NYPD Announces Proposed Rules for Obtaining a Firearm License

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD announced on Friday, Oct. 14, that the agency is releasing proposed rules concerning the issuance of firearm licenses. According to agency, the proposed rules seek to amend gun licensing standards in light of the Supreme Court decision in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022), as well as recent statewide legislation governing gun licensing. If adopted, the agency’s proposed rules will make emergency rules, issued in August and September of 2022, permanent. NYPD officials said, in part, “Specifically, the proposed rules will amend the minimum age to

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Police are searching for a man sought in connection with a reported robbery of a Capital One bank branch located on East Fordham Road in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx. According to police, the incident, which it is understood took place at the junction of East Fordham Road and 190th Street (at 151 East Fordham Road), reportedly occurred around 1.15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, and the man sought is in his 40s, was wearing a white t-shirt and had red dye on his face and hands. He reportedly fled on the number 4 train after

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two men in their 20s have been arrested following a robbery in Spuyten Duyvil, police said. An NYPD spokesperson said there is a complaint report on file for an incident that occurred on Thursday, Oct. 6 at around 8 a.m. inside a Rite Aid Pharmacy located at 21B Knolls Crescent. “It was reported to police that some males walked into the store and removed miscellaneous items,” the spokesperson said. Kareem Johnakin, 27, of Brooklyn was arrested and charged with third degree grand larceny and fourth degree grand larceny, and Kshawn Bowers, 20, also of Brooklyn, was also arrested and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two police officers and one civilian have been injured having been struck by a vehicle in Marble Hill, police said. An NYPD spokeswoman told Norwood News on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 13, that police were alerted to an incident on the same evening at 7.10 p.m. at 40 West 225th Street. Asked for further background, the spokeswoman said, “I do not know the circumstances leading up to the incident, but I believe that they are all in stable condition at this time.” Verified video of the aftermath of a collision in which two police officers and a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Council voted on Wednesday, Oct. 12, on new legislation which addresses systemic issues with child care, establishing a provider directory, a pilot grant program, and planning processes to advance access to child care across the City. The council said child care is essential for families to ensure their children receive quality care and so that working parents can succeed in the workforce. “Child care is one of the biggest challenges for working women, who experienced some of the greatest job losses from COVID,” the council members wrote in a press statement. “Nationally, there are approximately 225,000

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Jerome Gun Hill BID’s 21st Annual Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, from noon to 5 p.m. on Jerome Avenue between East Mosholu Parkway North and East Gun Hill Road in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Come celebrate Fall in the Jerome Gun Hill BID and enjoy food, three musical performances, shopping, games, arts & crafts, pet adoption and a pumpkin giveaway! To get involved as a sponsor, volunteer, vendor, or community organization, you can call the BID at (718) 324-4946 or click here for more information. According to the organizing team, the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Keechant L. Sewell, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) announced on Thursday, Oct. 13, the unsealing of documents charging Justis Colon, 25, and Ariel Martinez, 23, with racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, murder with a firearm, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon in aid of racketeering, and other firearms offenses relating to their participation in the murder of Joshua Garcia and the non-fatal shooting of two other victims on April 23, in The Bronx. They were taken into federal custody from

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Nonprofit, Berry Awesome Blossom Empowered Sisters (“BABES”) held a back-to-school giveaway and “Stop the Violence” event at Cauldwell Avenue between 161st and 163rd Street, southwest of Forest Houses housing development, in Morrisania on Sept. 10. According to B.A.B.E.S., the group came together to make a difference in the lives of those who need help, adding that they were there to help those in need and for those who don’t know where else to turn to when they need something. They said they did just that at the recent Back-to-School event, adding that the area is underserved because there is “no

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 15-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint at Gun Hill Road subway station, serving the number 5 subway line in the East Bronx. Officers from the 49th Precinct are asking for the public’s help locating three people seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in connection to the incident which occurred in the Laconia section of The Bronx, northwest of Pelham Gardens. A police spokesperson said, “On Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at approximately 15.40 hours [3.40 p.m.], the victim, a 15-year-old male, was aboard the southbound 5 subway at the Sexton Place and East