Elections 2023: Voters in City Council Districts Where There is No Primary Should Still Vote in the Bronx DA’s Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Resident, Helen Krim, has contacted Norwood News to raise an urgent voting issue which she believes may mislead voters of City Council District 11. Krim wrote, “I received a publication from NYCVotes.org. The about page states, ‘NYC Votes is an initiative of the New York City Campaign Finance Board, the independent city agency that ensures local elections are fair, inclusive, and open’.” Krim continued, “Page 14 of that publication announces, ‘There is no Primary Election in City Council District 11’.” She added, “This is not true. There is a very important primary election for the Bronx District Attorney

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached photo who department officials say is sought in connection with the theft of a vehicle in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, and later an assault on two police officers in the Van Nest section. Police said that on Wednesday, June 7, at around 7.45 p.m., in front of 1854 Cedar Avenue, a 46-year-old male victim was inside his vehicle, a black Audi Q5, when he was approached by two women. Police said that as they approached, the man exited his car. They

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached photo who department officials say is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor. Police said that on Tuesday, June 13, at approximately 4.41 p.m., three people approached a business located at 2441 Jerome Avenue. They said one member of the group remained at the door as a lookout, while the other two entered the business. “Once inside, one of the individuals displayed a firearm at a 31-year-old male employee while demanding property,” a police spokesperson said. “The individuals then

By DAVID GREENE

Several hundred public school teachers and NYC Department of Education (DOE) employees gathered in Parkchester on May 24, as other school employees assembled at similar rallies across the City the same day, to demand a new employment contract with the City, a salary increase, less bureaucracy and smaller class sizes. The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) union held rallies in all five boroughs as Bronx teachers and staff gathered at Virginia Park, located between the Cross Bronx Service Road and Westchester Avenue. “Lisa,” a School District 8 special education teacher, told Norwood News, “We’ve been without a contract since the last school year if I’m not mistaken. We’re looking for better pay,

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photos who they say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge Heights. Police said that on Monday, June 5, at approximately 3.18 p.m., the victim, an 18-year-old woman, was walking in the vicinity of East Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse when she was approached by a person unknown to her. The person stole the victim’s necklace and was last seen heading westbound on East 192nd Street on foot, police said. They added that the victim was not injured as

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A 33-year-old man has died following a fatal road accident in the Olinville section of The Bronx, police said. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Friday, June 16, at around 11.09 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision at East 217th Street and White Plains Road, within the confines of the 47th Precinct. The spokesperson said that a preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was driving a 2017 Honda motorcycle traveling southbound on White Plains Road at East 217th Street when it collided with an elevated subway pillar and was ejected onto the roadway.

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A 60-year-old man has survived a shooting with minor injuries on Saturday, June 17, in the Laconia section of the East Bronx. A police spokesperson said the shooting occurred at around 8.30 p.m. at 1255 Adee Avenue. He said the victim incurred graze wounds to the hand. “He refused medical attention at the scene by EMS,” the spokesperson said. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

An 18-year-old male youth has been arrested following the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man on Saturday, June 17, in the Laconia section of the East Bronx, police said. A police spokesperson said at around 4.40 p.m., officers responded to reports of a male shot at 1219 Adee Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 22-year-old male shot in the chest. EMS responded and removed the male to NYC Health & Hospitals/ Jacobi where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. The deceased has been identified as Miguel Molina of Adee Avenue in Laconia.

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

State committeewoman for Assembly District 78, Rachel Bradshaw, Fordham Hill Co-op board secretary, and candidate in the upcoming Democratic City Council primary election for District 14, joined a group of supporters on Saturday, May 27, as she took her campaign to unseat the incumbent, Council Member Pierina Sanchez who has held the seat since 2022, to the streets of Fordham Manor. District 14 broadly encompasses some or all of the neighborhoods of Kingsbridge Heights, Fordham Manor, Fordham Heights, Bedford Park, University Heights, Mt. Hope and Morris Heights. It is bordered to the south by the Cross Bronx Expressway.