,000 in jewelry in Bedford Park before fleeing on a scooter, the latest in a series of such robberies to take place across the city.

Op-Ed: Honoring Kehilla: Jewish Celebration of Zohran Mamdani’s Primary Win

By JANET CLARKE

For me, Zohran Mamdani’s win on June 24 is great cause for celebration, celebration as a longtime resident of The Bronx who, on a daily basis, sees the devastation wrought by the corporate-first policies Mamdani seeks to overturn.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Socialism

By DAVID GREENE

This week, following the recent win in the Democratic mayoral primary of Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36), a Democratic Socialist, we asked readers for their opinions on socialism. The Merriam Webster definition of socialism is any of various egalitarian economic and political theories or movements advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.