Pace University Honors Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark & Her Office with Prosecutorial Excellence Prize

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University announced on April 27 that it had awarded Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark along with the representatives of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office with the 2022 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence at an award ceremony held at the law school on Tuesday, April 26. The event brought together district attorneys and assistant district attorneys from across the region and state, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, and the Haub Law community to recognize what was described as the outstanding contributions of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office in

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The New York City Police Department said a 13-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Fordham Manor has been found. Prior to being found, it had been reported to police that Qualaya Daniels of 2681 Marion Avenue in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx had last been seen leaving her home on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at approximately 5 p.m. She was described as female, around 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing around 125 pounds, Black, with brown eyes and black hair. She had last been seen wearing a white T-shirt and pink pajama pants. On

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Mayor Eric Adams and the City’s health commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, announced new measures to reduce the number of overdoses in New York City on Friday, Aug. 5. They intend to reverse what they said was the staggering increase in overdose deaths since 2020 by expanding access to technology that tests pre-obtained drugs for fentanyl and other possibly lethal substances. The City plans to do this at sites running syringe service programs (SSP) co-located at overdose prevention centers (OPC). During a recent visit to an SSP and OPC, Adams and Vasan highlighted the use of drug-checking machines, operated by

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two men were arrested in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx in connection with a large-scale heroin/fentanyl packaging and distribution operation, according to an announcement by City prosecutors on Thursday, Aug. 4. A stash of approximately 6 kilograms of narcotics (over 13 pounds), with a street value of at least $1.8 million, was intercepted during a short-term investigation, prosecutors said. The drugs were allegedly destined for distribution throughout New York City and Massachusetts. Overdose rates in New York City have escalated since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the City’s health officials, and are at their highest rates

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The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx and Manhattan from Aug. 5 to Aug. 31. East 139th Street between Alexander Avenue and Willis Avenue: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 14 to facilitate crane operation. East 160th Street between Forest Avenue and Tinton Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (school in session), Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (school

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The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. A 17-year-old girl, who police say had been reported missing from Brooklyn was located by a nonprofit representative at the Metro Motel in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Saturday, July 23. The nonprofit representative, whose name we are not disclosing for security reasons, but who spoke with Norwood News directly about the incident, said the teen is a likely sex trafficking victim, one of millions caught up in an estimated, billion-dollar, global industry. The nonprofit works with victims and survivors

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The New York Lottery announced on Saturday, July 30, that one second-prize ticket for the July 29 Mega Millions drawing was sold in The Bronx, and the ticket is worth a guaranteed $1,000,002. The ticket was purchased at New Way Deli & Lottery Corp, located at 77 East Kingsbridge Road. The winning numbers for the Mega Millions game are drawn from a field of one to 70. The Mega Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 25. The Mega Millions drawing is televised every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. On July 21, the New

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Norwood neighbors of 35-year-old young husband and father, Nathaniel “Nate” Rivers, were still processing his sudden and tragic passing on July 21, just hours after a horrific, fatal stabbing ended his life as he sat in his car, sharing a pizza with his wife in the midst of a summer thunderstorm. His murder is one of 11 to have taken place in the 52nd Precinct so far this year, a jump of 450 percent in the precinct’s murder tally, compared to the same period last year (2). Just under two weeks later, on Aug. 2, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell

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The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory which will be in effect from 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4 to Friday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. NWS officials said heat index values indicate that temperatures of around 100 are expected in The Bronx and in all of New York City, with high humidity forecast which may cause heat related illnesses to occur. Officials said New York City residents should call 311 to identify cooling center locations, and obtain “Beat the Heat” safety tips. They said a heat advisory is issued when the combination of heat and

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Pace University Honors Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark & Her Office with Prosecutorial Excellence Prize

Fordham Manor: Missing 13-Year-Old Girl Found Safe

City Announces New Measures to Reduce Overdoses, including Rates of 75.3 percent in Hunts Point-Mott Haven

Bedford Park: Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Drug Packaging Mill

UPDATE Bridge, Street Closures & General Transportation Updates for The Bronx from Aug. 5 to August 31

Missing Girl, 17, Likely Victim of Sex Trafficking, Located in Wakefield Motel

Mega Millions Ticket Worth $1,000,002 & Taket-5 Top-Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

UPDATE Norwood Neighbors Mourn Tragic Death of “Very Good” Neighbor, Father & Husband, Nate Rivers

Heat Advisory in Effect from Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. to Aug. 5 at 8 p.m., Highs of 100 Degrees Possible