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UPDATE Fordham Heights: Car Crashes, Overturns as Driver Startled by Sudden Appearance of Child. By SÍLE MOLONEY. A witness said the driver of a car crashed into two other vehicles, overturning on its side in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Friday night, Oct. 11, as she was startled when a child appeared to pop out of nowhere.
Norwood: 20 Alleged G-Side/Drilly Gang Members Charged with …
Apr 7, 2022 · Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell announced on Thursday, April 7, that 20 people, including four adolescent offenders, have been charged with various offenses related to murder, non-fatal shootings, and stabbings mainly in the areas of East Gun Hill Road, Hull Avenue and Decatur Avenue in
Vanessa Gibson Sworn in as the 14th Bronx Borough President
VANESSA GIBSON IS surrounded by family moments before being sworn in as the 14th Bronx borough president at Lehman College on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Photo by Miriam Quiñones. Moving on to the topic of economic recovery, Gibson vowed to help existing businesses, and to also bring new business to the borough.
UPDATE Three Men Murdered in 4 Days of Each Other a Few …
Sep 14, 2024 · By SÍLE MOLONEY. POLICE ARE SEEN at the scene of a homicide at 5 East Burnside Avenue in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx on Tuesday night, Sept. 10, 2024. Two murder investigations are underway after a 35-year-old man was shot dead in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx and within 7 hours, a 32-year-old …
“Slaughtery” Gang Members Charged with 14 Shootings, Slashing …
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban announced on Friday, Aug. 2, that 20 people, including five teens, have been charged with various violent crimes that include 14 shootings in the Fordham Heights, Kingsbridge, Highbridge, and Morris Heights areas, as well as a brutal slashing of a young woman outside the "youth part" courtroom inside ...
The 34th Annual Dominican Republic Parade Day in Pictures
NEW YORK CITY Mayor Eric Adams attends the 34th Annual Bronx Dominican Parade on the Grand Concourse on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Photo by Miriam Quiñones. According to Small World Money Transfer, a large population of Dominicans emigrated to the United States in the 1960s and 1970s following the fall of the Trujilo regime in the Dominican Republic.
Dr. Balavankatesh Kanna Appointed as New Executive
Dr. Balavankatesh Kanna has been appointed as the new executive director of the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Fordham Manor. The news was confirmed on Monday, June 13, by Patrick H. Cordova, Major USAF (Ret.), supervisory public affairs specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. According to
Letters to the Editor - Norwood News
Dec 10, 2017 · The following letters to the editor were published in the Norwood News December 7-20, 2017 edition Shelter Needs More Checks and Balances . The title of the article from the Nov. 9-22 issue (“Fordham Shelter Housing Site Here to Stay”) written by Reggie Francois gives the impression that FHOC [Fordham Hill Owners Corporation] and the neighborhood were defeated when in fact FHOC played a ...
Remembering When the Irish Painted the Town Green
Apr 5, 2007 · In the 1980s, 204th Street and Bainbridge Avenue – two Norwood streets that form a slightly bent elbow of a commercial district – was a hotbed of New York City Irish culture known as either “Bainbridge” or “Little Belfast.”. During its apex, a thirsty resident or visitor could walk down that crooked corridor and pick and choose from any …
Ground Formally and Finally Broken for Oval Skate Park
Jun 6, 2018 · Together, with a number of skateboarding enthusiasts in the Bronx, local officials and community leaders gathered at a ceremonial groundbreaking on June 5 to usher in construction of the long-awaited skate park. Councilman Andrew Cohen, representing Norwood, funded $750,000 in capital money towards the construction project back in 2014, with ...