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University Heights 14-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing, Last Seen at her School

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old girl from University Heights who has been reported missing.   Police said it was reported to them that Chantal Vazquez Fong Ruby of 1 North Street was last seen on Friday, March 24, at around 8.05 a.m. at her school, located at 2392 Jerome Avenue in Fordham Heights. She is described as female, is around 5 feet, 2 inches tall, is Hispanic, weighs around 120 pounds, has brown eyes and black hair.   Chantal was last seen wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt, a white t-shirt displaying an angel graphic, black


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UPDATE Bronx Elected Officials Weigh in on Indictment of Donald J. Trump

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx elected officials are weighing in on the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump, announced Thursday, March 30, relating to, as yet, unsealed criminal charges relating to an investigation by the Office of the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg into Trump over an alleged hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, ahead of the 2016 presidential election.   On Friday, March 31, Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) who represents a large section of The Bronx stretching from the Northwest to the South, said, “The indictment of former president Donald Trump by a


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Fordham Heights: Housing Lottery for Twin Parks Terrace Closes April 11

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery remains open for Twin Parks Terrace, a 14-story mixed-use building located at 373 East 183rd Street in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Though the name is similar, and though the building is located in Fordham Heights, Twin Parks Terrace is not at the same building as where the devastating Twin Parks fire tragedy occurred on Sunday, Jan. 9, last year, tragically claiming the lives of 17 people, including 8 children, most of whom were immigrants.   The Twin Parks North West fire broke out at 333 East 181st Street,


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AG Announces Prison Sentences for Five Bronx Gun & Heroin Trafficking Ring Members

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the sentencings of five people on Wednesday, March 29, for their role in a gun trafficking operation which resulted in the illegal sale of 16 guns in The Bronx. She said the five defendants, who were charged with trafficking numerous assault weapons, high-capacity feeding devices, semiautomatic pistols, and more than 300 rounds of ammunition, all pled guilty and were sentenced for their respective crimes.   Additionally, two of the defendants, Luis Alsina and Michael Alsina, were also sentenced for their roles in the sale of heroin, officials said. Altogether, all five defendants


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Fordham Manor: Donation Box Proceeds Stolen from Bronx Muslim Center

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen here who is sought in connection with a burglary that occurred on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at the Bronx Muslim Center at 2531 Davidson Avenue in Fordham Manor. Video courtesy of the NYPD  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media who is sought in connection with a burglary that occurred in Fordham Manor.   Police said it was reported to them that on Sunday, March 26, at around 10.20 p.m., an unidentified man entered the Bronx Muslim Center


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Bronx Community Board 7 Calls for Applicants for 2023 Yankees Youth Leadership Award

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Yankees and Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) are looking for youth leaders who reside within the boundaries of Bronx Community District 7 to apply for the annual Yankees Youth Leadership Award. To ensure that applicants are eligible (based on their address), they can enter it in the “Who Represents Me” box at http://www.mygovnyc.org/.   To be considered as a candidate for the Youth Leadership Award, residents must submit the documents/information listed below to kcabreracarrera@cb.nyc.gov by April 17 at noon. The required documents/information are the following:   ✔ A resume which includes education, voluntary and/or extracurricular activities, and


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UPDATE Bronx CB7 Calls for PEP Station in NW Bronx as New Bronx Mobile Command Vehicle Unveiled for South Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Community Board 7 is calling on the City Parks’ department to install an additional PEP station in Van Cortlandt Park in the Northwest Bronx to assist with park patrol. The motion was presented and approved at the March 28th Bronx Community Board 7 general board meeting.   The request comes as NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue joined District 17 City Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. to unveil a Bronx Mobile Command Vehicle for the Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) in the South Bronx on Tuesday, March 28. Procured with $205,000 in funding from the council member, Parks officials said the


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Kingsbridge Heights: Search for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Kingsbridge Heights.   Police said it was reported to the 52nd Precinct that Aljamise Olivares of 2715 Grand Concourse was last seen leaving her home on Saturday, March 25, at around 3 p.m. She is described as being 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs 85 pounds, has brown eyes, black hair, and was last seen wearing a black bubble jacket, black sweatshirt, and black sweatpants.   Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)


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UPDATE Indian Village: Arrest Made in Sexual Assault & Robbery of Woman, 73, in Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said a man who had been sought for sexually assaulting and robbing a 73-year-old woman in her home in the Indian Village section of the Bronx, has been arrested.   Prior to the arrest, police had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who department officials said was sought in connection to a burglary that occurred in Indian Village, located southeast of Pelham Parkway.   Police said it was reported to them that on Thursday, March 23, at around 9.30 p.m. in the vicinity of Williamsbridge Road and Lydig Avenue, an


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