DSNY Issues Winter Operations Advisory for Wednesday, February 25 beginning at 3 a.m.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has issued a winter operations advisory for Wednesday Feb. 25, beginning at 3 a.m. A winter operations advisory is the department’s “lower level” snow-fighting notification, as opposed to the “higher level” snow alert.

Mt. Hope: Person Sought in Traced Robbery & Attempted Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery and attempted robbery pattern identified in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx.

Kingsbridge: Mom Asks Culprits to Turn Themselves in as Christopher Redding Remembered

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

In an interview on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, a little more than 72 hours after getting a call to say her son had been shot and killed at West 238th Street and Broadway in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, the grieving mother of Christopher Redding, 16, recalled her son’s final day and decried the four teens who allegedly chased him down and shot him to death.

UPDATE Schumer Invites Bronx Mother of Detained H.S. Student Dylan Lopez Contreras to State of the Union Address

By SÍLE MOLONEY

U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer invited Raiza Contreras, mother of ICE detained Marble Hill high school student, Dylan Josue Lopez Contreras, as his personal guest to U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, Feb. 24.

Attorney General James Reminds Tenants of Their Rights Amid Winter Storm

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Attorney General Letitia James reminded tenants across New York State on Monday, Feb. 23, of their rights as winter weather brings freezing temperatures, snow, and ice to communities statewide.

Deputy Inspector Asif Iqbal Appointed as New Commanding Officer of the 52nd Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Deputy Inspector Asif Iqbal has recently been appointed as the new commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct, which covers some or all of the north Bronx neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge Heights, University Heights, along with Bronx Park.

Beeline Buses Suspended until Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 4.30 a.m.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Due to what was described as ongoing hazardous road conditions caused by the latest snowstorm, Bee-Line buses and Paratransit Service remains suspended for all of Monday, Feb. 23, and will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 4:30 a.m. according to Westchester County government officials.

Norwood-Bedford Park: Vehicle Seemingly Abandoned Amid Snowstorm

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A white minivan appears to have been abandoned on the border of Norwood and Bedford Park on Monday morning, Feb. 23, amid the latest snowstorm.

UPDATE Van Cortlandt Village: No Injuries Reported after Car Crashes into Scaffolding Amid Snowstorm

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were no injuries reported after a single vehicle accident in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx on Sunday, Feb. 22, amid the City’s second major snowstorm of the year.

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DSNY Issues Winter Operations Advisory for Wednesday, February 25 beginning at 3 a.m.

Mt. Hope: Person Sought in Traced Robbery & Attempted Robbery Pattern

Kingsbridge: Mom Asks Culprits to Turn Themselves in as Christopher Redding Remembered

UPDATE Schumer Invites Bronx Mother of Detained H.S. Student Dylan Lopez Contreras to State of the Union Address

Attorney General James Reminds Tenants of Their Rights Amid Winter Storm

Deputy Inspector Asif Iqbal Appointed as New Commanding Officer of the 52nd Precinct

Beeline Buses Suspended until Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 4.30 a.m.

Norwood-Bedford Park: Vehicle Seemingly Abandoned Amid Snowstorm

UPDATE Van Cortlandt Village: No Injuries Reported after Car Crashes into Scaffolding Amid Snowstorm