Belmont: 23-Year-Old Man Arrested following Shooting of Two Cops on Thanksgiving Eve

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police confirmed on Saturday, Nov. 27, that pursuant to an ongoing investigation, a 23-year-old individual was arrested and charged the same day at 1 a.m. in the 48th precinct for the shooting of two police officers in the Belmont section of the Bronx on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, Nov. 24. Charlie Vasquez, 23, of Clay Street in Brooklyn, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault, two counts of criminal use of a firearm, two counts of criminal possession of a loaded firearm, two counts of reckless endangerment and two counts of menacing. Mayor

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Thanksgiving Day, there will be no trash, curbside composting or recycling collection on Thursday, Nov. 25. Residents who normally receive Thursday trash or curbside composting collection may place their material at the curb between 4 p.m. and midnight Thursday evening. However there will be collection delays, as is common after holidays. They ask residents to be patient while they await collection. Residents who normally receive Thursday recycling collection should place their material out at curbside between 4 p.m. and midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 1, for pick-up on Thursday, Dec. 2.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached video who is sought for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, located in the 47th precinct. It was reported to police that on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at approximately 10.58 a.m. in front of 3550 Holland Avenue, an individual who was unknown to a 36-year-old male victim, displayed a firearm and shot him. The victim sustained gunshot wounds to his stomach and leg. EMS responded and removed the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi in stable condition.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

It’s going to be an extra happy Thanksgiving for one lucky Bronxite. The New York Lottery announced on Thursday, Nov. 25, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Nov. 24 TAKE 5 Evening drawing. The ticket, worth $43,554.00, was purchased at Fordham Family Pharmacy, located at 202 W Fordham Road in the University Heights section of The Bronx. TAKE 5 players with midday and evening draws on the same ticket should check their numbers at nylottery.ny.gov to determine if they have the winning numbers for the corresponding midday or evening drawing. TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of a 63-year-old man reported missing on Tuesday, Nov. 23, from the Kingsbridge neighborhood, located in the 50th precinct. Thomas Rosa, Thomas, 63, of 3632 Tibbett Avenue in Kingsbridge was last seen at his home at 11.30 hours on Tuesday, Nov. 23. He is described as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds and was last seen wearing a green and black, flannel shirt over a gray, hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and blue sneakers. Anyone with information in regard to this incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following article is an updated version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. Since we went to press, we had the opportunity to speak further with Brad Zackson, director of development at Dynamic Star LLC, the developer behind the Fordham Landing project. Steps for the planned, billion-dollar “Fordham Landing” mixed use, real estate development in the University Heights neighborhood advanced further last week amid news that developer, Dynamic Star LLC, had filed construction applications with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a 17-story, mixed-use building at 320 West Fordham Road, a site

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A “coquerel’s sifaka” baby (propithecus coquereli), born at the Bronx Zoo, has made its public debut. According to Bronx Zoo officials, the birth is the result of the hard work and husbandry expertise of the zoo’s keepers and will be featured on this week’s episode of Animal Planet’s THE ZOO. The story follows the adult sifakas as they are introduced for the first time in hopes that they will eventually mate. The baby is a male and was born over the summer. The Bronx Zoo breeds sifakas as part of its Species Survival Plan (SSP) program, a cooperative breeding

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD announced that the annual balloon inflation ahead of the Thanksgiving Day parade celebrations in Manhattan will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 24, from noon to 6 p.m. Spectators may enter the queue at West 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue. Large backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages, chairs and umbrellas are expressly prohibited and participants will be screened prior to entering the viewing route. At the organizer’s request, all attendees over aged 12 must be vaccinated and provide proof to the screeners in order to attend the balloon inflation. Children under 12 years may attend with a fully vaccinated adult.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced on Monday, Nov. 22, that Bronx resident, Latonia Stewart, was sentenced for burglarizing six homes of families she targeted who were attending funeral services of loved ones between 2017 and 2018. Stewart, 30, was sentenced on Nov. 22, to a determinate term of 10 years in State prison on each of the burglary counts, each to run concurrently, and an indeterminate term of one to three years in State prison to run consecutive to the 10-year sentence. On Oct. 14, 2021, a jury found Stewart guilty of six counts of

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Belmont: 23-Year-Old Man Arrested following Shooting of Two Cops on Thanksgiving Eve

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