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Kingsbridge: One Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old Christopher Redding, GoFundMe Launched

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said Saturday, Feb. 14, that they have arrested one person following the Wednesday evening triple shooting in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, in which 16-year-old Christopher Redding was fatally shot, and two other surviving teens were hospitalized. As reported, police had been investigating the incident in the context of a possible “gang nexus.” Read our prior coverage of the incident here and here.

Mt Vernon Man Gets 13 + Yrs for Sex Trafficking a Minor Across The Bronx & Brooklyn

By SÍLE MOLONEY
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced Friday, Feb. 13, that Rai Thomas, 31, a/k/a “Bandz,” of Mount Vernon, NY, was sentenced to 160 months (13.3 years) in prison for sex trafficking a minor and for use of interstate facilities to promote sex trafficking and prostitution. He said in October 2025, Thomas was convicted at trial before U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román, who imposed the sentence.

Bronx Community Board 8 Seeks Nominations for Most Valuable Merchant Award

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Community Board No. 8 (CB8) has announced that it is seeking nominations from businesses in Bronx Community District 8 for the Betty Campbell-Adams Most Valuable Merchant (MVM) Award. The board covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Fieldston, Kingsbridge,  Marble Hill, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, and Van Cortlandt Village.

Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Assault and Robbery

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 in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.