Belmont

The Belmont BID's free tree lighting in Ciccarone Park comes with cookies, hot chocolate and a toy giveaway. Here's the neighborhood's holiday calendar from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve.

A white-powder envelope was delivered to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Hunts Point office on Tuesday, four days after one at the Fordham Road building housing Rep. Ritchie Torres' office. Both substances were harmless, officials said.

New York's Medicaid director says the Bronx's high unemployment qualifies the borough for a federal hardship exemption that will apply by home address, with nothing for members to file. The state has drafted, but not yet sent, its letter to federal regulators.