Search for 37-Year-Old Missing Man in Claremont

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Chagisael Vargas-Colon, 37, of 364 East 170th Street in the Bronx, who was reported missing on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 in the 44th precinct. It was reported to police that Vargas-Colon was last seen on Friday, Feb. 26, at approximately 00.30 a.m., inside his home. He is described as male, around 5 feet, 5 inches tall, Hispanic, weighs 210 pounds, has a medium complexion, brown eyes, black hair and a beard. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black jeans and black “Jordan” sneakers. Anyone with information with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jamaal Jackson, 21, of 200 West 167 Street, in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, who was reported missing in the 44th precinct. Jackson was last seen Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at approximately 7.30 p.m. at his home. He is described as male, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall, Black, weighs approximately 155 pounds, and has brown eyes. He was last seeing wearing a gray sweat shirt, gray sweat pants, a black and gray jacket, and white and blue sneakers. A resident contacted the Norwood News and wrote, “Jamaal

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Saturday, Feb. 27, it was announced that the owner of an eight-story residential building at 2074 Walton Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, filed an application with the New York City Department of Buildings, for the construction of a new 67-unit residential building at the same address. According to YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website, which reported on the application, the building is located between East Burnside Avenue and East 181st Street, and the lot is one block from the Burnside Avenue subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Michael Hunt, under

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery for units at 2317 Cambreleng Avenue, an eight-story mixed-use development in the Belmont section of The Bronx, closes on March 2, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website, on Friday, Feb. 26. Designed by Stagg Group, the building has six remaining units available on NYC Housing Connect, the portal of New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), through which New Yorkers can find and apply for affordable housing opportunities across the five boroughs. The units are available at 120

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The owner of a four-story residential building at 1548 Jesup Avenue in the Mt Eden section of The Bronx, filed an application with the New York City Department of Buildings, for the construction of a new sixteen-unit residential building at the same address, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website announced on Friday, Feb. 26. Located between Featherbed Lane and West 170th Street, the lot is two blocks west of the Mount Eden Avenue subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Yehuda Zelik, managing agent of The Management Crew is listed as the owner behind

By DAVID GREENE

A senior citizen remains in critical condition after trying to cross a busy highway on the Indian Village / Pelham Bay border. According to an unnamed police official, the incident was reported at 12:33 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26. The police official wrote in an email to the Norwood News the following day, “Police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian struck on the Hutchinson River Parkway, northbound near Pelham Parkway.” According to the official, officers from the 45th precinct discovered a still-unidentified, 79-year-old man lying in the roadway with trauma to the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Friday, Feb. 26, Assemblyman for the 81st Assembly District, Jeffrey Dinowitz, announced that the COVID-19 vaccination site located at Walton H.S. campus in Kingsbridge Heights has been relocated to Bronx High School of Science in Jerome Park. The assemblyman said that this was done because NYC Department of Education needed to reclaim the Walton H.S. campus for middle schoolers who were able to return to the classroom this past week. “These two campuses are not very far away from each other (they are separated by Lehman College along Education Mile) and the procedure for getting a vaccine should

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Mitchell Katz, MD and president and CEO at NYC Health + Hospitals, the City’s public hospital system, announced on Friday, Feb. 26, that Cristina Contreras, executive director of NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB), located in Norwood, will be promoted to CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan based in East Harlem. It was also announced that Christopher Roker, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan in East Harlem, will serve as CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in Mott Haven. In these roles, Katz said Contreras and Roker will help lead the hospitals’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Teddy Cars, a car dealership in Nissans and Volkswagens based on Boston Road in the Bronx, is continuing its monthly commitment, which began in 2020, of awarding $20,000 to various music education programs in the Bronx, as part of the Teddy Cars Bronx Music Grant Program. This month, the recipient is Bronx House School for Performing Arts. Teddy Cars General Manager, Julio Batista, visited Bronx House in December 2019 to see the program in action, first-hand (see the video). “It’s an excellent program,” he said. “At Teddy Cars, we feel strongly about doing things to help the community and