University Heights: Police Release Video following Fatal Shooting of 41-Year-Old Man

The NYPD has released a video following the fatal shooting of a man in the early hours of Monday morning in University Heights.   On Monday, Feb. 7, at approximately 00.02 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at 2296 Andrews Avenue.   Upon arrival, police observed a 41-year-old man lying on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to his head. EMS also responded and pronounced the man deceased on the scene. There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing.   The victim has since been


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UPDATE Biaggi Launches Campaign for U.S. Congress in NY-3, Others Eye Senatorial Seat

New York State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi announced her candidacy for U.S. Congress in New York’s third congressional district (NY-3) on Monday. Biaggi, known as a progressive leader who has worked to make State government more transparent, said she was running to ensure hard working families along the Sound shore have their voices, needs, and vision heard in Washington D.C.   Up until now, the 3rd congressional district included most of the North Shore of Long Island, and expanded from Northwestern Suffolk County, across Northern Nassau County, and into far Northeastern Queens. However, the newly drawn NY-3 district, following the most


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One Person Transported to North Central Bronx Hospital from School Vicinity on Feb. 2

  The FDNY confirmed on Saturday, Feb. 5, that emergency medical services transported one person to a local hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 2, from 100 W Mosholu Parkway in Jerome Park.   An FDNY official confirmed to Norwood News a report of an emotionally disturbed person at the location at 2:12 p.m. on the date in question, and said one person had been transported to North Central Bronx Hospital. We asked if the department could provide any further information about the incident, and if it had taken place inside DeWitt Clinton High School, since the address for the school is


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UPDATE University Heights Fire on Saturday follows New Space Heater Bill Introduced by Torres on Friday

  New York Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and New York Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) announced that on Friday, Feb. 4, they introduced federal legislation to address manufacturing issues with space heaters. The “Safer Heat Act” (H.R. 6615) comes as a result of the recent Twin Parks North West apartment building fire that stole the lives of 17 New Yorkers, including 8 children, as reported, and one day before another 2-alarm fire was reported in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Saturday.   According to Torres and Clarke’s offices, the new bill is part of a federal legislative


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Pelham Bay: Search for 54-Year-Old Man Reported Missing in December

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 54-year-old man reported missing in December.   Eric Campbell, 54, of 1420 Water Place, in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, was last seen inside his home on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 at 1 p.m. He is described as male, Black, 54 years of age, is 6 feet tall, and weighs 190 pounds. Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 also submit their tips


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Bedford Park: Search for Missing 69-Year-Old Man

    The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 69-year-old man from Bedford Park who was reported missing on Sunday.   Fabio Bueno Lopez, 69, of 2800 Parkview Terrace in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, was last seen in front of 2223 Quimby Avenue, in the borough’s Unionport neighborhood on Sunday, Feb. 6.   He is described as male, is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds, and was last seen wearing a black and gray coat, blue jeans, black shoes, and a beige hat. He was covering himself with


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Little Italy: Adams Lunches with Local Officials to Help Promote City’s Restaurants

New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined local, Bronx elected officials and others on Arthur Avenue in the Little Italy section of the Bronx on Sunday to highlight the importance of the City’s restaurants and restaurant workers to New York’s economy.   The mayor was heard highlighting the need to support hospitality workers, saying, “I was a dishwasher so you know, sometimes people don’t connect the dots, man, you know? We need these restaurants.”   Andrew Rigie, executive director of NYC Hospitality Alliance, chair of NYC Nightlife Advisory Board, 1st vice chair of Manhattan Community Board 7, and host of


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UPDATE Bronx Park: Man Dies following Car Accident

  A 50-year-old man has died following a car accident in the vicinity of Bronx Park.   Police said on Sunday, Feb. 6, at approximately 5.13 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle collision on the southbound Bronx River Parkway at East Fordham Road. Upon arrival, they observed a vehicle that had been involved in a collision and a 50-year-old man with serious injuries.   EMS also responded and transported the man to NYC Health + Hospitals/ Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased. The NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad is investigating.   The victim has since been


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Montefiore Children’s Hospital Co-Authored Study Highlights Danger of Magnetic “Desk Toys”

  A new study co-authored by two pediatric gastroenterologists at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) has highlighted the danger of small, high-powered magnets commonly sold as “desk toys” for adults, and which are sometimes ingested by children.   The study, published in Pediatrics, combines data from 25 children’s hospitals in the U.S, assessing 596 children over three years when high-powered magnets were reintroduced to the market, after having been removed previously by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2012. The research shows that: 95 percent of children exposed to the magnets were under 14 years of age; nearly one in


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