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48th Precinct: Female NYPD Officer Arrested on Drug Sale, Misconduct & Other Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirm that on Monday, April 12, 2021, off-duty, New York City Police Officer, Catherine Soto, 31, was arrested in the 48th precinct.   Soto was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal sale of marijuana, official misconduct, criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana.   The 48th precinct covers which covers Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms. Fordham University’s Bronx campus is nestled in the precinct’s northern corner, Arthur Avenue runs down the center, and the Cross Bronx Expressway and Crotona Park form the southern border.   According to the NYPD’s database of public


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Update: Police Search for Missing 10-Year-Old Girl in 52nd Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has confirmed that they are searching for Michelle Martin, 10, of 2767 Morris Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx, who was reported missing on April 12 in the 52nd precinct. Michelle is described as 4 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs 80 pounds, and was last seen wearing a black coat, light blue jeans, black boots, and purple eyeglasses. She was carrying a bright pink backpack and was wearing her hair in two braids.   The incident was initially reported on the Citizen’s App on Monday, April 12, at 1.56 p.m. Police confirm that Michelle was


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Building Applications Filed for 1270 Boston Road In Morrisania, The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Building applications have been sent to the NYC Department of Buildings for an eight-story mixed-use building at 1270 Boston Road in Morrisania, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Monday, April 12.   Located between East 168th Street and East 169th Street, the interior lot is near the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Ting Zhang, under 1270 Boston Road LLC, is listed as the owner behind the applications.   The proposed 70-foot-tall development will yield 38,944 square feet, with 19,360 square feet designated for residential space, 5,476


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Update: D11 City Council Special Election: Eric Dinowitz Elected as Next City Council Member

By SÍLE MOLONEY
This article was updated as the count progressed.   After the first count of all first choice ranked votes was concluded in the District 11 City Council special election race by the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) on Sunday, April 11, Eric Dinowitz maintained and increased his lead in the race with 4,401 votes. This represents 46.05 percent of all first-choice, ranked votes. To win, a candidate requires 50 percent plus one.   Following the tallying of the total first choice, ranked ballots, which includes election day ballots, early ballots, military ballots and absentee ballots, Dinowitz picked up


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Update: D15 City Council Race: Oswald Feliz Maintains Lead as the Count Continues

Ahead of the US. Census Count, Bronx Democrats Form Club to Ensure a Proper Tally
By SÍLE MOLONEY
Oswald Feliz maintained his lead in the March 23 District 15 City Council special election, following three completed rounds of ranked choice voting counts by the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) on Sunday, April 11. However, to date, he has not reached the required 50 percent plus one share of the overall vote to declare himself the winner.   The votes tallied now include the total of voters’ ranked choice votes based on election day ballots, absentee ballots, early voting ballots and military ballots. The ranked choice process began on Sunday, April 11, and after round one, 12


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Kusama Cosmic Nature Exhibition at NYBG Sold Out for Sunday, April 11

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG)’s expansive 2021 exhibition, KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature, which features the vibrant, fun-filled, colorful work by internationally celebrated Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, is sold out for Sunday, April 11.   The exhibition is installed across the Garden’s landscape, in and around the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Building. A video of the exhibition can be viewed here. Tickets for future dates can still be booked via e-mail at  Ticketing Support or by calling (718) 817-8716 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.   KUSAMA TICKETS All visitors, including members, need advance


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Search for 81-Year-Old Missing Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Alejandrina Salgado, 81, of 799 East Gun Hill Road in the vicinity of Gun Hill Houses, who was reported missing in the 47th precinct.   It was reported to police that Salgado was last seen on Thursday April 8, 2021, at 799 East Gun Hill Road, at approximately 9.41 a.m. She is described as female, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds, Hispanic, has brown eyes and gray hair and was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweater, blue jeans, black sneakers. She had a gray foldable shopping cart with


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Two Teens Sought After 17-Year-Old Male is Shot in Abdomen

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individuals seen in the attached surveillance video regarding a non-fatal shooting/assault that occurred in the 47th precinct.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at approximately 7 p.m., inside a residential building located at 3230 Cruger Avenue, between Gun Hill Houses and the Parkside Housing Project, a 17-year-old male victim was sitting down in the rear of the building with a group. One member of the group then discharged one round and struck the victim in the abdomen and right thigh. The suspect then fled on


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Building Applications Filed for 1340 Blondell Avenue In Westchester Square, The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Building applications have been sent to the NYC Department of Buildings for a seven-story, mixed-use building at 1330 Blondell Avenue in Westchester Square, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Saturday, April 10.   Located between Fink Avenue and Ponton Avenue, the lot is near the Westchester Square-East Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Nimrud Eyal of Exact Capital Group, under the Blondell Equities LLC, is listed as the owner behind the applications. YIMBY previously reported Blondell Equities filed a rezoning proposal for a nine-story, mixed-use structure at the site.


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