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Two Bronx Men Arrested for Multiple Kidnappings, Carjackings & Robberies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Two Bronx men, Diante Fernandes and Mark Francis, have been arrested in connection with a series of recent carjackings in The Bronx and Yonkers, New York. Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York shared the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 28, adding that that the two appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy on Wednesday and were ordered detained in custody. According to the allegations in the complaint, and statements made in court, between Sept. 26 and 27, the defendants, Fernandes and Francis, allegedly carjacked, robbed, and kidnapped multiple victims in The Bronx and Yonkers.


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NYS Department of Labor Secures Over $191K in Unpaid Wages for 93 Employees

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it has recovered over $191,000 in unpaid wages for 93 employees working at the Buffalo-based company, Magellan Technology/Demand Vape. DOL’s division of labor standards found the employees had been shorted pay owed to them under the State’s “spread of hours law” for service workers, according to the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 28.   Typically, an underpayment occurs when minimum wage workers work more than 10 hours, and there is a break longer than 4 hours between shifts. Employers are required to pay one additional hour per day at minimum


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UPDATE Gibson Cites Potential Concerns with Orchard Beach Asylum Seeker Relief Center Proposed by Adams Administration

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson has cited potential concerns envisaged with locating an asylum seeker relief center at Orchard Beach in the Northeast Bronx, such as potential flooding and lack of adequate transportation connectivity. The Adams administration included the center as a target location proposed to house asylum seekers during an announcement made last Thursday, Sept. 22. Other center openings in other locations are also planned.   City officials announced last week that humanitarian emergency response and relief centers to support hundreds of asylum seekers arriving in New York City each day from Texas and other border states would be


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UPDATE Williamsbridge: Three Sought following “Reckless Endangerment” Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officers from the NYPD’s 49th Precinct are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the three people seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a “reckless endangerment” incident (multiple shooting) that occurred in the confines of the 49th Precinct.   It was reported to police that on Monday, Sept. 19, at approximately 11.20 p.m., in front of 2825 Olinville Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, three people were involved in a multiple shooting directed at another group. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident.   “Reckless endangerment” is


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UPDATE Norwood: 44-Year-Old Man Found Unconscious & Deceased

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 44-year-old man has been found deceased in the Norwood section of The Bronx.   On Monday, Sept. 26, at around 10.22 p.m., police from the 52nd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious man inside 16 East 208th Street.   “Upon arrival, police observed a 44-year-old male who was unconscious and unresponsive,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “EMS responded and pronounced the male deceased at the scene. The medical examiner [is] to determine the cause of death.”   The deceased has been identified as Adam Perez of Bainbridge Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx.   When


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UPDATE Judge Finds Jose Gonzalez Fit to Stand Trial for Alleged Killing of EMT, Yadira Arroyo

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney, Darcel D. Clark, announced on Wednesday, Sept. 21, that Jose Gonzalez has been found fit to stand trial for the alleged murder of EMT, Yadira Arroyo. Gonzalez, as reported, had been found unfit for trial on May 26, 2022, to the dismay of Arroyo’s family.   In a statement referring to the latest update on the case, Clark said, “When Jose Gonzalez was deemed unfit for trial, we said this was by no means the end of this prosecution. Now, approximately four months later, health professionals at Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center have determined him to be no


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Mt. Hope: Two Sought following Robbery of 64-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The two men seen in the attached photo are sought for questioning by the NYPD in connection to a robbery that occurred in the vicinity of Mt. Hope. Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the two individuals or the vehicle.   It was reported to police in the 46th Precinct that on Saturday, Sept. 17, at around 1.15 p.m. a 64-year-old male victim was walking at the location in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and Monroe Avenue, when the two unidentified men who were riding on a motorized scooter dismounted and approached him.   They allegedly stole his


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UPDATE Bridge, Street Closures & General Transportation Updates for The Bronx from Sept 24 through 2024

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx and Manhattan from Sept. 24  through 2024. East 153rd Street between 3rd Avenue and Bergen Avenue: This street will be fully closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Oct. 16 for concrete pours and material deliveries. East 216th Street between White Plains Road and Barnes Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sept. 29 to facilitate crane operation. Dash Place between Bend and West 242nd Street: This street


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Saudi-Sponsored Women’s Golf Tournament at Trump Golf Links

By DAVID GREENE
With a recently released U.S. government report implicating some individuals in the Saudi Arabian government in having assisted the 9/11 hijackers, this week we asked readers for their thoughts on Trump Golf Links, located in Ferry Point Park in Throggs Neck, hosting a Saudi-sponsored, women’s golf tournament next month in The Bronx. Listed sponsor, Aramco [officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company] is a Saudi Arabian public petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran.   “It’s so funny you mention that because I was just watching something on that. What took place was really different because what went down was


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