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Kingsbridge Heights: Two Sought for Armed Robbery Force Driver to Cross State Lines

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the two individuals seen in the attached photographs who are sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge Heights, in the 52nd precinct.   It was reported to police that on Thursday, Oct. 21, at approximately 11.30 p.m., a 48-year-old male victim working as a Lyft livery driver picked up the two individuals at 2678 Kingsbridge Terrace. While driving southbound on the Major Deegan Expressway, one of two displayed a firearm and pointed it at the victim.   He removed $1,600 cash from the driver, and


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Missing South Carolina Man Last Seen in Fordham Heights

By DAVID GREENE
The family of a South Carolina man is asking for the public’s help in locating Andrew Jerome Ashe, 27, who was last seen leaving a relative’s home on Walton Avenue in Fordham Heights.   According to the missing man’s aunt, Fordham Heights resident, Divene Gabriel, Ashe has been missing since the end of August 2021. The NYPD has told the family that Ashe’s bank card was last used in the area of Jerome Avenue and West 183rd Street and later near Central Park in Manhattan. Gabriel said that Ashe deals with schizophrenia, as well as diabetes.   Gabriel recalled, “He


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West Farms: Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 2015 Vyse Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 2015 Vyse Avenue, a seven-story, residential building in the West Farms neighborhood, as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Gino Longo, the structure yields 26 residential units located near Vidalia Park. Available on NYC Housing Connect are nine units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $46,286 to $167,570.   According to YIMBY and NYC Housing Connect, residents will have access to a shared laundry room and parking for an additional cost. Units come equipped with energy-efficient appliances and hardwood floors. Tenants


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Norwood: Gunpoint Robbery & Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY
It was reported to police that on Saturday, Oct. 16, at approximately 3.55 a.m., at the northeast corner of Webster Avenue and East 204th Street, a 22-year-old male victim was walking when three unknown individuals approached him.   One displayed a black firearm and robbed the victim, at gunpoint, pistol-whipping him about the face as he did so, and forcibly removing a chain from the victim’s neck, before fleeing in an unknown direction.     The victim called the police and gave a detailed description of the three individuals. Responding officers conducted a search of the area and apprehended two


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Williamsbridge: Three People Shot, One Fatally

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who are sought for questioning, following a shooting which injured three, one fatally, in Williamsbridge.   On Sunday, Oct. 31, at approximately 00.50 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who was shot at Colden Avenue and Adee Avenue, in Williamsbridge, located in the 49th precinct.   Upon arrival in front of 951 Adee Aevneue, police observed three victims with gunshot wounds. The first victim was a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. The second was


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UPDATE Montefiore/Einstein Lead Drug Trial on COVID-19 Merck Antiviral Drug, Approved in the UK

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As part of a recently launched international phase 3 clinical trial, officials at Montefiore Health System and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced on Monday, Nov. 8, that they are jointly investigating whether the Merck antiviral pill, molnupiravir, approved last week in Britain for treating COVID-19, can prevent COVID-19 in unvaccinated individuals living with people who have contracted the disease.   Montefiore-Einstein is the first and only New York State site for such a trial, according to officials.   U.S. drug company, Merck, recently announced that people with mild or moderate cases of COVID-19 who took molnupiravir reduced their


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Op-Ed: What to Know About COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters

By DR. DAVE A. CHOKSHI
Recently, important updates about the COVID-19 vaccine were announced – that certain people are now eligible for a “booster” dose. Since the beginning of COVID-19, our scientific understanding of the virus has constantly evolved, and many New Yorkers understandably have questions about this new development. I would like to provide the “who, why, and where” about boosters.   Who should get a booster? All three brands of booster shots are available for many New Yorkers — Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson — and “mixing and matching” of the vaccines is safe. But who is eligible for a booster depends


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UPDATE U.S. VP Kamala Harris Visits The Bronx as Immigrant New Yorkers Rally for Visa Amnesty

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
  The following is an extended version of the story that appeared in the latest print edition of the Norwood News.    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, visited the Bronx on Friday, Oct. 22, at the invitation of Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-14). The event took place at the recently opened, state-of-the-art Edenwald YMCA center in the Northeast Bronx, which falls within Bowman’s district.   The purpose of the visit was to promote the Biden administration’s “Build Back Better” agenda, and while the mood among those in attendance, inside the venue,


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UPDATE Bronx Elected Officials Hold Various Halloween Celebrations Across the Borough

By DAVID GREENE
Bronx elected officials teamed up in various groups to co-host a number of Halloween celebrations for youngsters across the borough last weekend, ahead of Election Day.   In Pelham Bay Park in the Northeast Bronx, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez (NY-14) and State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D 34) co-hosted a Halloween celebration for families in the area, which included face painting, mask decorating, candy, and socially distanced, family-friendly games.   Others contributing to the festivities included City Councilman Kevin Riley (C.D. 12) and, as reported, projected winner of the District 13 City Council race, Democratic candidate, Marjorie Velázquez, as well as community


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