Vendor Crackdown Continues as Confiscated Fruit is Donated to Local Shelters

By DAVID GREENE

NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY)’s vending unit has apparently stepped up its patrols together with members of the NYPD in an effort to curb illegal vending across the city.

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Man Sought for Slashing Second Man Aboard 4 Train

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 57-year-old man has been hospitalized after he was slashed aboard the 4 train in Kingsbridge Heights on Wednesday, July 3, police said.

Belmont: Police Appeal for Help Locating 74-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 74-year-old man from the Belmont section of The Bronx who is reported missing.

Allerton: 14-Year-Old Teen Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old boy who is reported missing from the Allerton section of The Bronx.

UPDATE More Primary Reaction as Mamdani Extends Lead in Democratic Mayoral Primary with 56% of Vote

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUINONES

NYC Board of Elections officials announced on Tuesday, July 1, that Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36), a Democratic socialist who attended the Bronx High School of Science, has expanded his lead (56% to 44%) in the Democratic mayoral primary after Round 3 of ranked choice voting reallocations, over Democratic top contender, Andrew Cuomo.

52nd Precinct Community Affairs Unit Hosts Several Community Events

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The 52nd Precinct has hosted a number of community events in recent months. An annual mass was celebrated on May 28 for local first responders, including members of the NYPD, FDNY and EMS at St. Philip Neri Church in Bedford Park.

Convicted Man in Murder of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz Dies in State Custody

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYS Department of Corrections & Community Supervision (DOCCS) officials said one of the convicted co-conspirators in the 2018 Belmont gang murder of 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, an NYPD Explorer, died in State custody on Friday, June 27.

UPDATE Wakefield: Arrest Made after Woman Found Fatally Stabbed Inside Apt

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have launched a murder investigation after a 40-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed inside a Wakefield home on Saturday night, June 28.

UPDATE Norwood: Local Pediatric ER Nurse Jarrett Murphy Participates in Fast for Gaza, Urges End to Blockade

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood resident, Jarrett Murphy, a pediatric ER nurse who is also the former editor of City Limits publication, is participating in the The Veterans for Peace / FOSNA, 40-day solidarity fast for Gaza, which ends Monday, June 30.