Harm Reduction Forum Addresses Drug Use in Poe Park

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

A contentious community Harm Reduction Forum was recently held to address drug use in and around Poe Park. Some complaints were vehemently expressed in raised voices, and the level of frustration was palpable among Fordham Manor residents at the increasing levels of drug use and criminal activity observed in and around the park. A flyer announcing the Aug. 8th community meeting was billed as a forum “to discuss solutions and resources to address neighborhood concerns about syringe litter and people gathering near the Kingsbridge overpass and Poe Park.” Held inside Monroe College’s Mintz Auditorium, the well-attended event was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 30-year-old woman reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 24, in Morris Heights. Paris said Paris Burke of 1731 Harrison Avenue, Apt#4E, Bronx, NY, was last seen Monday, Aug. 15, at 8 a.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, around 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Black, weighs 140 pounds, has a medium build, dark complexion, brown eyes and short black hair. She was last seen wearing black and white shorts, a red and white tank top, and blue sneakers. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call

By SÍLE MOLONEY, JOSÉ A. GIRALT, EMILY SAWAKED, DAVID GREENE & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

After the polls closed on Tuesday, Aug. 23, on the second of two separate Primary Election Days held in 2022, due to redistricting, New York City Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results in the congressional and State senate races, based on the majority of returned poll site scanners, which cover both early votes and election day votes. Below are some of the results of the various Bronx races, following a voter turnout described by one Norwood News reporter as “anemic.” Indeed, the situation raises questions not only about voter fatigue, but also about the overall cost to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The video shows two suspects sought in connection with a Bronx robbery pattern during one of the incidents which took place on Sunday, Aug. 14, at around 2.58 p.m. at University Avenue and West 180th Street, in University Heights,. Video courtesy of the NYPD. The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating the two people seen in the attached photos and video who are sought for questioning in connection with a robbery pattern identified in The Bronx, in the boundaries of the 46th and 42nd Precincts. Police said the first incident took place on Sunday, Aug. 14, at around

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has issued a new appeal seeking the public’s help in locating a 13-year-old girl, reported missing in University Heights. Police first reported on Monday, Aug. 22, that Luna Elias, 13, of 2337 Andrews Avenue in The Bronx was reported missing and had last been seen that same day, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m., leaving her home. She was described as female, around 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and has black eyes and red hair. She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black pants, and black/white sneakers. On Friday, Aug. 26, police issued

By SÍLE MOLONEY

This story was originally published on Aug. 22, 2022, before the August 2022 Democratic primary election in S.D. 33. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera has since won the S.D. 33 Democratic primary and is now the Democratic nominee in the S.D. 33 general election on Nov. 8. Your poll site may have changed. Check your voting card before you go to vote. State Sen. Gustovo Rivera (S.D. 33) and lawyer and former Board of Elections commissioner, Miguelina Camilo, went head to head once again in advance of the upcoming Democratic primary election for redrawn Senate District 33 on Tuesday, Aug.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

VIDEO OF AN alleged police impersonation incident on June 19, 2022 at around 3 a.m. in Fordham Manor. Video courtesy of the NYPD. The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a group of people seen in the attached video and photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a police impersonation robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor, located in the 52nd Precinct. They are also requesting help from the public in relation to a similar police impersonation robbery that occurred in the Concourse section of the borough in May. Police said that on Sunday, June

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez hosted a community block party on Morris Avenue between 181st Street and Burnside Avenue in Fordham Heights on Saturday, July 30, 2022, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., with free food, music and access to various resources. As the event took place during the summer heatwave, some kids were seen cooling off with water sprayed from a nearby fire hydrant. Meanwhile, members of the City’s test and trace taskforce gave out goodie bags, including test kits and other health-related resources, and a number of other elected officials also made an appearance on

By SÍLE MOLONEY

This story was originally published on Aug. 20, 2022, before the August 2022 Democratic primary election in S.D. 33. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera has since been elected the Democratic nominee for S.D. 33 and is now running in the general election on Nov. 8. Your poll site may have changed. Check your voting card before you go to vote. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) is drawing on the support of longtime tenant activists in Norwood and beyond, ahead of next week’s Democratic primary in his bid to win the senate seat in redrawn Senate District 33, which will