Bedford Park: Man Sought for Attempted Robbery, Shoots at Store Employee amid Struggle

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection to an attempted robbery and assault that occurred inside a Bedford Park store on Saturday.

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Two People Injured & Five Cats Die in Residential Fire on Bailey Avenue & West 230th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two people were injured and five cats died in a residential fire that broke out on the second floor of a 6-story building (100 x 50) located on the corner of Bailey Avenue and West 230th Street in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx on Friday night.

Applications Open for Small Businesses for $200,000 in Grants Offered by Oyate Group, Grubhub & Latino Restauranteurs

By SÍLE MOLONEY

In an effort to support New York City Latino, Black, Asian American and Pacific Islander restaurateurs across The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Westchester County (Mt. Vernon and Yonkers), a group of food-related organizations has joined forces to launch the Rising Restaurateur initiative, a $200,000 microgrant program.

Marble Hill: Delivery Worker Assaulted, Had Bike Robbed on Bailey Avenue

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for five individuals who police say robbed a delivery driver of his bicycle in the Marble Hill section of the borough.

Belmont/Fordham Manor: Food Vendor Beaten and Robbed at Gunpoint on East Fordham Road

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for five individuals who beat and robbed a food vendor along East Fordham Road on Feb. 26.

UPDATE Deadline Extended for Submissions for Bronx Week People’s Choice Award in Healthcare

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, in partnership with the Bronx Economic Development Corporation, announced an extension to the deadline for Bronx residents to submit nominations for the “People’s Choice Award in Healthcare.” The new deadline is Friday, March 29, at 12:00 p.m.

Primaries 2024: New York Working Families Party Endorses Jonathan Soto for Assembly Seat in 82nd District

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Working Families Party announced on Wednesday, March 6, its endorsement of progressive Democrat, Jonathan Soto, for New York State Assembly in the 82nd District June primary election. The seat is currently held by moderate Democrat, Michael Benedetto, and which encompasses the neighborhoods of Co-op City, Throggs Neck, Westchester Square, City Island, Country Club, and Pelham Bay in the East Bronx.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Gunshot Victim, 16, Says: “They’re Going to Kill Me!” as He Hides with Siblings, 13 and 10

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A 16-year-old male youth reportedly sprinted for his life away from gunfire across the Grand Concourse in Fordham Manor, together with his two younger siblings aged 13 and 10, and later pleaded with local workmen to hide him from the shooter, one worker told Norwood News.

Kingsbridge Heights: Building Applications Filed with DOB for New 2775 Reservoir Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) to expand a 2-story structure into a 4-story, residential building at 2775 Reservoir Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.