Kingsbridge Heights: Woman Robbed Aboard Train While Sleeping

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge Heights. Police said that on Saturday, May 6, at around 4 a.m., a 27-year-old female victim was onboard a northbound 4 subway approaching the East Kingsbridge Road station, when two people stole her handbag from her lap while she was sleeping. Police said, “Property stolen included the victim’s handbag, which contained a cellphone, wallet, credit cards, personal ID and other personal items.” They added, “The two individuals

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Cops said they have made an arrest in the homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man in Kingsbridge Heights in May.

Bedford Park: Three Sought in Robbery of 65-Year-Old Woman

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who department officials said are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park. Police said that on Sunday, May 14, at around 10.45 a.m., the victim, a 65-year-old woman, was walking in front of 2955 Decatur Avenue when she was approached by three unknown people. “The individuals snatched the victim’s purse causing her to fall to the ground,” a police spokesperson said. “The purse contained $101 and credit cards.” Police said the group fled northbound on Decatur Avenue. They

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Bronx nurses were honored and celebrated for their dedication and service during Nurses Week 2023. At NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, nurses were showered with various honors to mark the occasion. Assembly Member John Zaccaro Jr. (A.D. 80), a Democrat, visited Jacobi Medical Center, part of the City’s public hospital system, on Friday, May 15, and presented a proclamation to the nursing staff there in recognition of Nurses Week, which celebrates nurses across the country for all they do. The proclamation was in honor of “the dedicated nursing staff at Jacobi,” according to NYC Health + Hospitals officials. Nurses

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NYC Department of Records & Information Services has been hosting a Humanities New York Listening and Discussion program on their podcast series Amended during the month of May and there are two sessions left. The department is inviting New Yorkers to listen in and add their voices to the discussion to co-create what is described as a more holistic picture of the fight for equality for all women and women-identified beings, guided by scholar Gunja SenGupta. They encourage participants to end the month on an empowered note, and join the conversation surrounding the complexities of women’s suffrage. They

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Officials from The Fire Department of New York said 10 people were transported to hospital following a motor vehicle collision on Monday afternoon in Baychester, south of Co-op City, and one further person was also injured but not hospitalized. The incident was reported at 3.18 p.m. at Einstein Loop North and Hutchinson River Parkway East on Monday, May 15, and involved four separate vehicles. An NYPD spokeswoman said an 80-year-old man was driving a jeep traveling northbound on Hutchinson River Parkway when he collided at the intersection with a yellow school bus, driven by a 72-year-old woman.

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Four people were injured following a burn-related incident at 739 East Gun Hill Road, the site of a new building under construction, on Monday morning, May 15, FDNY officials said. All hands were asked to respond to the location at 8.38 a.m. on Monday. An FDNY spokesperson told Norwood News, “It was not a fire. It was a work-place related incident.” He explained that the department initially received a call regarding a fire at the location but it later transpired that it was a work-place related incident, saying there was some type of “ignition” that caused burns but that

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State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined his colleagues in the senate majority to vote for the 10 bills approving the 2023-2024 New York State Budget of $229 billion before Gov. Kathy Hochul finally signed the overdue budget into law on May 3. Rivera, who represents much of the northwest Bronx including Norwood, voted in favor of all bills, which covered the following areas: aid to localities; debt service; revenue; capital projects; State operations; legislature and judiciary; transportation; economic development and environmental conservation (TEDE); public protection and general government (PPGG); education, labor, and family assistance (ELFA); and health and mental hygiene

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All hands were called on Sunday afternoon, May 14, to respond to a fire on the third floor of a multiple dwelling located at 3003 Olinville Avenue in the Olinville section of the borough, just north of Parkside Housing Project. An FDNY spokesperson told Norwood News that the department received the call at 2.34 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. “Members were able to determine that the fire was located in the multiple dwelling [at 3003 Olinville Avenue],” the spokesperson said. According to the FDNY, 12 units comprising 60 firefighters were deployed in response to the fire, which officials said was