Children’s Hospital Sees Last Adult COVID-19 Patient Under Emergency Measures

By Síle Moloney

When COVID-19 cases at Montefiore Health System grew from two to almost 700 in the space of just two weeks in March 2020, those on the front lines of the pandemic knew dramatic changes to regular operations lay ahead. As the reality of the crisis set in, the New York State health department instructed every hospital in the state to double capacity to meet the surge. The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) looked to its inpatient pediatric unit on the building’s eighth floor, and in a short amount of time, transformed it into a 40-bed unit that would become

By SILE MOLONEY

FDNY responded to an alert of smoke exiting the windows of Apt. 10A at 140 W. 174th Street, a 14-story, high-rise, multiple dwelling in Morris Heights at 11:40 a.m. on May 11. Twenty units and 78 members of FDNY were deployed to the scene. One victim was transferred to St. Barnabas Hospital. The fire was brought under control by 12:25 p.m., and the cause is currently under investigation. Norwood News is following up with FDNY on the cause of the fire.

Morris Heights: Police Respond to Call About An Emotionally Disturbed Person

By Síle Moloney

Emergency services responded to a 911 call at around 12:13 p.m. on May, 11 at 1876 Cedar Ave in the Bronx about an emotionally disturbed person. A 32-year-old male was later taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital for evaluation.

Kingsbridge Fire

By Síle Moloney

FDNY confirm that a dual fire alarm was raised on Friday, May 8, at 1:08 a.m., at a six-story building at 2840 Sedgwick Ave. Twenty-five fire units and 106 FDNY members deployed to the scene. One firefighter incurred a minor injury and was transported to New York-Presbyterian hospital. The fire was brought under control at 2:24 a.m., and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Norwood News is following up with the FDNY on the cause of the fire.

Mott Haven: Woman’s Hair Set On Fire

By Síle Moloney

At approximately 1:38 a.m. this morning, May 11, police confirm that an adult female was engaged in a dispute with two other adult females in Mott Haven. One of the two females placed a lit cigarette on the hair of the female victim, before fleeing the location on foot. The female victim was not injured and refused any medical attention at the scene. The investigation remains ongoing. The incident location was the vicinity of 2640 3rd Avenue, Bronx. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The

By David Greene

A few dozen staff members at one local Bronx hospital took a few minutes out of from their busy day on May 8 to applaud their collective efforts in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, as they said goodbye to the hospital’s thousandth patient to have recovered from the virus. Bronxite, Maximo Gonzalez, 56, originally from the Dominican Republic, was discharged on Friday from the Jack D. Weiler Hospital at the Einstein campus of Montefiore Medical Center in the Morris Park area of the Bronx, after being admitted with suspected COVID-19 two days earlier. Gonzalez got the red carpet treatment

Starting Monday, the Bronx will no longer be the only borough in New York City without a kosher food distribution site as part of the City’s Get Food program. After weeks of advocacy from Bronx elected officials, the City has agreed to distribute free kosher grab-and-go meals at P.S. 24 in the the borough starting Monday, May 11, opening the City’s prevailing meal distribution program to observant residents in the borough for the first time since the program’s launch. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Council Member Andrew Cohen had been advocating for kosher food offerings in the Northwest Bronx to

By Síle Moloney

On May 5, Mayor Bill de Blasio warned New Yorkers on Twitter that if their children were experiencing persistent fever, rash, abdominal pain or vomiting, to call a doctor right away. The previous day, City health officials had issued a bulletin to New York City health care providers instructing them to immediately report any patients under 21 who displayed these symptoms. In the bulletin, the officials also wrote that 15 patients aged between two and 15 years of age had been hospitalized in the City between Apr. 17 and May 1 with an illness possibly linked to COVID-19. “We

New York State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Bronx Community Board 7 will be providing free hot meals today, May, 8, 2020 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the northbound corner of 199th Street and Grand Concourse. Contact Ischia Bravo, District Manager for questions. Bronx Community Board 7 ibravo@cb.nyc.gov 646-330-3599