violence

UPDATE Little Yemen: Arrest Made in Fatal Shooting of 50-Year-Old Man

By DAVID GREENE
Police said they have made an arrest in their investigation into the fatal shooting of a 50-year-old man who died seemingly in a hail of gunfire in or in the vicinity of the Little Yemen / Bronx Park East section of The Bronx on Monday, Aug. 3. His body and moped, which may have crashed, were seen covered in a tarp in a nearby area where police had cordoned off the scene.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Elected Officials Applaud M Lounge Liquor License Suspension after Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A group of elected officials applauded news that M Lounge & Restaurant in Fordham Heights had its liquor license suspended on Friday, July 24, and are advocating that the management of the bar not be allowed reopen anywhere in the City again. The bar, located at 2362 Jerome Avenue close to East 184th Street, was seen shuttered on Tuesday, July 28. It follows the fatal shooting inside the establishment in the early hours of July 16, a shooting which resulted in the death of 29-year-old Yeimy Reyes. A 24-year-old man is being sought in connection with the shooting.

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).

Update Bronx Community Board 7 Honors Community

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) held a special community awards ceremony at the New York Botanical Garden in Bedford Park on Thursday, June 25, to honor various members of the community ahead of the board’s annual summer hiatus.