Montefiore Einstein Medical Students Receive Free Tuition in Perpetuity

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Medical students at Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine learned on Monday morning, Feb. 26, that they will receive free tuition in perpetuity thanks to a gift from Dr. Ruth L. Gottesman, Ed.D., chair of the Einstein Board of Trustees and Montefiore Health System board member.

Bronx Talk Show Host Gary Axelbank Launches New Music Podcast

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx talk show host Gary Axelbank has announced a new podcast, The Bronx Music Podcast with Gary Axelbank, and the release of the debut episode, recorded on Sunday, Feb. 4, in front of a live audience at The Artist performance venue on City Island.

Mt. Hope: Group Sought for Reckless Firing Shots on Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are sought in connection with an incident in which shots were reckless fired on the street in Mt. Hope on Feb. 10.

Soundview: Woman Arrested & Charged in 2022 Hit & Run Killing Cyclist

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police announced on Friday, Feb. 23, that a 28-year-old woman from the Unionport section of The Bronx has been arrested following a 2022 “hit & run” collision in the Soundview section of The Bronx which resulted in the death of a 21-year-old male cyclist.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Three Bedford Park Residents Charged in D Train Subway Killing

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said Monday night that the three people who were taken in for questioning in connection with the killing of Williams “AI” Alvarez, 45, from Parkchester aboard the D train in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 23, have been charged with murder. All three lived in Bedford Park.

Two Brothers Charged in Car Theft Ring in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Attorney General Letitia James and NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban announced on Dec. 28 that two brothers, Ricky Paulino, 25 and Rahinier Paulino, 30 have been charged with 16 crimes related to theft and possession of vehicles between January and October 2023. Officials from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said the indictment, unsealed in Bronx Supreme Court, was the result of a joint investigation by the OAG’s Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) and the NYPD’s Auto Crime Division.

Norwood: Reopening of CVS Pharmacy on Bainbridge Avenue Expected in Spring

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Following the early morning commercial fire which destroyed several small businesses on Bainbridge Avenue, located between East 205th and East 206th Streets in Norwood in October 2023, workers were seen working on the interior of the shuttered CVS Pharmacy on Wednesday, Feb. 21, signaling a potential reopening.

Tremont: Will Death of Woman in Walter Gladwin Park Bring More OPCs to North Bronx?

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said the cause of death following the discovery of the body of a woman on or near a bench inside Walter Gladwin Park closest to the East 175th Street and Arthur Avenue entrance in Tremont is still to be determined by the City’s Medical Examiner.

UPDATE Subway Riders React to Killing Aboard D Train, Three Charged with Murder

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Following news of a homicide, the cause of which is still to be determined, on the D train at 182nd-183rd Street Subway Station in Fordham Heights on Friday morning, Feb. 23, subway riders at the station shared their views with Norwood News on subway safety in general.