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Police officers stand at attention and salute as the body of Detective Didarul Islam is carried through the streets of Parkchester on July 31. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene Bronx Voice August 1, 2025 BRONX - Thousands of police officers from across the metropolitan area and beyond gathered at the Parkchester Jame Masjid on Virginia Avenue to pay their respects and say goodbye to fallen police officer Didarul Islam, 36. Islam was one of four people killed by ‘active shooter’ Shane Tamura, who walked into a midtown office building with an assault rifle on July 28. The gunman later fatally turned the gun on himself. On July 31, officers flooded the surrounding streets as several roadblocks were set up in the area with Sanitation trucks blocking several intersections. Public officials in attendance included Governor ...

Celebrating Bronx' New Year Babies


Bronx Voice

January 4, 2025


BRONX - The Bronx welcomed their Baby New Years at the dawn of 2025. 


Montefiore couldn’t be happier to kick off the New Year with the birth of Baby Boy, Mauryce Edwards-Williams at 12:00:00, to proud parents, mom, Vanessa McKayhan and dad, Devin Edwards-Williams, from the Bronx. Baby Mauryce was born at 7 pounds, 6.5oz, and he is 20 inches long. Mauryce was born at Jack D. Weiler Hospital at Montefiore. 





NYC Health + Hospitals/ Jacobi | North Central Bronx  welcomed two babies in the early hours of January 1st to mark the first children born at each facility in 2025. At Jacobi at 12:41am, proud first time parents Saiful Alom and Mahfuza Tasmine welcomed their baby girl, Aliha Alom, born at 4lbs, 3.9 oz and 17.3 inches. They reside in the Morris Park community.



A few hours later, at 6:38am, Gilberto Morales and Janet Navarrette-Carrasco welcomed their newest addition baby girl, Zoe Adaly Morales-Navarrette at NYC Health Hospitals/North Central Bronx. This is their fourth child and they live nearby in the Norwood neighborhood.


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