BP, Bronx Tourism Council & Transportation Alternatives Announce Kick-off of Tour de Bronx 

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson announced the kick-off of the 29th Annual Tour de Bronx on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Lou Gehrig Plaza in the Concourse section of The Bronx. In partnership with The Bronx Tourism Council, Transportation Alternatives, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc., Montefiore Medical Center, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and The Bronx Community Foundation, the formal launch served to highlight the annual bike race which will take place on Sunday, Oct. 22. Riders will be setting off at 11 a.m. outside Bronx Borough Hall, located at 851 Grand Concourse, off 161st Street, with


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Fieldston: Bronx Vigil Held after Hamas Attacks

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Hundreds of Bronx residents joined various elected officials on Sunday, Oct. 8, for a vigil for Israel at Bell Tower Monument on West 239th Street in Fieldston, organized by Bronx Jewish clergy members, to mourn and pray for the thousands killed [including babies who were beheaded], raped, or captured on Saturday, Oct. 7, in a surprise terrorist attack in southern Israel near the Gaza strip by the Palestinian Hamas military group.

Bronx Family Suffers 2nd Tragedy in Nine Months

By DAVID GREENE
For the second time in nine months, a Bronx family were once again planning a funeral after a one-year-old baby girl died after she was removed by emergency services, along with her parents, from the family’s car in Syracuse, New York, having been found unresponsive, possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Trinitarios Gang Member Convicted of Murdering Confidential Informant

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Federal prosecutors said a Trinitarios gang member was convicted on Thursday, Oct. 12, of murdering a confidential informant. Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, made the announcement last week, saying William Jones, a/k/a “Principe,” was convicted by a jury of racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and firearms offenses for his role in the murder of Frederick Delacruz on December 28, 2019.