Archive

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Arrest Made following Fatal Shooting & Car Pile-Up

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD have arrested a man in connection to the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old male driver, shot on the Major Deegan Expressway on Monday evening, Nov. 21. The victim later crashed into “multiple” parked vehicles on Sedgwick Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights.   Police said that at 4.50 p.m., officers from the 50th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot in front of 2891 Sedgwick Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights.   A police spokesperson said, “Preliminary investigation determined that a 29-year-old male was at 70 Major Deegan North inside of a black Toyota Camry when


Read More

$3 Million for Montefiore to Engage Fathers, Improve Child Welfare among Families at Risk of Substance Abuse

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Administration for Children and Families, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded researchers at Montefiore Health System a $3 million grant to improve the well-being of families, by helping fathers with substance use disorders. The new grant aims to enhance a regional partnership between addiction treatment programs, child welfare services, and government agencies.   Officials from the hospital said that in the United States, 8.7 million children live in households with at least one parent who has a substance use disorder. In The Bronx, where there are more overdoses than in any other U.S. county,


Read More

Fifty Events to Take Place in NYC in 2023 to Mark 50 Years of Hip Hop with Universal Hip Hop Museum

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined stalwarts of the Hip Hop community and deputy mayor for strategic initiatives, Sheena Wright, at City Hall on Monday, Nov. 14, to announce a year-long collaboration throughout 2023 with the Universal Hip Hop Museum, to mark Hip Hop’s 50th birthday.   To celebrate the music genre’s 50th anniversary, 50 celebratory events will be held throughout the year all across New York City in conjunction with the Universal Hip Hop Museum, currently under construction in the South Bronx, part of the $349 million Bronx Point development, which, as reported, received further capital funding of


Read More

NWS: Freeze Warning in effect until Monday, Nov. 21, at 10 a.m.

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning on Sunday, Nov. 20, which went into effect at around 3 p.m. and will remain in place until Monday, Nov. 21, at 10 a.m.   “Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 degrees are expected in Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens and Southern Nassau Counties, Hudson County and New Jersey.   Frost and freeze conditions will kill sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing,” according to weather experts. “The growing season will be coming to an end for these areas, Monday, Nov. 21, and frost advisories and freeze warnings will no


Read More

Street Closures & Transportation Updates through 2026 for The Bronx & the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx through 2024, and for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.   Bronx/Manhattan Bridge Closures Madison Avenue Bridge over Harlem River Nov. 18-30, 2022  Single-lane traffic in both directions will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and Saturdays from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The bridge will be fully closed Monday to Friday from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Bronx-bound traffic will be closed Saturday from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. and Manhattan-bound


Read More

Bronx Man Gets 16 Years for Running Fentanyl and Heroin Mill out of Fieldston Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, Nov. 18, that a man from the Fieldston section of The Bronx has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of narcotics charges for running a heroin and fentanyl mill out of his home.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “Fentanyl is killing Bronxites, and destroys the lives of its victims and their families. With this sentencing, there is one less person on our streets selling deadly drugs.” She added, “My office will continue our efforts to keep these narcotics off


Read More

Morris Heights: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Expansion of 3-Story Residential Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Permits have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) to expand a three-story building into a 4-story, residential building at 1694 Nelson Avenue in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, as reported YIMBY.   Located between West 174th Street and Macombs Road, the lot is near the 176th Street subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Yitzi Salamon is listed as the owner behind the applications, according to YIMBY.   The proposed 50-foot-tall development will yield 6,381 square feet designated for residential space, and the building will have 15 residential units, most likely rentals, based on the average


Read More

Kingsbridge Heights: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 2851 University Avenue (Nov. 30 Deadline)

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) has announced an affordable housing Lottery for units at 2851 University Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx as reported by YIMBY.   The lottery is in respect of a 6-story, residential building, designed by Badaly Architects, and developed by Anton Ujkaj, according to YIMBY. The structure will yield 18 residential units and available on NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online portal, are six units for residents earning 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $51,429 to $187,330.   Amenities include a bicycle


Read More

Search for Man in Sexual Assault Pattern in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached video and photos who is sought in connection to a sexual assault pattern identified within the boundaries of the 52nd Precinct and 49th Precincts. In the first incident, which occurred in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd Precinct, it was reported to police that on Monday, Oct. 24, at around 8.10 a.m., a 14-year-old female victim was walking in the vicinity of Paul Avenue and West Mosholu Parkway South, when an a man unknown to her approached her.   He allegedly grabbed her buttocks


Read More