Belmont: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 2330 Cambreleng Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) have launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 2330 Cambreleng Avenue, an 8-story, mixed-use building in the Belmont section (Little Italy) of The Bronx.

Bronx Community College Students Commute Safely on New Shuttle Bus

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Community College (BCC) students can now commute safely to and from their homes to the college thanks to a new shuttle bus service made possible by a $325,000 State and Municipal (SAM) grant from State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33).

Belmont: Man Sought in Nonfatal Shooting of Female Bystander

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they say is wanted in connection with an assault that occurred in Belmont.

Belmont: Scooter Rider Seriously Injured in East Fordham Road Crash

By DAVID GREENE

A 20-year-old scooter rider is recovering from a serious head injury after losing control of his scooter along East Fordham Road in the Belmont section of the borough last month.

Bronx ACS Employee Shirley Williams Honored with Proclamation Marking 70 Years of Service to City of New York

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Commissioner Jess Dannhauser presented Shirley Williams of ACS, educated in the Belmont section of The Bronx and currently the longest-serving city employee, with a proclamation to mark her 70 years of service to the City of New York on Monday, Nov. 13.

Belmont: 18-Year-Old Arrested following Non-Fatal Stabbing of 16-Year-Old

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that they made an arrest in the case of a stabbing assault on a 16-year-old male youth that occurred in Belmont earlier this month.

Pelham Parkway: Bronx Vigil Held for Israeli Victims of Hamas Attacks

By DAVID GREENE

Nearly 100 local residents gathered with local elected officials and clergy members at a “Prayer for Israel” vigil for an evening of unity and solidarity held at the Bronx Jewish Center in Pelham Parkway on Thursday, Oct. 12, following news that more than 1,200 soldiers and civilians had been killed, raped or captured in southern Israel, close to the Gaza Strip, during attacks by Hamas militia on Saturday, Oct. 7.

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.