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UPDATE Laconia: 26-Year-Old Man Dies following Residential Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 26-year-old man is dead following a shooting in the Laconia section of the Bronx.   On Saturday, Sept. 18, at approximately 10.35 p.m., police responded to a call regarding an assault which occurred inside 3400 Wickham Avenue, located in the 47th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 26-year-old man lying unconscious and unresponsive in the hallway with a gunshot wound to his shoulder.   EMS responded and transported the victim to Jacobi Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.  The name of the deceased is being withheld pending family notification.


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Belmont: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 2369 & 2377 Hoffman Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 2369 and 2377 Hoffman Street, an adjacent pair of four-story residential buildings in the Belmont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Gerald Caliendo Architects, the structures each yield eight, residential units. NYC Housing Connect is the housing portal of NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD), which New Yorkers can use to find and apply for affordable housing opportunities across the five boroughs.   Available on the portal are six units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible


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Bedford Park: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 211 East 203rd Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  An affordable housing lottery has launched for The Bedford, a 13-story residential building located at 211 East 203rd Street in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and developed by partners Housing and Services Inc. and Robert Sanborn Development, the structure yields 108 residential units. NYC Housing Connect is the housing portal for NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD), which New Yorkers can use to find and apply for affordable housing opportunities across the five boroughs.   Available on the portal are 41 units for residents


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Espaillat leads Effort to Eliminate Barriers to Federal Disaster Relief in Wake of Hurricane Ida

By SÍLE MOLONEY
    Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), who represents parts of the Northwest Bronx and Northern Manhattan, and Grace Meng (NY-6) who represents parts of Queens, announced that they are leading an effort to eliminate barriers to federal disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Ida.   Espaillat and Meng took the lead in writing a letter, calling on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Chairman Peter DeFazio, who chairs the congressional committee on transportation and infrastructure, to include Espaillat’s bill, H.R. 3037 – the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2021 in upcoming emergency disaster supplemental funding.   Espaillat said


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Norwood: Search for Suspect following Assault that left Victim in Critical Condition

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Video courtesy of the NYPD The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached surveillance video who is wanted for questioning in connection with an assault that occurred in the 52nd precinct.   It was reported to police that on Saturday, Sept. 4, at approximately 4.41 p.m., a 34-year-old male victim at the rear of 3405 Putnam Place, in Norwood, got into a verbal dispute with the unidentified male suspect. After a brief struggle between the two, the suspect kicked the victim to the floor and continued kicking him in the


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UPDATE Williamsbridge: Search for Missing 15-Year-Old

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 15-year-old boy reported missing in the  47th precinct.   Police reported, on Sept. 17, that Elijah Pratt Johnson of 3638 Holland Avenue (Williamsbridge), 3rd Floor, The Bronx, NY 10467, was last seen at his home on Tuesday Sept. 14, at 10.30 p.m. He is described as male, 15 years old, 5 foot, 6 inches tall, Black, weighs 110 pounds, has brown eyes, black hair and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, gray sweatpants and black sneakers.   A photograph of Elijah is attached.   Anyone


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Alternating Overnight Exit Ramp Closures from Hamilton Bridge to Major Deegan Expressway, Sept 20-22

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is advising motorists of alternating, overnight closures of the Exit Ramps 1D and 1C from the eastbound Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95) to the southbound and northbound Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) in the Bronx, on or about Monday night, Sept. 20, through approximately Wednesday morning, Sept. 22, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., nightly, weather permitting. Only one ramp will be closed at a time.   Motorists wanting to access southbound Major Deegan Expressway during the closure of Exit Ramp 1D should take Exit Ramp 1C to northbound Major Deegan Expressway and follow


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NY Lottery TAKE 5 Top-Prize Winner Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced on Friday, Sept. 17, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold in the Sept. 16 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The ticket, worth $44,137.50, was purchased at Happy Face Convenience Corp., located at 921 E. 180th Street in the West Farms section of the Bronx.   Take 5 players with midday and evening draws on the same ticket must check their numbers at nylottery.ny.gov to determine if they have the winning numbers for the corresponding midday or evening drawing.   TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at


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UPDATE: Jeffrey Dinowitz Pushes for New Law to Combat Fake Vaccination Cards

The FBI issued a warning on March 30 about a growing number of fraudulent vaccination cards which were being peddled to New Yorkers and to American residents, nationwide. As reported, Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) subsequently introduced legislation at State level to charge those partaking in such fraud and is now pushing to have the bill signed into law as soon as possible.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the FBI issued the warning in March to make the public aware that there were individuals who


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