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Out & About: 5-Boro Bike Tour, Bronx Week, Bronx Fashion Week, Small Business Week & More!

Editor’s Pick The Annual Bronx Week festival takes place from May 5 to May 15, this year. As usual, there will be a series of events from every sector of the community including senior activities, small business networking, family, health, finance, and more. Bronx Week will culminate with a Black-tie gala honoring this year’s Bronx Walk of Fame inductees on Saturday, May 14. To purchase tickets and/or journal advertising online click here. To complete a form and mail a check, click here.   EVENTS To celebrate the 125th anniversary of DeWitt Clinton High School, two events will be held, and


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Concourse: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 225 Units at 1164 River Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for 225 units at River Crest Apartments, located at 1164 River Avenue in the Concourse section of The Bronx.   Available on NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online portal, are 225 newly constructed units located within the boundary of Bronx Community Board 4, which covers the neighborhoods of Mt. Eden, Highbridge, West Concourse, East Concourse and Concourse Village.     Individuals or households who meet the income and household size requirements listed in the below tables are eligible to apply. The eligible income range


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from April 29 to June 29, Five-Boro Bike Tour

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from April 29 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. Shakespeare Avenue between Featherbed Lane and Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through May 17 to facilitate crane operation. Bullard Avenue


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East Bronx: Search for Missing 65-Year-Old Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 65-year-woman who was reported missing in The Valley section of the East Bronx.   It was reported to police that Deborah Carson, 65, of 3155 Grace Avenue Bronx, NY, was last seen on Thursday April 28, at her home in the East Bronx, at approximately 8.23 p.m. She is described as female, is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Black, weighs 140 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a gray sweater, a black skirt and gray socks.   Anyone with information regarding this incident


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Laconia: 51-Year-Old Female Pedestrian Dies following Daylight Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 51-year-old woman died from her injuries after she was hit by a car while crossing the street in the Laconia section of the East Bronx following a daylight road incident involving one vehicle.   On Thursday, April 28, at approximately 12.31 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a pedestrian who had been hit at the intersection of Burke Avenue and Bouck Avenue in Laconia. Upon arrival, officers observed a 51-year-old woman with trauma to the head and body.   EMS responded and transported the aided pedestrian to Jacobi Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased. A preliminary


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Fordham Manor: Man Sought following Reckless Afternoon Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection to a reckless shooting incident that occurred in Fordham Manor. It was reported to police that on Saturday, April 23, at approximately 3.20 p.m., in front of 2501 Morris Avenue in Fordham Manor, an unidentified man approached two other males and fired multiple rounds with a gun. The assailant then fled on foot to parts unknown. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident.   The assailant is described as a man in his early 20s, has


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Gotham City Panthers Founder Aims to Uplift Local Youth Through Basketball

By JULIAN NAZAR
51-year-old Eric King has observed that the parks near Fordham Manor aren’t as busy as they used to be. “When I was young, it was a different era,” King said. “The kids were outside playing freeze tag. People were playing basketball on the basketball courts.”   Nowadays, he sees kids walking down the street, cell phone in hand, texting. “Everyone in this computer age is comatose,” King said. “They are walking, living robots. The energy is not there to the level it was back in my time.”   To address this issue, in December 2020, King launched an amateur, youth


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Playground Shut, Scaffold Returns after Wall Collapse at Tracey Towers

By DAVID GREENE
A partial exterior wall collapse that occurred in early March at Tracey Towers has prompted management to erect a sidewalk shed to protect residents and pedestrians, and New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has issued a partial stop work order, shutting the adjacent Tracey Towers playground that had re-opened in 2015 after an infusion of $200,000 in City Council funds.   On March 10, a resident contacted Norwood News saying the building’s management, RY Management Co. Inc, had told residents strong winds had brought down the wall. A visit the following day to the massive dual-tower complex, located opposite


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Yonkers Apartment Super Sentenced to 3 Years for Assaulting Female Tenant With Axe

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that the former superintendent of an apartment building in Yonkers was sentenced to State prison for assaulting a female tenant with an axe.   Anan Badan, 59, of Yonkers, was sentenced on April 28, to three years in State prison, with three years of post-release supervision. A jury convicted Badan after trial of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, both felonies.   According to the investigation, on Nov. 2, 2020, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Badan confronted the tenant at her apartment about a


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