Home Care Workers Demand Fair Pay

By DAVID GREENE

A few dozen home care workers held a rally in the Bronx on Friday, March 12, to push for the passage of the “Fair Pay for Home Care Act,” which aims to guarantee workers better conditions. Low wages and poor conditions have been causing a mass exodus from the profession, affecting both elderly and disabled people, who are usually cared for in their homes by such workers. However, due to the shortage, seniors and people with disabilities are increasingly being forced to enter already overburdened nursing homes. The Fair Pay for Home Care Act (S-5374) was introduced on

By MEISHER PORTER

This week, I began leading the nation’s largest public school system, a school system that serves more than one million students, including, many years ago – me! I am both excited and honored to take on this role. Not only because I am a New Yorker, born and bred, but because education is in my blood. Both my mom and auntie were teachers, and between them have 40 years of changing young people’s lives. I became a New York City public school educator because of them, and the amazing teachers I had as a student, myself – like Ms. Pearlman, my

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police responded to a 911 call regarding a woman who had been shot inside 3339 Hull Avenue, in Norwood, in the 52nd precinct on Wednesday, March 17, at approximately 10.09 p.m. Upon arrival, officers observed a 20-year-old woman inside the location, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to her head. EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, where she was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing. The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is

By DAVID GREENE

Employees and students at the City University of New York (CUNY) held a noisy, caravan-style protest on Jan. 30, in opposition to ongoing cuts and lay-offs which have affected both students and faculty alike. The group taped signs to their cars, hung out their windows, honked their horns and generally shattered the usual, peaceful tranquility known to some residents of the Northwest Bronx. The estimated 20-vehicle, caravan rally formed outside Herbert H. Lehman College on West Bedford Park Boulevard, between Paul Avenue and Goulden Avenue in Bedford Park, and later deliberately drove past the homes of Bronx Community College

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Health + Hospitals announced on March 16, that it has adopted the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation guidelines, system-wide, to further reduce the potential spread of COVID-19, and keep staff and patients safe during the pandemic. The COVID-19 ‘Choosing Wisely’ guidelines advise healthcare providers on eliminating unnecessary testing and treatment in an effort to reduce exposure to COVID-19. The guidelines also incorporate specific, evidence-based recommendations clinicians should consider to utilize limited resources wisely, such as blood transfusions. The recommendations adopted by NYC Health + Hospitals were decided on through an internal survey and dialogue with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a person who was reported missing in the 52nd precinct. It was reported to police that Delilah Justiniano, of East 198th Street in the vicinity of Jerome Park in The Bronx, was last seen on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at approximately 11.30 a.m., leaving her home and heading eastbound on Grand Concourse. She is described as female, 31 years old, Hispanic, approximately 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs approximately 250 pounds, has brown eyes, black hair and was last seen wearing a black jacket, multicolored spandex pants, and camouflage shoes.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, March 16, that a Manhattan woman has been indicted on attempted murder charges, along with some additional charges for allegedly pushing a woman onto the subway tracks as a train pulled into a station in Crotona Park East in the Bronx. According to the investigation, at approximately 7:50 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2021, on the platform of the 2/5 subway line at the Southern Boulevard and East 174th Street subway station, the defendant, Luz Sanchez, 29, of Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, approached the victim, Rosa Elizabeth Galeas Florencio, 54, and pushed

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for an individual responsible for shooting a man in the leg in an area behind St. Brendan’s Church in Norwood in the 52nd precinct. Police were called to the corner of Perry Avenue and East 206th Street at 3:09 p.m. on Saturday, March 11 following receipt of an alert. They said a 21-year-old man was shot in the knee, and had run to a nearby building to call for help. The victim told police while walking home, he heard gun shots and was struck in the knee. EMS responded and transported the victim to St.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) will join a teach-in on March 15 for all New York residents on how the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill passed last week will translate to emergency relief for tenants, homeless individuals, and students and families across New York. Bowman’s representatives said that over the weekend, the New York State Assembly and Senate released their one-house budget proposals, which included some reversal of tax breaks for the rich to raise $7 billion in progressive tax revenue. They said the “Invest in Our New York” campaign — a coalition of over 170 organizations and dozens of legislators