UPDATE “Kill Jews” Antisemitic (Darker) Graffiti Seen Once Again in Norwood

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A white van spray painted in red with the words “Kill Jews” was seen on Jerome Avenue in Norwood on Tuesday, Nov. 7 [Election Day]. It is the second such display of antisemitic vandalism seen in the neighborhood in the space of about a week, and a month after the Hamas terrorist group attacked Southern Israel on Oct. 7, causing an immediate shelling and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israeli defense forces.

UPDATE Elections 2023: CFB Issued Public Matching Funds of $894,749 to 47 Candidates Citywide on Nov. 2

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) issued public matching funds payments to 47 candidates totaling $894,749 on Thursday, Nov. 2, the last payments before today’s general election.

Van Nest: Man Sought following Alleged Assault Aboard 5 Train

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance identifying the whereabouts of the individual depicted in the attached media wanted in connection with an assault that occurred aboard the 5 train in Van Nest.

Elections 2023: Velázquez on Housing, Public Safety & Equity in the East Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Ahead of the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 7, Norwood News interviewed Democratic incumbent Councilwoman Marjorie Velázquez (C.D. 13) in mid-October to ask her about various issues of concern affecting her constituents as well as her accomplishments to date since taking office in 2022.

UPDATE Hunts Point: Male Employee Dies in Cement Mixer Accident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One male worker has died following an accident involving a cement mixer on Monday, Nov. 6, at 1140 Grinnell Place in the Hunts Point section of The Bronx, emergency services said.

Concourse: 11 Bronxites Arrested & Charged after $4M Active Fentanyl Packaging Mill is Dismantled

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Up to 400,000 packages of suspected fentanyl/heroin, plus quantities of loose powdered narcotics, carrying an estimated street value of $4 million were recovered by law enforcement on Wednesday, Nov. 1, during the disruption of an active drug packaging mill operation in the Concourse section of The Bronx. The seizure was part of an ongoing investigation into fentanyl trafficking in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officials said.

East Bronx: One Arrested, One Sought for Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection to a local robbery pattern identified in the East Bronx.