Fordham Heights: No Injuries Reported after Car Ignites on Jerome Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Chevrolet Equinox car seemingly ignited in flames on Sunday afternoon, July 26, in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. Video obtained by Norwood News shows the vehicle in flames at the scene.

UPDATE Norwood: Three People Hospitalized after Car Crash at Decatur Ave & E 207th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three people were hospitalized following an apparent three-vehicle accident in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Sunday morning, July 26.

UPDATE Man Held on Rikers Island Dies

By DAVID GREENE

The NYC Department of Correction (DOC) announced on Friday, July 24, that a 29-year-old man who was detained at Rikers Island has died.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Proposal to Build Apartments at Norwood’s Bainbridge Ave Fire Site

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers for their opinions on the possibility, as reported, of a multi-story apartment building, with commercial space on the first floor, being built on the empty Bainbridge Avenue lot below East 206th Street, and northwest of East 204th and East 205th Streets in Norwood, where as reported, a row of one-story, small businesses burned down in a devastating fire on Oct. 10, 2023.

Ramp Closure Along Southbound Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) for Pavement Repairs

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is advising motorists that the Exit 4B ramp from the southbound Cross Bronx Expressway (Interstate 95) to Rosedale Avenue in The Bronx will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, July 24, until 5 a.m. Monday, July 27.

Bedford Park: Police Appeal for Help Locating 56-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating a 56-year-old man reported missing from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Gloria Thomas Honored with Street Co-Naming

By DAVID GREENE

A few dozen friends and family members of community activist Gloria Thomas joined residents of University Heights for a street co-naming ceremony in her honor at the northeast corner of West 190th Street and Aqueduct Avenue on Monday, July 13. The street was co-named Ms. Gloria Thomas Way.

DEP: Jerome Park Reservoir to Remain Dry until 2028

By DAVID GREENE

Bronx residents and visitors looking to jog or walk around the man-made Jerome Park Reservoir this summer will have to wait some time to take in views of the water site. The reservoir, which spans the Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Van Cortlandt Village and Kingsbridge Heights, will remain dry until the end of next year according to NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officials.

UPDATE Feliz Critical of Fordham Road Redesign Investment Scope

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn broke ground on Wednesday, July 22, on the redesign of Fordham Road, adding new offset bus lanes from Sedgwick Avenue to Boston Road in The Bronx. They said the project will make commutes faster and more reliable for 130,000 daily bus riders while delivering critical safety upgrades on one of the borough’s highest-crash corridors.