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Rivera Calls for Clemency for Homeless Man Who Stole NyQuil from Duane Reade as 15th Detainee Dies on Rikers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), Queens State Sen. Jessica Ramos (S.D. 13), Brooklyn State Sen. Julia Salazar (S.D. 18) and The Legal Aid Society called on Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday, Dec. 5, to grant a clemency application, currently pending for Reginald Randolph, who is currently serving a State prison sentence of 2 to 4 years for stealing NyQuil from Duane Reade.   Legal Aid Society representatives for Randolph, 58, who is disabled, and was homeless prior to being arrested, said he was incarcerated at Rikers Island for over 850 days before being transferred to State prison on the theft


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UPDATE Wakefield: 19-Year-Old Arrested following Fatal Stabbing at 241st Street Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police confirmed on Friday, Dec. 17, that a man has been arrested following a murder in at 241st subway station in Wakefield.   On Monday, Dec. 13, at approximately 00.41 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been stabbed at 241st Street and White Plains Road station, located in the 47th precinct / Transit District 12.   Upon arrival at the mezzanine to the 2 train, police observed an unidentified man with a stab wound to the torso. EMS also responded and transported the victim to Montefiore Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.


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New York Lottery: Two Top-Prize Winning Tickets Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced on Monday, Dec. 13, that a top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Dec. 12 TAKE 5 midday drawing. The ticket, worth $19,197.50, was purchased at He & Jay Stationery LLC, located at 123 Einstein Loop in the Baychester section of the borough.   Meanwhile, another top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Dec. 12 TAKE 5 evening drawing. That ticket, worth $36,075.50, was purchased at Tulcimex Deli Grocery, located at 1197 Byrant Avenue A in the Foxhurst section of the Bronx.   Take 5 players with midday and evening draws on the same ticket must


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UPDATE Protestors Rally Outside Jeffrey Dinowitz’s Home to Protest School Vaccination Bill

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An estimated 50 protestors, some dressed in ultra-Orthodox Jewish attire, held a rally outside the home of Bronx, Jewish Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), in the Riverdale section of the Bronx on Sunday, Dec. 12, displaying anti-Semitic imagery and protesting the assemblyman’s sponsoring of bill A8378, according to one witness who works for the assemblyman. It is the second such rally protesting the assemblyman’s legislation in the last month.   The bill, if passed, and which is still at the committee level stage of the legislative process, would authorize the State commissioner of health to develop and supervise the execution


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Fordham Heights: Police Release Video of Additional Person of Interest in Murder Inquiry

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Video of a person of interest who is sought for questioning in connection with the investigation into the murder of 21-year-old Saiko Koma which took place in Fordham Heights on Oct. 24, 2021. Video courtesy of the NYPD. Pursuant to an ongoing investigation into the murder of a 21-year-old man in Fordham Heights in October 2021, detectives from the 46th precinct shared additional surveillance video on Sunday, Dec. 12, which shows an additional individual who is sought for questioning in connection with the incident. The video is attached.   As reported, on Sunday, Oct. 24, at approximately 8.49 p.m., police


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Highbridge: Building Application Filed for New, 11-Story Building at 1268 Shakespeare Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Building application have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 11-story, mixed-use building at 1268 Shakespeare Avenue in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Jerome Avenue and West 169th Street, the lot is near the 170th Street subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Zev Mayer of Skyrock NYC Development is listed as the owner behind the applications. According to YIMBY’s report, the proposed 50-foot-tall development will yield 29,946 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 50 residential units, most likely rentals, based on the


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Olinville: Search for 60-Year-Old Missing Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officers from the 47th precinct are seeking the public’s help locating a 60-year-old, Olinville woman who was reported missing on Saturday.   Police said that Nancy Castillo, 60, of 3677 White Plains Road in Olinville, was was last seen on Saturday, Dec. 11, at approximately 12.30 p.m., leaving 1105 Boynton Avenue, in the Soundview section of the Bronx.   Castillo is described as female, is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, Hispanic, weighs 150 pounds, has a light complexion, a medium build, and has brown, curly hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue jacket, a blue shirt,


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NYPD Lieutenant Arrested in The Bronx for Driving With Impaired Ability

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An off-duty, New York City Police Department employee was arrested and charged in the 45th precinct in the early hours of Saturday morning, Dec. 11.   Edwin Jerez, a 37-year-old male NYPD lieutenant was charged with driving while his ability to drive was impaired (DWAI). The 45th precinct serves a portion of the northeastern section of the Bronx, encompassing Co-op City and City Island.   According to police public records, Jerez joined the NYPD as a police officer in 2006, was promoted to sergeant in 2014 and became a lieutenant in March 2021. He is assigned to the 33rd precinct,


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University Heights: Police Appeal to Public for Help following Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officers from the 52nd precinct are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person seen in the attached video and photograph who is sought for questioning in connection with a robbery that occurred in University Heights.   It was reported to police that on Friday, Dec. 10, at approximately 10.55 a.m., inside the store, Antillana, located at 124 West Fordham Road, the individual began to take grocery items of an unknown value from the store without paying for them.   When a store employee approached the person to try and recover the items, the suspect displayed a firearm and


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