DOB Fines Four Bronx Construction Companies in February for Non-Compliance

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) released its February 2021 enforcement bulletin on Wednesday, March 31, which provides highlights of the agency’s actions to sanction and deter bad actors in the construction industry through the enforcement of safety laws and codes of conduct for construction professionals. The bulletin includes summaries of DOB-imposed disciplinary actions, including penalties and license suspensions and revocations. According to DOB, the actions outlined below represent a portion of DOB’s overall work to enforce the City’s building codes and safety laws, in addition to the thousands of inspections conducted and violations issued

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD has charged a Brooklyn man in connection with the slashing of a teen on a Bronx subway on Friday, March 19, at 4 p.m. According to NYPD spokeswoman and Detective Annette Shelton, officers from the 46th Precinct were called to the Fordham Road Station of the IND D-Train, located at East 188th Street and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx. Shelton said of the incident, “A 16-year-old male victim reported to police that he was onboard a northbound D train when the defendant dropped a bicycle on his foot, and when

By SÍLE MOLONEY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63el94zlNiU On Tuesday, March 30, the NYPD released the body-worn camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that occurred on February 21, 2021 in the 40th precinct, the southernmost precinct in the borough of the Bronx, which serves Port Morris, Mott Haven, and Melrose. Agency officials said the video includes available evidence leading up to the incident as well as during the incident, and the department is releasing the video for clear viewing of the totality of the incident. All NYPD patrol officers are equipped with body-worn cameras. Department officials said the benefits of cameras are clear:

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Saturday, March 27, at approximately 9.12 p.m., police responded to a call regarding a man who was seen walking southbound on the northbound side of the Major Deegan Expressway in the vicinity of Exit 12 in the 50th precinct. Upon arrival, police determined that the man of unknown age had been walking northbound in the southbound lanes of the Major Deegan Expressway between Exit 11 and Exit 12 in the vicinity of Van Cortlandt Park when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased. No arrests have been

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an individual wanted in connection to an assault that occurred in the 52nd precinct. On Saturday, March 27, at approximately 2.29 a.m., the suspect approached a 38-year-old male victim as he stood in the door of Lexa Bar, located at 357 East 204th Street in the Norwood section of the Bronx. He produced a knife and proceeded to stab the victim multiple times in his back and head. EMS responded and transported the victim to an area hospital in stable condition. Video is attached. Later on Saturday

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Thursday March 25, 2021, at approximately 11 a.m., Franco Johnson, a 42-year-old, off-duty, NYPD detective, was arrested and charged in the 52nd precinct with six counts of sexual abuse, two counts of “course of sexual conduct against a child” and two counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child. According to the NYPD Online system which now tracks police misconduct records, there are no complaints on file for Johnson. We found just one listing for a detective under the name Franco A. Johnson. The Twitter user group “placard corruption” which tweets regularly about alleged illegal

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Tonight, March 25, DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, 32BJ President Kyle Bragg, Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Deputy Commissioner Dr. Torian Easterling and AdvantageCare Physicians President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Navarra Rodriguez will host a discussion about the COVID-19 vaccine. They will be answering questions from DC 37 and 32BJ members and sharing resources to help members make an appointment to get vaccinated. Earlier this month, Garrido and Bragg received the first dose of the vaccine. They will get their second dose on Friday, March 26. WHAT: Facebook Live to answer questions on the COVID-19

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Clifton James, 30, of 1395 Nelson Avenue, who has been reported missing and who lives in the 44th precinct. It was reported to police that James was last seen Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 4 p.m., walking southbound on Nelson Avenue towards the Edward L. Grant Highway. He is described as being approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds, has a thin build, light complexion, brown eyes and black hair, and was last observed walking barefoot. Anyone with information with regard to this missing person

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Council Member Fernando Cabrera, who represents the 14th City Council District, issued the following statement on Thursday, March 25, in remembrance of the victims of the 1990 Happy Land Social Club Fire, in which the lives of 87 members of the Honduran and Garifuna community were tragically lost. As reported by The New York Times, the victims died when a jealous lover set a fire at the Happy Land Social Club in the West Farms section of the Bronx. “On this day in 1990, 87 Bronx lives were tragically lost, mostly members of the Honduran and Garifuna community. The