Search for 63-Year-Old Missing Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Gregory Padron, 63, of 1710 Vyse Avenue, located in the vicinity of Charlotte Gardens, south of the Cross Bronx Expressway, who was reported missing in the 42nd precinct. It was reported to police that Padron was last seen on Thursday July 21, at 5.10 p.m. at Vyse Avenue, at approximately 1 p.m. He is described as male, Hispanic, 6 feet tall, weighs 200 pounds, has brown eyes and black hair and was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information with regard to this missing person is

By SARAH HUFFMAN & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

The first, public edible garden in Norwood sits at one end of the Williamsbridge Oval park on Reservoir Oval East, next to the historic Keeper’s House. For Zoë Arcidiacono, a volunteer coordinator with Friends of Mosholu Parkland (FOMP), the garden became a haven during the COVID-19 pandemic, and she felt nurtured by the atmosphere which FOMP created around it. “I was volunteering a little before the pandemic, but I got laid off and this group has taught me so much,” Arcidiacono told Norwood News. “I moved to the Bronx four years ago. Before that, I was in Queens, and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on Tuesday, July 20, that there was one top-prize winning ticket sold for the July 19 TAKE 5 drawing. The ticket, worth $53,784.50, was purchased at 3N Convenience Inc, located at 950 Allerton Avenue in The Bronx. The five winning numbers for the TAKE 5 game are drawn from a field of one to 39. Prizes are paid on a pari-mutuel basis, a form of betting in which those backing the first three places divide the losers’ stakes (less the operator’s commission). The TAKE 5 drawing is televised every day at 10:30 p.m. A lottery draw game prize of

By JEFFREY JACOMOWITZ

The ever so popular Clarence Duncan from the South Bronx turned 101 on July 9, happily celebrating yet another birthday milestone surrounded by his family at the Beth Abraham Center, in Allerton. Mr. Duncan arrived at the large 448-bed nursing and rehabilitation center just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York City on March 27, 2020. Like so many other seniors, Mr. Duncan was unable to be around his family amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic while visitor restrictions were in force at care homes. Once families were, once again, able to intermingle with their loved ones and mark

By DAVID GREENE

Days after being called on by Brooklyn Borough President and Democratic mayoral nominee, Eric Adams, to visit the Bronx after a series of recent murders, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stood with surviving family members, and joined Adams, Councilmember Vanessa Gibson and anti-violence advocates in demanding an end to the violence. The last minute “Stop the Violence” vigil was added to the mayor’s calendar late on Saturday, July 17, when he joined members of Bronx Connect / Release The Grip and Guns Down Life Up on College Avenue in Morrisania, across the street from where Billy Wynn,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the Bronx on Wednesday, July 21, to deliver remarks alongside the City’s Department of Education (DOE) schools chancellor, Meisha Porter, at the groundbreaking of a new lab wing at the Bronx High School of Science in Jerome Park, which will be called the “Stanley Manne ‘52 Science Institute.” The new lab is understood to be funded by investments from Bronx High School of Science alum, Stanley Manne, with support by a number of other entities. Speaking at Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony, which was also attended by District 11 Councilman Eric Dinowitz, Assemblyman

COVID-19 Updates Restrictions COVID-19 restrictions are now lifted, as 70% of adults have received their first dose of the vaccine. New York State’s health guidance and industry specific guidelines are now optional across commercial and social settings. Effective May 19, New York State has adopted the CDC’s Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People for most businesses and public settings. See more information here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html. See New York’s guidance for implementing the new CDC recommendations on https://forward.ny.gov/. Front Line Healthcare Workers Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this week that more than 40,000 workers in city-run hospitals and health clinics

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have confirmed that a 4-year-old boy has fallen from a balcony at 1500 Noble Avenue in Van Nest on Saturday afternoon, July 24, and remains in a critical condition. The incident is reported to have occurred at around 2.25 p.m. on Saturday. EMS responded and transported the child to Jacobi Hospital. An NYPD spokesperson said the child was standing on the balcony of the 10th floor of the building, climbed over the balcony and fell down ten stories. He sustained severe trauma to his body. Police said an adult male was present inside the apartment at the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Labor announced on July 1 that Finishing Trades Institute of New York will conduct a recruitment drive from August 24 through September 7, 2021 for 50 painter, decorator, and paperhanger apprentices. Applications can be obtained, in person only, from Finishing Trades Institute of New York, 45-15 36th Street, Long Island City, NY, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the recruitment period. This is a limited-application recruitment drive. Only 500 applications will be distributed, on a first-come, first-served basis, and the recruitment will be offered for 10 business days