Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from June 10 to August 31

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx from June 10 to June 29. Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation. Grand Concourse between Major Deegan Expressway Northbound Exit 3 and East 138th Street: This street will be closed Fridays form 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and/or from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. through June 13, for knuckle boom. Willow Avenue between East 133rd Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Board of Elections has said all residents at Tracey Towers can finally vote at the Tracey Towers polling site (located onsite in the community room) in the upcoming primary election on June 28, bringing relief to some senior residents who had not relished the prospect of having to travel further afield to cast their ballots. However, the precise reason for the poll site change, which came within weeks of Election Day and before a subsequent reversal of the decision, remained unclear until Wednesday, June 15. Sallie Caldwell, a Tracey Towers resident, told Norwood News on Tuesday,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for “a vertical and horizontal enlargement” of a 2-story structure into a 4-story residential building at 51 West 174th Street in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Macombs Road and Grand Avenue, the lot is a 5-minute walk to the 176th Street subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Yitzi Salamon is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 55-foot-tall development will yield 13,179 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 25 residential

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached surveillance video and photo who is sought for questioning in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd precinct. On Wednesday, June 8, at around 2.20 p.m., a 22-year-old male victim was in a vehicle (as a passenger), located opposite 214 East Mosholu Parkway South, when he encountered the unidentified shooter. The gunman shot the victim in the back, and then fled on foot westbound along East 203rd Street, toward Valentine Avenue. “The victim was removed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx mother has been left “enraged” and “shaken,” following news that at the Harlem school attended by two of her children, a 17-year-old male student was found to have been in possession of a gun on the school campus on Tuesday, June 7. He has since been arrested. Police said at approximately 12.30 in the afternoon on June 7, officers from the 25th precinct in East Harlem were informed that “a student was in possession of a firearm” inside Harlem Prep Elementary School/Democratic Prep Endurance High School, located at 240 East 123rd Street in Manhattan. NYPD officials

By DAVID GREENE

After a series of recent mass shootings, including one racially motivated one at a supermarket in Buffalo, NY on May 14, another at a flea-market in Houston, TX on May 15, another the same day at a Taiwanese church in California, and another on May 24 at an elementary school in Uvalde, TX, Bronxites took to the streets to mourn the victims, and called on elected officials to ban automatic weapons, tighten current gun laws, and close loopholes. Their calls were heard. Members of North Bronx Racial Justice (NBRJ) had already planned a vigil for the victims of the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday, June 9, that the mask mandate in schools and daycare centers for 2 to 4-year-old children will be made optional, effective Monday, June 13. “I have always said that the science will guide us out of the pandemic, and because we have followed the data, which shows that cases are steadily falling, we‘ve beaten back the latest COVID-19 surge,” Adams said. “New Yorkers stepped up when we needed them most and have put us on the path to lower risk.” The mayor continued, “Throughout the current wave,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 22-year-old woman reported missing in Norwood, located in the 52nd precinct. Police said Shania Joseph of 3343 Decatur Avenue “was last seen Thursday, May 26, 2022, at approximately 1200 hours [noon], leaving her residence.” They added, “She is described as being approximately 5’3″ tall, weighing 115 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair. Unknown clothing description.” A photo of Joseph is attached. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD said on Monday, June 27, that they have arrested a second person in connection with a Fordham Heights fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man, in which the victim sustained a gunshot wound to the head. On Wednesday, June 7, at approximately 11.29 a.m., police said officers responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot opposite 2323 Walton Avenue, located in the 46th precinct. Upon arrival, police discovered the 29-year-old man, laying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his head. “EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was

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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from June 10 to August 31

UPDATE Elections 2022: All Tracey Towers Residents Will Vote Onsite After Poll Site Change Reversed

Morris Heights: Building Applications Filed for Expansion to 4-Story Structure at 51 West 174th Street

Bedford Park: Search for Gunman following Non-Fatal Shooting, Residents Want Cameras for P.S. 8

Bronx Mom Enraged & Shaken after 17-Year-Old Arrested for Gun Possession Inside East Harlem School

The Bronx Responds to Mass Shootings in Buffalo, California and Texas as State Passes New Gun Laws

Adams: Mask Requirements to be Lifted on June 13 for 2 to 4-Year-Olds in New York City

Norwood: Search for 22-Year-old Missing Woman, Last Seen on May 26

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Second Person Arrested following Fatal Shooting of 29-Year-Old Man