UPDATE Morris Heights: Male Youth, 15, Arrested following Stabbing of Second Youth

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a unidentified 15-year-old boy has been arrested on assault charges following a stabbing in Morris Heights. The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the young person seen in the attached photo who had been sought for questioning in connection to the assault. Police said that on Sunday, May 28, at around 8.09 p.m., a 16-year-old male victim and another male [youth] got into a dispute in the vicinity of Richman Plaza and Matthewson Road. The assailant allegedly stabbed the victim in the right side of the neck with a switchblade and then fled on

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD said a female teen and a female pre-teen were injured in a motor-vehicle collision involving an FDNY vehicle in the Woodlawn Heights section of The Bronx on Mother’s Day. Police said the incident was reported on Sunday, May 14, at 3.49 p.m. and that officers from the 47th Precinct responded to the incident location in the vicinity of East 233rd Street and Webster Avenue. “Upon arrival, it was reported to police that a 2008 GMC vehicle, operated by a 41-year-old female, was traveling eastbound on East 233 Street when [an] FDNY ambulance collided with the rear of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. Lehman Center for the Performing Arts was the chosen Bronx venue for the 50th anniversary celebration of the birth of Hip Hop on Saturday, May 6, when the Hip Hop Fever 2023 concert kicked off in conjunction with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records. In the early 1970s, Hip Hop was born in the South Bronx and the concert celebrated the early pioneers of the now world-famous music genre. The show featured performances by Grandmaster Melle & Scorpio, KRS-One, Kurtis Blow, the Sugar

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Law Day 2023 was commemorated at Monroe College School of Criminal and Social Justice on May 10. New York Supreme Court Judges Leslie Stroth and Kathy King and New York City Criminal Court Judge Yadhira González-Taylor were part of the planning committee who worked with the college’s academic leadership team to attract over 120 high school students to attend. They said students interacted and networked with a distinguished panel of professionals during the event. The panelists comprised Justice Eddie McShan of the appellate division, chief attorney of citywide operations at The Legal Aid Society, Tina Luongo, bureau chief at the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Under a dark Sunday afternoon downpour, Democratic Assembly Member George Alvarez (A.D. 78), elected as a rookie State assembly member last year after beating incumbent assemblyman José Rivera who held the seat for around two decades, opened a new, highly visible, street level constituency office at 2633 Webster Avenue in Fordham Manor on April 30. Alvarez, a DR native, told those gathered that when he started his new role in January 2023, he inherited “an elegant, safe, cool office” on the 10th floor of a building located on Fordham Plaza. “It was safe because you had to get through

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people seen in the attached photo who police say are sought in connection with an assault in Norwood by Woodlawn subway station. Police said that on Sunday, May 21, at around 3 a.m., a 29-year-old male victim was standing outside a business located at 3700 Jerome Avenue in Norwood (which is by Woodlawn subway station which serves the 4 line). While outside, they said a man, unknown to the victim, approached him and began arguing with him. Police said that as the dispute escalated, a second man, who

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) held their 2nd Annual Veterans’ Memorial Flagging event at the Bronx Victory Memorial, located on Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park, on Saturday, May 13, 2023, ahead of Memorial Day weekend. A flagging event is an occasion when residents visit the grave sites or other memorial sites dedicated to veterans and place American flags there in memory and honor of those who served and died for their country. Sometimes, the names of veterans are read aloud and poems or songs are recited/sung. Those in attendance on the day included Karla Cabrera Carrera, recently

By by SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Week 2023 celebrations continued with a Silent Disco at Woodlawn Cemetery on Friday, May 12.

New York City Beaches Reopen for Summer 2023

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced earlier this week that the City’s eight public beaches are open for swimming effective Saturday, May 27, and will remain open through Sunday, Sept. 10. Lifeguards will be on duty daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and swimming is unsafe and strictly prohibited at all other times. “Our city’s waterfront is a vital part of summer for New Yorkers,” said Donoghue. “It’s a place to cool off, kick back, and relax, and we’re committed to making sure that all of our beaches are clean, safe, attractive destinations. There’s so much to do