Bedford Park: Vigil for Baby Catherine on First Birthday Marks End of Another Week of Tragedy

By DAVID GREENE

Bronxites are angry, and beyond exhausted. Yet, they continue to persevere and show up for one another. Attached are some of the scenes from Friday evening’s prayer vigil, held at the corner of Valentine Avenue and East 198th Street in Bedford Park, the exact location where, as reported, an 11-month-old infant named Catherine was the unintended victim of a shooting to her cheek, while she was with her mother inside a parked vehicle on Wednesday evening, Jan. 19. The vigil, organized by Pastor Jay Gooding and Brenda Caldwell-Paris, president of the 52nd Precinct Community Council, was attended by, among other

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Jan. 21 to Feb. 22. East 144th Street between Gerard Avenue and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Jan. 31, to facilitate crane operation. East 146th Street between Gerard Avenue and Exterior Street/River Avenue: This street will be closed 24/7 through Jan. 31, for crawler crane operations. East 149th Street (service road) between Dead End and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 8 a.m. to

By SÍLE MOLONEY & JOSÉ A. GIRALT

Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D (NY-16) who represents parts of the Bronx and Westchester counties, has been released following his earlier arrest on Thursday, Jan. 20, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington D.C., his communications’ team has confirmed to Norwood News. The congressman was arrested, alongside at least 20 others, including faith leaders and youth who have been hunger striking to protect the country’s democracy, amid the ongoing debate in Congress over the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The congressman released the following statement on Friday, Jan. 21. “Throughout the last year, my first year in Congress, I’ve spent a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police confirm a 27-year-old man has been shot by police following a pursuit on Thursday, Jan. 20 in Wakefield. EMS transported the victim to hospital where he later died. NYPD Chief Kenneth Corey and other NYPD officials held a press conference at the scene to update the media on the event, advising that the investigation was still in the early stages and the information provided was preliminary. Corey said that at 1.30 p.m., uniformed police officers from the 47th precinct responded to a burglary in progress on the first floor of a building in the vicinity of East

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for New York City, which will be in effect on Thursday, Jan. 20, from 4 a.m. and New York City Emergency Management Department (EMS) has issued a travel advisory which will be in effect from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. According to the latest forecast, light rain is expected late Wednesday night with a transition to light snow early Thursday morning through the early afternoon. City officials said an accumulation of light snowfall could result in snow-covered roads for the Thursday morning commute. A total of 2 inches of snow is expected

By SÍLE MOLONEY & JOSÉ A. GIRALT

Police confirm an 11-month-old baby girl was shot in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx at E 198th Street and Valentine Avenue at 6.45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Police said the child was inside a white, parked car with her mother at the time of the shooting, which took place in the 52nd precinct. The child’s father was inside a store at the time. Police said the baby appears to have been shot unintentionally, as an innocent bystander, as one shooter was chasing and aiming a gun at one other person on the street. “She was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson is inviting Bronx residents to make a difference in their community by applying to join their local community board. The Office of The Bronx Borough President will be accepting applications for all 12 Bronx Community Boards from city residents who reside, work or have professional or other significant interests in the borough. “Participation on local Community Boards can provide Bronx residents with a forum to share with their community their expertise and talents,” said Gibson. “There are great things happening in The Bronx that involve the participation of community boards. It is important that

By Dr. DEBORAH JENKINS

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Those are perhaps the most famous words uttered by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday we celebrated this week. They are also the words that run through my mind when I think about the withering injustice of mass incarceration. 160 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, we still are not free. In many ways, we have made progress, but

By SILE MOLONEY

One person was transported to hospital following a road accident in Throggs Neck. The FDNY reported that emergency services received a call regarding an incident at 1.39 p.m. on Jan. 13, at Harding Avenue and Revere Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx for a report of an overturned vehicle and motor vehicle accident involving an overturned vehicle. They said one person was transported to Albert Einstein Hospital. No details of injuries were known. A Citizens’ App user had earlier reported on an overturned vehicle at the location and said one person was trapped inside. Norwood News