Bronx CB7 May General Meeting Sees New Officer Nominations & Veterans Fare Discounts

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

A jam-packed agenda extended the May Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) general board meeting to just under two hours. Much of the meeting, held on May 25, was spent going over the nominations for incoming officer positions for the upcoming year, including chairperson, first vice chair, second vice chair, third vice chair, treasurer, and secretary. Several motions were also passed, including those relating to requested letters of support from the board to different city agencies and elected officials. Each year, during the general board’s May meeting, nominations are made for new officer positions, and the final vote is

By DAVID GREENE

June marks Gun Violence Awareness Month across the country. In the Bronx, lawmakers pushed for more stringent gun reform laws, increased federal funding for local cure violence programs, an anti-gun violence rally took place along Valentine Avenue, and other rallies are planned throughout the remainder of the month, all in efforts to address what has long been categorized as a gun violence epidemic. Bronx shooting incidents were up 190 percent in May, compared to May 2020, while the number of shooting victims in the borough over the month increased by 271 percent, compared to the same period last year.

BronxWorks Employee from Bedford Park Sentenced for Stealing Electronics

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A former BronxWorks employee from the Bedford Park area of the borough was ordered by a judge to pay restitution after he stole more than $140,000 from the charity group, it was announced by Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark on May 27. According to the investigation, Adam Castillo, 42, who was purchasing manager at BronxWorks, a non-profit group that provides cell phones to homeless people, stole 514 electronic devices between Jan. 18, 2017 and July 30, 2018. The defendant, who was responsible for ordering cell phones and tablets, used his login credentials to access BronxWorks’ Verizon account and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An off-duty New York City employee was arrested in Morrisania, in the 42nd precinct, which covers Claremont, Crotona Park East, and Crotona Park. On Thursday, May 27, at 9.20 p.m., Eboni Coleman, 36, a female NYPD school safety agent, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief. Coleman is not listed in the NYPD public records database. A person arrested and accused of a crime is innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

Fordham Heights: 16-Year-Old Bronxite Arrested on Murder & Other Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have arrested a 16-year-old male on murder, manslaughter and other charges following a shooting incident in Fordham Heights last month. On Sunday, May 16, at approximately 00.31 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot in front of 340 East 184th Street, in the 46th precinct. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 34-year-old man had been shot in the abdomen during a dispute at the location. The victim was transported by private means to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he succumbed to his injury. There were no initial arrests and the investigation

Unacceptable levels of noise, noise and more noise have been the bane of many a Bronxite’s existence over several years, and never more so than during the hot summer months when residents are also contending with fumes from illegal barbecues, insufficient AC in their homes in some cases, and other quality of life issues. This year, complaints appear to be on steroids as the worst of the noise-related incidents have already begun, and now include noise from illegal dirt bikes, scooters, and self-amplified speaker systems. On Tuesday, June 4, one resident of the Knox Place / Gates Place

A majority of women, when under the influence of alcohol, are more likely to be raped. The data has been out there since 2004 when a study published by the National College of Medicine found that roughly one in 20 women surveyed reported being raped, and nearly three quarters of the victims were raped while intoxicated. Despite this, almost twenty years later, New York State law still stigmatizes victims of sexual crimes, protecting only those victims who become mentally incapacitated through intoxication at the hands of a third party e.g. through a date-rape drug. Some Albany lawmakers are aiming

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the people seen in the attached video and photographs who are wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor. It was reported to police that on Wednesday, June 2, at around 2.17 p.m., at a residential building in the vicinity of Aqueduct Avenue and West 190th Street, located in the 52nd precinct. the two individuals grabbed the 21-year-old man, displayed a handgun, and removed his wallet, $300 in cash and jewelry. The suspects fled the scene westbound on Aqueduct Avenue inside a dark-colored SUV. The individuals

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 20-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man have been arrested on murder charges in connection with a homicide that occurred in Fordham Heights on Sunday, June 6, On June 14, police confirmed that Fatimah Adegoke, 20, of Yonkers was arrested on charges of murder, manslaughter, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon On June 9, Marlon Gardner, 23, of New Rochelle, had been arrested on charges of murder, manslaughter, robbery, burglary and criminal possession of a loaded firearm. On Sunday, June 6, at around 2.14 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot