Former Bronx Republican District Leader & BOE Employee Gets Two Years for Extortion & Fraud

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Nicole Torres, 44, a former Republican elected district leader in The Bronx and an employee of the NYC Board of Elections (BOE), was sentenced on Sept. 2 to two years in prison for extortion and fraud federal prosecutors announced on Sept. 2.

Bedford Park: Three Injured in Residential Fire on Grand Concourse

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY said three people were injured following a residential fire in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Friday.

BP Hosts Annual 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony on 24th Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, in partnership with the Supreme Court of Bronx County and Con Edison, hosted the annual 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 12, at Lou Gehrig Plaza.

Fordham Manor: Three Charged in Fordham Jewelry Store Robbery

By DAVID GREENE

Three men have been arrested and charged in a brazen jewelry store robbery in Fordham Manor where the assailants entered the shop with at least one handgun shown.

University Heights-Fordham Manor: Six People Charged with Running a Fentanyl Mill on Aqueduct Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, Sept. 11, that six people have been charged with running a fentanyl mill in a Bronx apartment somewhere in the University Heights-Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.

Claremont: Mother of Deceased Newborn Twin Boys Found in Courtyard Charged with Murder

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Wednesday, Sept. 10, that a Bronx mother, who was arrested in July, has been indicted for first-degree murder and other related charges for killing her newborn twin sons, who were found among garbage bags in an alley outside her building in 2020.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Robbery of 42-Year-Old Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Fordham Manor: 23-Year-Old Man Stabbed Exiting BX-29 Bus, the 2nd MTA Bus Assault on Sept. 2

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they say is wanted in connection with an assault that took place aboard an MTA bus in Fordham Manor on Sept. 2.

UPDATE Van Cortlandt Park: Man Found Dead on Major Deegan with Trauma to Head & Body after Hit & Run

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 30-year-old man was found dead on the Major Deegan Expressway in Van Cortlandt Park in the early hours of Sunday morning, Sept. 7 and have since said that they are investigating the incident as a hit & run.

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Former Bronx Republican District Leader & BOE Employee Gets Two Years for Extortion & Fraud

Bedford Park: Three Injured in Residential Fire on Grand Concourse

BP Hosts Annual 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony on 24th Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks

Fordham Manor: Three Charged in Fordham Jewelry Store Robbery

University Heights-Fordham Manor: Six People Charged with Running a Fentanyl Mill on Aqueduct Ave

Claremont: Mother of Deceased Newborn Twin Boys Found in Courtyard Charged with Murder

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Robbery of 42-Year-Old Woman

Fordham Manor: 23-Year-Old Man Stabbed Exiting BX-29 Bus, the 2nd MTA Bus Assault on Sept. 2

UPDATE Van Cortlandt Park: Man Found Dead on Major Deegan with Trauma to Head & Body after Hit & Run