Video: ‘One Bronx’ Reaches Out Against Gun Violence

Hundreds of anti-violence demonstrators made a strong statement against gun violence as they held hands along the Grand Concourse, from Kingsbridge Road to Mosholu Parkway on Sunday, April 14.

Early Morning Violence Outside of Oval Park

Just before 9 o’clock this morning, traffic built up around Reservoir Oval in Norwood as dozens of local police, aided by helicopters, chased after a group of suspects who, witnesses said, severely beat up a local barber.

Teen Charged in Fordham Heights Blaze That Left Two Dozen Homeless

Law enforcement officials say a teen fighting with her mother intentionally set a blaze that injured a half-dozen firefighters and left two dozen residents of a Fordham Heights building homeless.

Op-ed: Why NYPD Needs an Inspector General

In June of 2012, the City Council introduced a bill that would establish the office of Inspector General for the Police Department. The office would oversee the policies and practices of the NYPD and analyze the effect of those policies and practices on civil liberties, among other things. Mayor Bloomberg has expressed serious opposition to the bill, promising to veto the legislation and describing the creation of an Inspector General’s office as mere “politics” that tamper with public safety. The mayor could not be more wrong.

Bronx Notes: Gun Violence Talk at BCC

Bronx Community College, 2155 University Ave., hosts a free forum and panel discussion on gun violence, April 11, from noon to 2 p.m., in its Gould Memorial Library auditorium. For more information, call (718) 289-5770.

The Bronx Crime Report: Postal Worker Attacked, Plus Latest Stats, Missing Alerts and More

The Bronx Crime Report is a regular feature on the Norwood News’ Breaking Bronx blog that is published weekly (usually on Mondays). It includes the latest crime updates, stories and features from throughout the Bronx, plus crime statistics for the 52nd Precinct — Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham-Bedford, and parts of Fordham, University Heights and Kingsbridge Heights — as well as links to stats for other Bronx precincts. The Stories On Monday afternoon, a 70-year-old Bronx postal worker was attacked at the Twin Park Public Houses on Wesbster Avenue, NY1 reports. The family of Jason Echeverria, a Riker’s Iland inmate whose

A witness shows an investigator where the car came from before it fatally struck Bedford Park resident Sook-Ja Kim. (Photo by David Greene)[/caption] A 63-year-old Bedford Park woman died Sunday after being hit by an out-of-control car while walking on the grassy divider in the middle of Mosholu Parkway — a field where a large group of children were playing football just a day earlier.

Bronx Crime Report: More on Parkway Pedestrian Death, Blogger Booked for Recording, Plus Stats and More

The Bronx Crime Report is a regular feature on the Norwood News’ Breaking Bronx blog that is published weekly (usually on Mondays). It will include the latest crime statistics for the 52nd Precinct — Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham-Bedford, and parts of Fordham, University Heights and Kingsbridge Heights — as well as crime updates, stories and features from throughout the Bronx.

Bedford Park Woman Killed By Driver on Mosholu Parkway

An out-of-control driver struck and killed Sook-Ja Kim, a 63-year-old Bedford Park resident, as she was walking on Mosholu Parkway Sunday afternoon, according to police.