Ahead of the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 7, Norwood News interviewed Democratic incumbent Councilwoman Marjorie Velázquez (C.D. 13) in mid-October to ask her about various issues of concern affecting her constituents as well as her accomplishments to date since taking office in 2022.
Up to 400,000 packages of suspected fentanyl/heroin, plus quantities of loose powdered narcotics, carrying an estimated street value of $4 million were recovered by law enforcement on Wednesday, Nov. 1, during the disruption of an active drug packaging mill operation in the Concourse section of The Bronx. The seizure was part of an ongoing investigation into fentanyl trafficking in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officials said.
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection to a local robbery pattern identified in the East Bronx.
The New York Police Department said an employee in their department has been arrested.
The New York Lottery announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold in The Bronx for the Oct 31 TAKE 5 Evening drawing. The ticket was sold at Fairfield Food Inc., located at 2525 3rd Avenue, and was worth $17,751.50.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Aug. 23, that a Bronx man was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of 16 years to life in prison for raping a woman in an elevator inside a Pelham Bay Park building.
It was Halloween [Oct. 31] and you could pretty much cut the atmosphere with a knife by the end of the BronxNet debate held between the two candidates running in the upcoming general election on Nov. 7 in City Council District 13. Moderator extraordinaire Gary Axelbank had his work cut out for him as he tried to sign off during the recording of the debate at BronxNet's Lehman College studio in Bedford Park, while Democratic incumbent City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez and Republican and Conservative candidate Kristy Marmorato continued to talk over one other, each with allegations of nepotism.
Police said Sunday that a woman who was shot on Saturday night at Bronx Housing Authority in Marble Hill is now in stable condition.
This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the proliferation of illegal cannabis stores opening up in Bronx communities. As reported, Assembly Member John Zaccaro Jr. recently carried out two different raids in Assembly District 80, targeting illegal stores, as community boards across the City continue to assess the situation in efforts to balance everyone's rights in the context of the license application process.
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