Montefiore Holds Series of Bronx Events in Recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month

By SÍLE MOLONEY

No longer a “silent struggle,” hundreds of Bronx residents and families impacted by a wide range of conditions that affect, mood, thinking and behaviors participated in a range of events hosted by Montefiore Health System throughout the last two months in recognition of May being Mental Health Awareness Month. Topics relevant to mental health and discussed at the various events were requested by community members and the various discussions were led by Montefiore’s department of Psychiatry and its Office of Community & Population Health (OCPH).

Sanchez Introduces Bill Inspired by Billingsley Terrace Partial Building Collapse in Morris Heights

By ARIEL PACHECO

City Councilmember (C.D.14) Pierina Sanchez joined the The Legal Aid Society, and tenants gathered outside City Hall on April 25 to announce new legislation in response to the partial building collapse that occurred at 1915 Billingsley Terrace in Morris Heights on Dec. 11, 2023, forcing over 150 tenants to lose their homes, as reported.

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.

Edenwald: Murder Inquiry Launched following Fatal Shooting of 29-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in in the Edenwald section of The Bronx.

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.

NYCHA Will Begin Accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Applications for 1st Time in 15 Years

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday, May 20, that after being closed for nearly 15 years, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will begin accepting applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, reopening a wait list that has been closed to general applications for nearly 15 years.

UPDATE Bedford Park: Three Minor Injuries Reported in Residential Fire on Valentine Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were three minor injuries reported following a residential fire in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Monday night, FDNY said.

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.

UPDATE University Heights: Owner of Pitbull Which Savagely Attacked Cat Arrested on Animal Cruelty & Other Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAVID GREENE & ARIEL PACHECO

The NYPD said cops have arrested a 29-year-old man from University Heights on animal cruelty charges relating to an attack on a cat by a pitbull. A now widely circulated video obtained by cat rescue group, Little Wanderers NYC, recently reported by Norwood News, showed a pitbull attacking a cat though the incident location was not confirmed.