Friends of Mosholu Parkland Host Fall / Halloween Community Festival at Mosholu Playground

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Under some glorious fall sunshine, Friends of Mosholu Parkland (FOMP) were back with gusto as they celebrated a delightful, organic-themed Fall / Halloween Community Festival in Mosholu Playground at P.S. 8 in Bedford Park on Saturday, Oct. 15. The festival drew local kids dressed in Halloween costumes, as they munched on hot dogs, popcorn, donuts and treats. Some played in the playground, which was duly decorated with a natural fall/straw theme, some got busy making ragdolls out of fabric, while others colored and ran around playing various games in the beautiful sunshine. Among their other community and parkland

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

When Sonya Ferguson started to do the math on how much it was costing her to fill up her pre-paid debit card, she wondered if there was a better way. Her main method of banking consisted of check cashing outlets and pawn shops. Recalling a recent experience, she said, “I asked for a pre-pay card, and they said ‘$10.’ I said ‘Ok, I want to put $100 on it.’ They said ‘$5, you have to pay to put $100 on your pre-pay card.’ I said, ‘But it’s my card!’” Ferguson said she realized she didn’t have enough money for

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is searching for the two people seen in the attached photo who are sought for questioning in connection with a robbery that occurred in University Heights. Police said that on Saturday, Oct. 29, at around 2.40 p.m., a man and a woman approached a 70-year-old woman and engaged her in conversation. “The individuals walked with the victim approximately two blocks into her apartment building, located in the vicinity of West 183rd Street and Loring Place North,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “The victim willingly allowed the two individuals to enter her apartment,” the spokesperson added. “While

By DAVID GREENE

About two weeks before Election Day, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams announced the NYPD was adding an extra 1,200 overtime shifts to its department roster each day. This constitutes about 10,000 additional patrol hours, with officers deployed to over 300 subway stations across the City during peak hours. During the announcement of the new program called, “Cops, Cameras, Care,” on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Grand Central Station in Manhattan, officials laid out a plan that included “Safe Operations Support Units,” units dedicated to providing assistance to people experiencing homelessness on the streets and subway. The units

By ARIEL PACHECO

Performing arts organization, Hispanic Culture Arts, delighted residents of Norwood on Oct. 18 with a live, outdoor, daytime music and dance show at the Williamsbridge Oval Park, entitled “Danzas de Ida y Vuelta,” a round trip voyage of Hispanic music and dance.” Showcasing the history of Hispanic performance culture, audience members were transported from the “Old World” of Spain through Latin America, and on to The Bronx, by a group of colorful, costumed dancers and musicians. The show was choreographed by Spanish dance artists, Anna de la Paz and Anna Tonna, who were joined by Carlos Fittante and

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & DAVID GREENE

With 797 chronic domestic violence complaints logged in The Bronx from July 2020 to December 2021, the Office of Bronx District Attorney, Darcel Clark, hosted its “5th Annual 5K Run/Walk/Roll to End Domestic Violence” on Saturday, Oct. 15, to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. The free event was co-sponsored by the NY Yankees and the Office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, in partnership with the NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, BronxCare Health System, and the Bronx Women’s Bar Association. Commencing at 161st Street and Grand Concourse, it was an emotional day for

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Coinciding with Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed five new bills into law on Oct. 18 alongside domestic violence survivors, advocates and legislative champions at Union Settlement, a nonprofit providing resources to survivors in East Harlem. “My administration is committed to eradicating domestic violence and supporting survivors, a mission that has been a lifelong journey for generations of women in my family,” Hochul said. “I am proud to sign these new laws that will enhance confidentiality, keep New Yorkers out of harm’s way, and give them the flexibility they need to make the best decisions

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 21-year-old man was fatally shot by police following an incident on Gun Hill Road and Hull Avenue in Norwood on Thursday, Nov. 3. A second 29-year-old man involved in an altercation with the deceased is in stable condition in hospital. Police said the shooting occurred at 11.20 a.m., members of the Queens Warrant Squad were in an unmarked police vehicle in front of 330 Gun Hill Road, a bodega, grocery store. The gun below was recovered at the scene. pic.twitter.com/RczFnB8JZP — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 3, 2022 Police said, “They were investigating an unrelated incident. At 11.30

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person depicted in the attached police sketch who is sought in connection to a sexual abuse incident that occurred in transit in the southwest region of the Bronx, south of the Concourse neighborhood. A police spokesperson said that on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at around 3.27 p.m., an 11-year-old girl was traveling northbound on the 4 train approaching the East 149th Street and Grand Concourse subway station when she was approached by a man unknown to her. The man displayed a knife and, in Spanish, told the victim to