UPDATE Primaries 2024: Morgan Evers, Aaron Stayman Announce Run as State Democratic Committee Candidates

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic State Committee Member Morgan Evers and Democrat Aaron Stayman announced on Jan. 18 that they are partnering to run as New York State Democratic Committee candidates in the 81st Assembly District in the June 25th Democratic Primary.

Wakefield: Memorial Held for 5-Year-Old Kashmir Marquis on One-Week Anniversary

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Family, neighbors, teachers, school friends and work colleagues gathered on Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, for a touching memorial tribute to mark the one-week anniversary of the tragic death of five-year-old Kashmir Marquis, following a basement fire in Wakefield.

Primaries 2024: Michael Heller Announces Candidacy for Re-Election as State Committee Member in A.D. 81

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Michael Heller announced Jan. 10 that he is running for re-election as a member of the New York State Democratic Committee, representing the 81st Assembly District, which covers much of the Northwest Bronx includes some or all of the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Wakefield, Woodlawn, Kingsbridge, Fieldston, Riverdale, North Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Hopes for the New Year

By DAVID GREENE

This week, as we commence another new year, we asked readers their thoughts on their hopes for 2024.

UPDATE Former B.R.A.G. Cure Violence Interrupter Michael Rodriguez Sentenced to 10 Years

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Michael Rodriguez, 49, of local cure violence group, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), and a resident of Yonkers, has been sentenced in relation to drug related charges in Orange County. The sentencing was announced by Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler on Thursday, Jan. 4.

UPDATE Wakefield: 5-Year-Old Boy Dies in Basement Fire

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 5-year-old boy has died following a fire in the Wakefield section of The Bronx.

MPC Aims to See Small Businesses Thrive “Beyond Survival”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Around 130 people gathered at the New York Botanical Garden on Wednesday, Dec. 6, for a small business celebratory event hosted by Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC) called “Beyond Survival.”

Wakefield: Five Sought following Robbery of 14-Year-Old Male Youth

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the people seen in the attached photo who they say are wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in Wakefield.

UPDATE University Heights: Two Shot on Burnside Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said two people were shot at 13 West Burnside Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Friday afternoon, Dec. 15, at 2.22 p.m. Both were removed to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition they said. Levulose deli/juice bar/café is located at the address.