UPDATE Fordham Manor: Man Stabbed in the Face During Attempted Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police confirm a man was stabbed during an attempted robbery which occurred in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx, in the 52nd precinct, on Monday. Police officials said the attempted robbery took place in the vicinity of Decatur Avenue and East 195th Street in Fordham Manor on Monday, Dec. 6, at 5.09 p.m. They said a 23-year-old man reported to police that an unknown individual stabbed him in the face with a sharp instrument and attempted to take his phone. The victim was removed to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. Anyone with information regarding this

By DAVID GREENE

Amid the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, officers from the 52nd precinct swooped in and arrested a man for an assault with a pocketknife in Norwood. Offering few details of the incident, after a preliminary investigation, an NYPD source reported that the assault took place at the northwest corner of Jerome Avenue and East 208th Street in Norwood, at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The police source said Charles Perkins, 62, was arrested at the scene and charged with assault, menacing and possession of a weapon, a pocketknife. The unidentified victim was treated at the scene for

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Video courtesy of the Citizen’s App. Police confirm having arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the fatal, daylight shooting of a 62-year-old man in Fordham Manor last December. As previously reported, the NYPD confirmed a 62-year-old man died following the afternoon incident which took place on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. at Aqueduct Avenue and West Fordham Road, in Fordham Manor. Upon arrival, police discovered the male victim had been shot in the head. He was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The victim was later identified as Robert Brown,

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

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UPDATE Fordham Manor: Man Stabbed in the Face During Attempted Robbery

Norwood: Man Arrested in Jerome Avenue Assault

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Arrest Made following Fatal Daylight Shooting of 62-Year-Old Man

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