Norwood: Fire Marshal Investigating 3rd Blaze in Four Days

By DAVID GREENE

Investigators from the FDNY’s Fire Marshal unit are investigating the second blaze to strike a commercial business along a popular shopping hub over a three-day period in the Norwood section of the Bronx. FDNY officials reported that the fire broke out inside the W&K Beauty Salon & Barber Shop, located at 6 West Gun Hill Road. According to an unnamed official, the fire broke out at 10.47 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 27 and 60 FDNY members from 12 fire units brought the blaze under control by 11.28 p.m. Fire Marshals from the FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Investigation were

By Síle Moloney

Over 50 Bronx students, parents and community members will march through Education Mile on Saturday, October 3rd as part of Dignity in Schools’ National Week of Action calling for police-free schools. The protest, organized by Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and Sistas and Brothas United (SBU), will drop banners demanding police-free schools and investment in restorative justice at six schools — Dewitt Clinton High School, Bronx Science High School, High School for American Studies, Walton Campus, P.S. 86, and P.S. 340. The protest comes as students re-enter school for the first time after six months of home learning

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Nahomy Polanco, 14, who was reported missing on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 within the confines of the 43rd Precinct. It was reported to the police that Nahomy was last seen on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 at approximately 5.45 p.m., leaving her residence at 2147 Starling Avenue in the Parkchester section of the Bronx. She is described as a Black Hispanic female, five foot, 2 inches tall, and weighs 110 pounds. No clothing description is available for the time of her disappearance. Anyone with information in regard to this missing

King Casts Himself the Victim Post-Suspension, Appears to Back Theory of a Larger Plot

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson released a statement on the findings of the Standards and Ethics Committee regarding Council Member Andy King, following an investigation launched in February 2020 into alleged conflict of interest violations, disorderly conduct, breaking City, and possibly State laws and running afoul of the Council’s anti-discrimination and harassment policies. “I agree with the recommendations of the Standard and Ethics Committee. Council Member King should be expelled from office,” Johnson said. “This is not a decision to be made lightly, but Council Member King has given us no alternative. This is the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A man has died following an apparent stabbing in the Norwood section of The Bronx, police said.

Update: Bronx NYPD Employee Arrested on Assault Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Sunday, Sept. 27, at approximately 4.30 a.m., a New York City employee was arrested and charged, in the confines of the 44th precinct in the Bronx. Ariel Victor Castillo, 41, of the NYPD was arrested and charged with assault.

Highbridge: Missing 15-Year-old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Shani Antoine, 15 within the confines of the 44th Precinct. A photograph of Shani is attached. It was reported to police that she was last seen on Friday September 25, 2020, at her home at 165 West 169th Street in the Highbridge section of the Bronx, at approximately 5.30 p.m. She is described as a female, Black, 5 foot 5 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds, has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt, red pants, and red and blue sneakers. Anyone with information

By ISAIAH MATHEWSON, MIRIAM QUINOÑES & SÍLE MOLONEY

Following reports on Sept. 18 of the defacing of a mural painted in support of Black trans lives on 204th Street and Perry Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx, reaction from allies and various public officials was swift. Their message? Hate has no place in Norwood. The following day, a rally was organized at the mural location by Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez, who was joined by a group of about 30, comprising members of the Black trans community, allies, and local leaders for the purpose of “denouncing hate and the defacing of a mural supporting Black trans lives.”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Sept. 22 that a Bronx man has been indicted on second-degree murder and additional charges in the death of Brandon Hendricks, a 17-year-old high school basketball player who was shot in the Bronx by a stray bullet on June 28, 2020. Clark said, “The defendant allegedly callously fired into a group of people and ended the life of a young, promising teen. Brandon Hendricks had just graduated James Monroe High School and was set to play college basketball when he was killed on a Morris Heights street. Since his death, Brandon’s