UPDATE Bronx Man Charged with Rape and Unlawful Imprisonment of 15-Year-Old Girl He Met on Dating App

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Tuesday, Dec. 2, that a Bronx man has been charged with third-degree rape, sexual abuse and other related charges for allegedly luring an underage girl to his apartment, having sex with her multiple times, and refusing to let her leave.

Kingsbridge Heights: Police Appeal for Help Identifying Group Sought in Gang Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the people seen in the attached video who they say are sought in connection with a Bronx robbery / attempted robbery pattern identified in recent months across the 50th Precinct, which covers Riverdale, Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.

UPDATE Fordham Students, CB7 Join Alvarez, Feliz, ICNA Relief & More for Thanksgiving Giveaway

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Assemblyman George Alvarez (A.D. 78), City Councilman Oswald Feliz (C.D. 15), joined ICNA Relief and other sponsors and volunteers in the Belmont section of The Bronx on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to distribute turkeys and food produce to a very long line of constituents ahead of Thanksgiving.

Van Cortlandt Jewish Center Invites the Community to a Free Chanukah Celebration

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center (VCJC), located at 3880 Sedgwick Avenue in Van Cortlandt Village, invites people of all faiths to a joyful community Chanukah party at the center on Monday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m., marking the lighting of the second candle.

Norwood: Theory 9 Joins Rivera, Evers for Food Produce Giveaway in the Williamsbridge Oval

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Theory 9, a local nonprofit focused on empowering youth, Democratic State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), local community organizer and teacher, Morgan Evers, and various partners including City Meals on Wheels, hosted a produce giveaway ahead of Thanksgiving to to support local families in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Saturday, Nov. 22.

Fordham Heights: Two Men Hospitalized after Shooting on Ryer Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said two people were hospitalized following a shooting in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Wednesday night, Nov. 26.

UPDATE 56-Year-Old Bronx Man Arrested for Stabbing of Cab Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Federation of Taxi Drivers (NYSFTD) held a press conference in The Bronx on Wednesday, Nov. 26, to call for justice for a cab driver who was critically injured in an early morning stabbing in The Bronx and to announce a $5,000 reward for information on the perpetrator.

Allerton: 80-Year-Old Female Pedestrian Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An 80-year-old female pedestrian has died following a a motor vehicle collision in the Allerton section of The Bronx, police said.

Bedford Park: Man Sought for Robbery & Assault of 23-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 sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.

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UPDATE Bronx Man Charged with Rape and Unlawful Imprisonment of 15-Year-Old Girl He Met on Dating App

UPDATE Fordham Students, CB7 Join Alvarez, Feliz, ICNA Relief & More for Thanksgiving Giveaway

Van Cortlandt Jewish Center Invites the Community to a Free Chanukah Celebration

Norwood: Theory 9 Joins Rivera, Evers for Food Produce Giveaway in the Williamsbridge Oval

Fordham Heights: Two Men Hospitalized after Shooting on Ryer Avenue

UPDATE 56-Year-Old Bronx Man Arrested for Stabbing of Cab Driver

Allerton: 80-Year-Old Female Pedestrian Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

Bedford Park: Man Sought for Robbery & Assault of 23-Year-Old Woman