Belmont: Search for Gunman Who Shot 17-Year-Old in Leg

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached video and photo who is sought for questioning in connection with a shooting that occurred in Belmont, located in the 48th precinct. On Monday, Nov. 8, at approximately 2.40 p.m., a 17-year-old male victim was crossing the street at the corner of Bathgate Avenue and East Fordham Road in Belmont, when an unidentified individual who was inside a blue Dodge Durango, shot at the victim once, hitting him in the left leg, further to a verbal dispute. The suspect then fled eastbound on

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

In a rare, combined meeting of Bronx Community Board 7’s (CB7) Health & Human Services and Public Safety & Quality of Life committees, attendees heard about the vital role organ donation can play in many Bronxites’ lives, as well as tips to help mitigate crime during the holiday shopping season. The Health & Human Services committee meeting, held virtually on Nov. 16, invited Iliana Almanzar, the community and government affairs liaison for LiveOnNY, to speak on the importance of organ donation. Almanzar said the topic was a very important one which not a lot of people liked to

By SARAH HUFFMAN

Bronx District Attorney (DA) Darcel D. Clark, together with officials from her office, hosted a fourth Bronx reentry, resource fair on Nov. 6, for individuals reentering the community after having served time in jail or prison. The event was held at Bronx Community Board 12 (CB12)’s office in the Wakefield section of the borough. During the fair, Clark spoke to the crowd, thanking her office staff and various partner organizations for putting the work in to help the community. “I could not get this work done without the community-based organizations that believe in this work as well,” she

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A host of Thanksgiving events and turkey giveaways were held across the Bronx in the lead up to, and on, Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25. Below is a selection of the various events, in photos. On Saturday, Nov. 20, State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D. 34) held a Food & Health Empowerment Fair, food justice discussion and Turkey giveaway at Huntington Free Library in Westchester Square, in conjunction with District 13 Council member-elect Marjorie Velázquez. “Our Food and Health Empowerment Fair on Saturday was AMAZING! We distributed 650 turkeys and produce for over 1000 people to residents in the Bronx.

By DAVID GREENE

This week, following the not-guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, and the guilty verdicts in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, we asked readers if they have faith in the criminal justice system. “The two very different decisions make me believe, more than ever, that when a case is properly prepared and adjudicated with care, the justice system works. The biggest problem with the system, as I see it, is in the people who are responsible for running the courts. Would Rittenhouse have been found guilty with a more thoughtful judge in the case? I don’t know, but we heard

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police appealed to the public for help on Wednesday, Dec. 1, with their investigation into what transpired to be the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old male victim, and the non-fatal shooting of three other people in Williamsbridge, in November. As reported, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 5.05 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an assault (non-fatal shooting) at 815 Burke Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, located in the 47th precinct. Upon arrival, officers discovered an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head, a 59-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced on Tuesday, Nov. 30, that a Westchester man has been charged in the 1999 murder case of a Bronx teenage girl. Familial DNA technology was used as part of the investigation and resulted in an eventual DNA match with the defendant. It is the first time that familial DNA technology has been used in New York City to solve a case. Clark said, “The defendant allegedly killed 13-year-old, Minerliz Soriano, and then took her bound body in a garbage bag and left it in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx district attorney, Darcel D. Clark announced on Nov. 19 that a Bronx man has been charged with grand larceny (theft), insurance fraud, and additional charges for falsely claiming he was fully disabled and unable to work at his State job so that he could collect more than $35,000 in worker’s compensation. Clark said, “The defendant allegedly continued working an increased number of hours at his second job while collecting compensation for being unable to work for the State. He took advantage of a system in place that helps New Yorkers who truly need it, and now he will

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Hate crimes in New York City continue to rise as various elected officials across New York State have continued to rally around Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), who is Jewish, in response to the recent protest organized by Republican gubernatorial candidate, Rob Astorino, outside Dinowitz’s Bronx office at 3107 Kingsbridge Avenue on Sunday, Nov. 14. During the rally, which was held two weeks ahead of the annual, Jewish festival of Hanukkah, at least one protestor displayed two signs containing swastikas and another protestor had a yellow star affixed to his clothing. Hate crimes in New York City are

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Belmont: Search for Gunman Who Shot 17-Year-Old in Leg

CB7 Talks Organ Donation, Crime Prevention over the Holidays & Traffic Violations

Bronx DA Hosts Resource Fair for Formerly Incarcerated as Bailey’s Bill to Assist with Job Opportunities Passes

A Selection of Bronx Thanksgiving Events & Turkey Giveaways in Photos

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on People’s Faith in the Justice System

Williamsbridge: Police Ask for Public’s Help with Investigation into Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old

In First for NYC, Familial DNA Technology Solves 1999 Cold Murder Case of 13-Year-Old Bronx Girl

Bronx Man Indicted for Defrauding More than $35,000 from State Compensation Benefits

UPDATE Hate Crimes Continue to Rise as Politicians Rally Around Jeffrey Dinowitz following Swastika Display Outside Office