Yadhira González-Taylor Inducted as Civil Court Judge at Monroe College Ceremony

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Belmont native, The Hon. Yadhira González-Taylor, a lawyer, veteran, educator, retired firefighter, children’s author, and mother of three, was formally inducted as a civil court judge of the City of New York for Bronx County on Sunday, Jan. 29 at Monroe College. It followed her November 2022 general election win when, as reported, she garnered 23.30 percent of the vote, along with fellow Democrats, the Hon. Michele Davila who won 22.82 percent of the vote, the Hon. Sophia Hershman who won 20.11 percent and the Hon. Cynthia Isales who won 19.56 percent. Among the attendees were Bronx District Attorney Darcel

By DAVID GREENE

Parents making their routine trip to pick up their kids from school in Kingsbridge Heights were horrified recently to learn that a 16-year-old male youth had been stabbed. Police said the teen remains in critical condition as police search for the suspect who reportedly plunged a knife into the victim. According to an NYPD official, the incident was reported at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, on Jerome Avenue, between West 195th Street and West Kingsbridge Road on the border of Kingsbridge Heights and Fordham Manor. The NYPD official told Norwood News, “A 16-year-old male was stabbed in the stomach

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Though a number of serious crimes were reported on in January in the Northwest Bronx and across the borough, NYPD officials said that for the month of January, the number of overall shooting incidents and murders in New York City declined, compared to January 2022, a drop they attribute to what was called the department’s “enhanced public safety investment” across each borough, in every neighborhood. Department officials said major crimes in the subway system have dropped precipitously, and arrests for overall index crimes stand at a 24-year high for any January in the modern era (when the department starting

By DAVID GREENE

This week, in recognition of Black History Month, we asked readers their thoughts on the proposed bipartisan African American History Act bill, introduced to Congress once again by Democratic co-sponsors, U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) and U.S. Sen. Corey Booker (NJ) as reported, and which, if passed, would invest $10 million over the next 5 years to promote and support education programs dedicated to African American history. “I think they should sign this legislation with the hope that all Black and brown communities will also have their stories told. Truth be told, as a Puerto Rican-American, our story has

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating the vehicle and individual seen in the attached video, the latter sought in connection to the attempted luring of a child on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating the individual and vehicle seen in the attached video and photos in the context of the attempted luring of a child that occurred in Throggs Neck. It was reported to police that on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at around 5.45 p.m., the victim, a 14-year-old girl, was walking in the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A three-vehicle fire has been reported on the Cross Bronx Expressway at around 12.30 on Nov. 29, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. Police said a 43-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a fatal, three-vehicle, road collision and fire that occurred in November 2022 on the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Highbridge section of The Bronx. As reported, the New York State Alert System announced there was a vehicle fire on the southbound lane of the Cross Bronx Expressway, just past the Major Deegan Expressway on Tuesday morning, Nov. 29, 2022. Police later said officers had

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

THE NYPD IS seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in this video who is sought for questioning in connection to an arson incident that took place at 1211 Evergreen Avenue in Soundview on Sunday, January 29, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD A neighbor has given her reaction to an arson incident that took place in the Soundview section of The Bronx during which one man died and for which a 15-year-old girl has been arrested on murder charges. As reported, the NYPD had been seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who is sought in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in the Eastchester section of The Bronx. Police said it was reported to them that on Monday, Jan. 30, at around 10.40 p.m. in front of 1546 East 233rd Street, the gunman approached a 36-year-old male victim and asked him to come towards him. He then shot the victim multiple times, striking him in both legs. “The armed individual then entered a black Chevrolet sedan and fled the location, traveling eastbound on

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 49-year-old man, a 63-year-old woman and a group of police officers were brought to local hospitals following an assault and a police-involved shooting on the Grand Concourse in the South Bronx, police said. The news was confirmed during a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 5, held at Grand Concourse and East 153rd Street during which NYPD Chief John Chell, chief of patrol, joined NYPD Assistant Chief Philip Rivera, Bronx borough commander, and Inspector Andy Marino from force investigations, to provide further details of the incident. Chell said that at around 2.20 p.m. on Sunday at

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Yadhira González-Taylor Inducted as Civil Court Judge at Monroe College Ceremony

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NYPD Attribute January Decline in Crime to “Enhanced Public Safety Investment”

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Throggs Neck: Man in White Vehicle Sought for Attempted Luring of Child

Highbridge: Man Charged following Fatal Three-Vehicle Collision & Fire on Cross Bronx Expressway

Soundview: Neighbor Reacts to Arson Incident in which Man Died and 15-Year-Old Girl Was Arrested

Eastchester: Search for Man Wanted in Non-Fatal Shooting

South Bronx: Assault on Woman Leads to Police-Involved Shooting of Gunman