Forest Houses: Search for Missing 69-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating José Andujar, 69, of 950 Union Avenue in the vicinity of Forest Houses in the Bronx, who was reported missing on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in the 42nd precinct. Andujar was last seen on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at around noon leaving his home. He is described as being 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, has a medium build, a light complexion, gray hair and a gray beard. He was last seen wearing a gray hat, a dark blue jacket, dark blue pants, and black

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following story is an extended version of the one published in our latest print edition. Marcos Sierra’s lived experience is unique compared to his fellow candidates in the 11th City Council District race. As a front-line healthcare worker, a survivor of gun violence, and a dad guiding his daughter through the trials and tribulations of remote learning, he said all these factors have helped shape his political outlook. If elected to the now, vacant 11th District seat, following the resignation of former Councilman Andrew Cohen on Dec. 31 to take up a Supreme Court judgeship in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating two sisters, Leah Moreno, 12, and Yasmin, 17, both of 1215 Grand Concourse in the Concourse section of the Bronx, who were reported missing on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in the 44th precinct. Leah and Yasmin Moreno were last seen leaving their home at 1215 Grand Concourse on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at approximately 9 a.m. Leah is described as being around 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, has a thin build, medium complexion and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the fact that former Councilman Andrew Cohen has stepped down from the City Council since Dec. 31, 2020, to take up a judgeship on the Supreme Court based in the Bronx, ahead of the end of his last term in the City Council, and that a special election to find his replacement will not be held until March 23, 2021. We asked readers in District 11 if they feel they will be properly represented until such time as a replacement is elected. “The majority of people in government are driven

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, at around 8.39 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been stabbed at 2802 Olinville Avenue, in Allerton section of the Bronx, in the 49th precinct. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 56-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with a stab wound to the chest. The aided man was transported by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi where he was pronounced deceased. There were initially no arrests, and the investigation was ongoing. The deceased was later identified as David Pabon, 56, of Arnow Avenue in the Bronx. On Jan. 8,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Journey Lyles, 11, of 545 St. Paul’s Place, Apt. 4C in Morrisania, reported missing in the 42nd precinct. Journey was last seen in her home 545 on Tuesday Jan. 5, 2020 at 12.30 in the afternoon. She is described as a female, Black, 4 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, has brown eyes, black hair and was last seen wearing a red jacket with a fur hood and black boots. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 at approximately 00.15 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been stabbed at the corner of Boynton Avenue and Westchester Avenue, in the 43rd precinct. Upon arrival, responding officers discovered an unidentified man lying on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive, with multiple stab wounds to his body. EMS also responded to the location and transported the victim to Westchester Square Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Last month, on Dec. 30, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) announced they were soliciting submissions from companies which could come up with alternative ways of helping renters in City and HDC-sponsored affordable housing to pay their required security deposits when signing a lease. The Security Deposit Alternatives RFEI program identifies eligible companies that could potentially offer alternate solutions to the traditional, lump-sum deposit requirement which plagues many low and medium-income renters. The program is part of the City’s broader plan to create alternate ways