UPDATE Torres and AOC Write to Governor Opposing NYS DOT’s …
Nov 18, 2024 · Cross Bronx Expressway Photo courtesy of Simon Tenders via Flickr. Congress Members Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) announced on Nov. 18 that they have written to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul opposing the New York State Department of Transportation’s latest plans for a connector road in the South Bronx.. The letter reads in part, “Recent reporting shows that the ...
UPDATE Fordham Manor: Police ID Man Sought in Fatal Shooting …
Sep 29, 2024 · THE NYPD IS appealing to the public for help identifying and locating this person who they say is sought in relation to a fatal shooting that occurred at 2190 Morris Avenue in Fordham Manor on Sept. 29, 2024.
UPDATE Bronx CB7 Neighborhood Planning Study to Begin in …
Nov 22, 2024 · Neighborhood planning studies will begin in 2025 for Bronx Community District 7 after the Adams administration, the governor, and the New York City Council struck a $5 billion deal on Thursday, Nov. 21, to move ahead with a revised housing plan that aims to address the citywide housing shortage and affordability crisis by building a little more housing in every City neighborhood. Similar ...
Fordham Manor: Man Stable after Afternoon Stabbing on …
Nov 25, 2024 · A 33-year-old man is in stable condition after a non-fatal stabbing took place in Fordham Manor. Police said they received a call at 2.37 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, for reports of a stabbing at 201 East Fordham Road at the Grand Concourse [a Chick-fil-A restaurant]. They said the victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition and remained uncooperative when questioned about ...
Politicians & Gun Control Activists Hail Passage of Additional New …
Oct 10, 2024 · NEW YORK GOV. Kathy Hochul (seated) signs into law a new package of bills strengthening New York’s gun laws on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in the presence of other elected officials and gun control activists, including former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, (fourth from right) Attorney General Letitia James (fifth from right) and …
City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Release “Pride in Policy” …
Nov 20, 2024 · City Council Members Tiffany Cabán (C.D. 22) and Erik Bottcher (C.D. 3) gathered with other elected officials, advocates, and LGBTQIA+ community members on Wednesday, Nov. 20, on Transgender Day of Remembrance for the introduction of Pride in Policy: the New York City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus’s updated policy report on "how New York City must uplift and protect the LGBTQIA+ community from ...
Bronx Juvenile Detention Center Supervisor Pleads Guilty in …
Nov 13, 2024 · A 34-year-old Bronx juvenile detention center supervisor has pleaded guilty in connection with beating a 16-year-old detention center resident and false reporting, federal officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Serving Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights
An apparent burst to a water mains pipe caused major flooding and havoc to both residents and local businesses in the vicinity of Webster Avenue, East 201st Street, Mosholu Parkway South, and Bedford Park Boulevard in Norwood / Bedford Park on Monday night, Dec. 16, according to eyewitness accounts.
AG James Announces No Charges for Police Officer Involved in …
Nov 9, 2024 · New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) announced on Friday, Nov. 8, that no charges will be brought against the police officer involved in a vehicle collision which resulted in the death of a pedestrian, Sofia Gomez, who died on Oct. 8, 2020, after being hit by a police vehicle on Oct. 5, 2020.
Montefiore Expands Breast Cancer Screening - Norwood News
Nov 7, 2024 · Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and City Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) joined Montefiore Breast Surgeon, Dr. Ethan Ravetch and other Montefiore leaders on Monday, Oct. 29, to present Montefiore Einstein with a check for $800,000 for two new 3D mammogram machines, and $600,000 to fund a new mammography mobile unit that will travel around The Bronx next year.