UPDATE University Heights: Non-Fatal Fire at 2316 Loring Place, One Transported to Jacobi Medical Center

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FDNY officials said a fire broke out at 2316 Loring Place in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, with one person being transported to a local area hospital following the incident. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. FDNY officials said a fire broke out in the University Heights section of the Bronx at the weekend, with one person being transported to hospital as a result of the incident. An FDNY spokesperson said they received a call at 4.37 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, regarding a fire on the 3rd floor of a building

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Firefighters respond to a fire at 2179 Valentine Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. The FDNY said two fires broke out on Valentine Avenue in The Bronx over the weekend, both on the same day but hours apart. The FDNY responded to a call regarding a blaze on the 5th floor of a 16-story, residential multiple dwelling, located at 2000 Valentine Avenue in Mt. Hope at 10.57 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. FDNY officials said 25 units comprising 78 firefighters and EMS personnel responded

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A 29-year-old was stabbed in Bedford Park over the weekend, police said. He remains in stable condition. On Saturday, Dec. 3, at around 2.25 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in the vicinity of Valentine Avenue and East 198th Street. Upon arrival officers were informed an unidentified person entered a home and stabbed a 29-year-old man after a physical altercation. “The subject fled the location to parts unknown,” police said. “EMS transported the victim St. Barnabas Medical Center in stable condition. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing,” police added. As

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The NYPD said a group of people displayed guns in the midst of “commotion,” classified as a reckless endangerment incident in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx. On Saturday, Dec. 3, at around 5.50 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding the incident in in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and East 199th Street. “Upon arrival, officers were informed there was a commotion with a group of individuals, and three individuals displayed firearms,” a police spokesperson said. “There are no reported injuries as a result of this incident,” the spokesperson added. There are no arrests and

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THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached video and photo who are sought for questioning in connection to the fatal shooting on Nov. 30, 2022 in Fordham Heights of 14-year-old Prince Shabazz, of East Tremont in Mt. Hope. Video courtesy of the NYPD NYPD officials said they have made an arrest in the case of the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Prince Shabazz in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx in late November. Police said on Wednesday, Dec. 28, that an unnamed 17-year-old girl has been arrested in

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A 39-year old man has been hospitalized following an auto-theft and police-involved shooting in the Mt Hope section of The Bronx, police said. NYPD Chief of Department, Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, Chief John Chell, chief of patrol, and other senior officials from Patrol Borough Manhattan North, Patrol Borough Bronx and the 44th Precinct, gave a press conference in the early hours of Sunday morning, Dec. 4, to share details of the incident. Chell said, “At approximately, 11.45 p.m. this evening, we have members of the 30 precinct responding to a vehicle that was being broken into]. Call came in through 911.

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Following an early morning, Nov. 24th, residential fire in which two people died at 1730 Harrison Avenue in Morris Heights, the FDNY is encouraging the public to check out their fire safety tips, while a GoFundMe page has been set-up to support the victims of the tragedy. The FDNY reported on social media that the department called on all hands to respond to a multiple dwelling at 1730 Harrison Avenue at around 5.33 a.m. on Nov. 24. They later reported, again on social media, that the fire was under control at around 6.20 a.m. When contacted by Norwood

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Assembly Member Patricia Fahy (A.D. 109) released a statement on Friday, Dec. 2, following news that a lawsuit has been filed, challenging a New York State law, requiring social media networks to provide and maintain mechanisms for reporting hateful conduct on their platforms and to disclose how they respond to such reports. State law, A.7583-A, which took effect Friday, Dec. 3, was sponsored last year by Fahy, who represents parts of upstate New York, including Albany, and State Sen. Anna Kaplan (A.D. 7), who represents parts of Nassau County. The law was part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s gun reform package,

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The NYPD released video footage and a photo of a suspect sought in connection to the shooting that occurred in the Allerton section of The Bronx on Nov. 22, 2022, during which a gas station employee was shot in the head at close range. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD and the Philadelphia Police Department are asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection to an attempted murder of a Philadelphia parking authority officer. They also believe the same person may be responsible for another recent, non-fatal shooting in

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UPDATE University Heights: Non-Fatal Fire at 2316 Loring Place, One Transported to Jacobi Medical Center

UPDATE Fordham Heights/Mt Hope: Two Large Fires reported on Valentine Avenue on Dec. 3, No Injuries Reported

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Bedford Park: Police Investigate “Commotion” among Group of Armed Individuals

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