Crime

Mt. Hope: Man Charged With Shooting Outside Deli on Edward L. Grant Highway

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 40-year-old Bronx man has been arrested following a daylight shooting in the Mt Hope section of The Bronx, four months after he was released from prison for a separate crime. One person was hit during the shooting. Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James Smith, assistant director in charge of the FBI New York field office, and NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban announced the unsealing of a complaint charging Miguel Diaz with firing a weapon outside a Mt. Eden deli in The Bronx last month, wounding a victim in the arm.

University Heights: Man Arrested for Two Separate Unprovoked Assaults on Two People

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has said they have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection to two assaults which took place on Friday night, Nov. 10, in University Heights. Police had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they said was sought in connection to the two unprovoked assaults on two different people.

Elections 2023: Democratic CM Marjorie Velázquez Concedes District 13 Race to Republican Kristy Marmorato

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Democratic District 13 City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez conceded the general election in her district held Nov. 7 to her Republican opponent, Kirsty Marmorato, on Thursday, Nov. 9. As reported, Marmorato had a narrow lead on Velázquez on Election Night at poll closure with 49.97 percent of the vote to Velázquez’s 49.25 percent, but a few hours later, with 98.33 percent of voting scanners returned, Marmorato’s lead had stretched to 52.46 percent (6,571 votes) to Velázquez’s 46.81 percent (5,863 votes), based on Election Day and early votes. The Republican candidate who ran a campaign based on quality of life and public safety concerns, declared victory in the race later that night.

UPDATE “Kill Jews” Antisemitic (Darker) Graffiti Seen Once Again in Norwood

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A white van spray painted in red with the words “Kill Jews” was seen on Jerome Avenue in Norwood on Tuesday, Nov. 7 [Election Day]. It is the second such display of antisemitic vandalism seen in the neighborhood in the space of about a week, and a month after the Hamas terrorist group attacked Southern Israel on Oct. 7, causing an immediate shelling and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israeli defense forces.