Fordham Manor: Nonprofit, KISS, Provides Overdose Training in St. James Park

By DAVID GREENE

In efforts to combat the alarming number of opioid overdose deaths in The Bronx, one local nonprofit, recently held an overdose prevention event at St. James Park in Fordham Manor, during which 240 “Narcan” kits were distributed and training was provided on how to use them to save a life during an overdose situation. In 2020, a total of 1,580 New Yorkers died from a fentanyl-involved overdose, according to the City’s health department (DOH). Meanwhile, the rate of overdose death per 100,000 people was 75.3 percent for the Hunts Point-Mott Haven neighborhoods, as reported, compared with the citywide rate

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a murder inquiry after a 38-year-old man died following a fatal stabbing at East 176th Street subway station, located on the border of Mt. Hope and Morris Heights, police said. Officers from the NYPD’s 46th Precinct (Transit District 11) had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video who was sought regarding the fatal assault. A police spokesperson said, “It was reported to police that on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at approximately 2030 hours, inside the New York City subway station located

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Pictured is one of two individuals sought in connection to an assault on Sept. 28, 2022, in the vicinity of Tiebout Avenue and East 182nd Street in Fordham Heights. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD has released an additional photo of a second person sought for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred in Fordham Heights last month. Police had previously released some video footage [attached] of one of two people sought in connection to the assault, and had been asking for the public’s help locating both suspects. They said that on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a robbery pattern identified in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Police said, on Thursday, Aug. 18, at around 11.50 p.m., in the vicinity of Olinville Avenue and Thwaites Place, a 38-year-man was approached from behind by five, unidentified people and was allegedly punched multiple times on the face and body. The group allegedly stole his iphone, and then fled westbound towards Bronx Park East. On the same evening, at around 11.55 p.m., in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 4-story residential building at 3030 Colden Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Burke Avenue and Adee Avenue, the lot is near the Burke Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Zoran Kuburovic of KOM Management is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed, 40-foot tall development will yield 9,520 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 15 residential units, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The identity of two gunmen is sought by the NYPD following a “reckless endangerment” incident (shooting) that occurred in Williamsbridge. Police are seeking the public’s help identifying and locating the two people seen in the attached video footage who are sought for questioning in connection to the shooting. It was reported to police that on Sunday, Sept. 25, at around 2.39 p.m. in the vicinity of Holland Avenue and Magenta Street, two unidentified “males” riding a moped, fired multiple shots into Magenta Park. “There were no reported injuries as a result of this incident,” an NYPD spokesperson said.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two Bronx men, Diante Fernandes and Mark Francis, have been arrested in connection with a series of recent carjackings in The Bronx and Yonkers, New York. Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York shared the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 28, adding that that the two appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy on Wednesday and were ordered detained in custody. According to the allegations in the complaint, and statements made in court, between Sept. 26 and 27, the defendants, Fernandes and Francis, allegedly carjacked, robbed, and kidnapped multiple victims in The Bronx and Yonkers.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it has recovered over $191,000 in unpaid wages for 93 employees working at the Buffalo-based company, Magellan Technology/Demand Vape. DOL’s division of labor standards found the employees had been shorted pay owed to them under the State’s “spread of hours law” for service workers, according to the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Typically, an underpayment occurs when minimum wage workers work more than 10 hours, and there is a break longer than 4 hours between shifts. Employers are required to pay one additional hour per day at minimum

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Officers from the NYPD’s 49th Precinct are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the three people seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a “reckless endangerment” incident (multiple shooting) that occurred in the confines of the 49th Precinct. It was reported to police that on Monday, Sept. 19, at approximately 11.20 p.m., in front of 2825 Olinville Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, three people were involved in a multiple shooting directed at another group. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident. “Reckless endangerment” is