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Update: District 15 City Council June Primary Race: Elisa Crespo Drops Out

By SÍLE MOLONEY
With the results of the March 23, District 15 (and District 11) City Council special election still not yet known, and as candidates gear up for the June City Council primaries, District 15 candidate, Elisa Crespo, announced on Tuesday, April 6, that she will not be running in June. Crespo issued a statement on Twitter announcing her decision but did not give any specific reason for not running again.   As reported by Norwood News, Crespo, an education liaison to the Bronx borough president whose candidacy we previously profiled, won 15.08 percent of the vote in the special election, based


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Update: Bronx Man Charged with Stabbing his 6-Year-old Quadriplegic Son & Assaulting Teen Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, April 6, that a Bronx man has been charged with stabbing his 6-year-old quadriplegic son, with assaulting a 16-year-old girl, and with keeping them both hostage in his apartment.   The defendant, Tyree Scott, 29, of Rogers Place, in the vicinity of the Longwood section of The Bronx, was arraigned on charges of attempted murder in the second degree, first-degree assault, three counts of second-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree unlawful imprisonment, third-degree assault and two-counts of endangering the welfare of a child before Bronx Supreme Court justice


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Update: Children’s Services Social Worker Arrested in The Bronx for Possession of Fire Arm

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 5.59 a.m., an off-duty, New York City employee was arrested and charged in the 45th precinct, which covers Co-op City and City Island in The Bronx. Crystal Soto, 31, a New York City social worker in the Administration for Children’s Services was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of a firearm.   Her name does not appear on the ACS website. Norwood News has reached out to the Bronx District Attorney’s office, the NYPD and to the City administration


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Beloved Head Nurse Who Died from COVID-19 in the Line of Duty Honored One Year Later

By DAVID GREENE & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
One year on from a previously unimaginable pandemic that, so far, has taken the lives of three million people worldwide, a dozen or so nurses and hospital staff gathered at Jacobi Medical Center in the Morris Park section of The Bronx, to honor the late RN Freda Ocran who, it is understood, was the first nurse based at a New York City public hospital to have died in the line of duty from COVID-19.   On Sunday, March 28, hospital staff joined family members and elected officials to remember Freda on the first anniversary of her passing, and to honor


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Espaillat Calls on District 13 High School Students to Enter Congressional Art Competition

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who represents New York’s 13th congressional district (NY-13), released a statement on Thursday, March 4, to encourage high school students throughout New York’s 13th congressional district to submit entries to this year’s Congressional Art Competition.   The national contest is open to high school students from around the district to showcase their artistic talents and provides an opportunity for students to display their winning art in the United States Capitol for up to one year.   Espaillat serves as a national co-host of this year’s art competition, which is open to high school students from around the nation. The


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Stop & Shop Launches Second Pick-up Location in the Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The supermarket chain, Stop & Shop, is expanding its reach in the Bronx, announcing a new pick-up location in Crotona at 961 East 174th Street on Tuesday, March 30. The new Crotona store joins the first Bronx Stop & Shop store at Castle City, located at 1720 Eastchester Rd., which opened in January, as reported by Norwood News.   The store concept brings a certain level of comfort to both the public and employees in terms of its novel approach to shopping by minimizing contact with crowds.   Customers can order their groceries online, schedule a pick-up time at the store,


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Pelham Gardens: New Building Applications for 2570-2576 Young Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Building applications have been sent to the NYC Department of Buildings for four, three-story residential buildings at 2570-2576 Young Avenue in Pelham Gardens, The Bronx. as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Saturday, April 3.   Located between Allerton Avenue and Mace Avenue, the adjacent lots are within walking distance of the Pelham Parkway subway station, serviced by the 5 train. Saman Rabbanifar under the Young Avenue Development LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.   The proposed 30-foot-tall developments will yield between 3,759 and 4,749 square feet, with 2,835 to 3,562 square


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Fordham Manor: Man Found on Sidewalk Shot in Back

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD confirm that on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 2.48 a.m. in front of 2661 Briggs Avenue in Fordham Manor, a man was found lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his back.   He was later removed to St Barnabas Hospital at an unknown time.   Norwood News reached out to FDNY/EMS for more information on the timing of the transportation of the victim to hospital. We were only informed that 2:51 a.m. was the time the call was received in their system.   There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing.


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