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Country’s Largest “Passive House” High-Rise to Debut at 425 Grand Concourse, Mott Haven

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Bronx will soon be home to the country’s largest “passive house” high-rise development at 425 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven that will create 277 units of affordable housing. According to various real estate websites, a passive house is a highly energy efficient building standard used in specific buildings to make them energy efficient but also comfortable, affordable and ecological.   Passive house is not a brand name, according to construction and real estate industry professionals, but a construction concept that can be applied by anyone and which has, reportedly, stood the test of practice. More information on the history


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Fordham Manor: 59-Year-Old Man Found Dead in Residential Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police are investigating an incident in Fordham Manor following the discovery of a dead man in a residential building.   On Sunday, July 18, at approximately 6.35 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a report of an unconscious man on the fifth floor of 2608 Creston Avenue in Fordham Manor, in the 52nd precinct.   Upon arrival, officers observed a 59-year-old man lying on the fifth floor hallway, unconscious and unresponsive with no obvious signs of trauma observed. EMS responded to the location and pronounced the aided man deceased at the scene. The Medical Examiner will determine the


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UPDATE Norwood: Missing 17-Year-Old Girl Found in Good Health

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirmed on Friday morning, July 23, that a previously reported missing 17-year-old girl from Norwood has been found “in good health and condition.”   The New York City Police Department had asked for the public’s assistance in locating the 17-year-old girl who had been reported missing on Sunday, July 18, in Norwood in the 52nd precinct.   Prior to being found, Kelis Williams, 17, of 30 East 208th Street, Apt 1G, in the Norwood section of the Bronx had last been seen at her home at 4 a.m. on Thursday, July 15. Kelis was described as female, 5 feet,


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Schumer Hails New Child Tax Credit Plan, Citing Benefits Over a Child’s Lifetime

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Following the passage of the broader American Rescue Plan earlier this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has heralded the recent Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion which ensures payments of up to $300 per child will automatically go out to families across New York State, each month. The program took effect on Friday, July 16 and Schumer said the plan will impact over 86 percent of New York children.   “Help is here for families across New York in the form of enhanced Child Tax Credits that puts more money in families’ pockets to recover from COVID, while


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Mott Haven: Search for Missing 14-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl reported missing in Mott Haven in the 40th precinct.   It was reported to police that Darianny Grullon, 14, of 640 East 137th Street, Apt. 2E, in the Mott Haven section of the borough was last seen at her home at approximately 7 p.m., on Thursday, July 15.   She is described as female, 14 years old, Hispanic, light skinned, is approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 150 pounds. She was last seen wearing a red baseball hat, a maroon t-shirt, maroon sweat pants, and


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Bronx Fashion Week Model Casting Call for September Fashion Show

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Fashion Week (BxFW) organizers are planning their next fashion show, scheduled to take place on Sept. 18. In preparation for the show, organizers are holding a casting call for models on July 31.   According to its website, Bronx Fashion Week hosts some of the leading fashion events in the country by encouraging and empowering people through fashion. Since its inception in 2013, the organization has been dedicated to “cultivating the success of both established and emerging designers, as well as other talented individuals by advancing diversity and inclusivity within the fashion industry.”   Having had to cancel the


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Music, Fun & Politics Merged at the 20th Annual Morrison Avenue Festival in Soundview

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES, SHANIA DEGROOT & SÍLE MOLONEY
  The 20th annual Morrison Avenue Festival returned with gusto to the Soundview section of The Bronx on Saturday, June 12, having been cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   District 18 City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr., along with H.O.G.A.R., (Housing Options and Geriatric Association Resources, Inc.) Bronx County Expo Association, and Freddy Perez Jr. of FPJ Amusements and Entertainment Services Inc. hosted the popular event which, though well attended, saw smaller crowds than the original 5,000 expected for a joy-filled day of music, dancing, fun, as well as a bit of political rallying thrown in for good


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Van Nest: Search for Group following Armed Robbery of Store

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying five individuals seen in the attached video who are wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Van Nest vicinity, in the 49th precinct.   On Friday, July 9, at approximately 10.55 a.m., the suspects entered Falcon Smoke Shop, located at 768 Morris Park Avenue, and displayed a firearm. They proceeded to remove approximately $800 in cash from the register before fleeing the location. Video is attached.   On July 20, NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea spoke on NY1 about the different approaches currently being discussed, including


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UPDATE Van Cortlandt Park/Kingsbridge: Search for Man Wanted in Connection with Two Home Robberies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached video who is wanted for questioning in connection with two robberies that occurred in the Northwest Bronx, in the 50th precinct.   On Friday, July 16, at approximately 10.15 a.m., the suspect knocked on the door of an 89-year-old man’s apartment in the vicinity of Van Cortlandt Park. When the victim answered, the suspect forced his way inside and removed jewelry from his bedroom, as well as his bicycle.   On the same day, at approximately 1 p.m., the suspect knocked on the door


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