Sallie Caldwell, a Tracey Towers resident and a pillar of the community in Norwood and Bedford Park, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 7. She was 84. more

The Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act, co-sponsored by U.S. representatives Ritchie Torres and Mike Lawler passed the full house Monday on a suspension vote of 413-13. more

Demolition of the former Church of the Visitation building and rectory in Kinsgbridge was recently completed, leaving only one building left standing on the campus for now. more

There’s nowhere to go but up … at least in Kingsbridge. Siblings Maryam and Mohammed Yaghoubi are ready to construct a building 13 stories above the 1 train on Broadway near West 231st Street, turning the former site of Mr. McGoo’s Pub and a neighboring parking garage into more than 225 affordable apartments. more

Grandmaster Flash graced the stage in front of approximately 10,000 people cheering — but not at the turntables. He stood there as Joseph Saddler addressing Lehman College more than 3,000 graduates at its 55th commencement on Thursday, June 1, in honor of 50 years of hip-hop in the Bronx. more

By day, Jerome Avenue in Woodlawn is environmentally sensitive, surrounded by the famous Woodlawn Cemetery. By night, it’s a whole other story as people show up with their cars and their over-sized speakers. more

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres visited Riverdale Country School for a student art project called ‘You Know the Drill’ on  June 5, that honored gun violence victims. more

This four-bed, two- and-a-half-bath townhouse at 246 W. 256th St. is a brick semi-attached legal two-family structure on a quiet dead-end street with off street parking. more

The best year of his life keeps getting better. In the span of two months, J.R. Lynch won a national championship and then became an assistant coach. He knows what it takes to win, which is why Lynch could be a real asset for the Manhattan College men’s basketball program. more

The death of Jordan Neely on a subway train last month at the hands of a passenger who says he was trying to protect other frightened passengers says more about the state of mental health of people in New York City than anything else. more