Criminal Justice

Fordham Manor: Man Sought following Non-Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection to a shooting in Fordham Manor.   It was reported to police at the 52nd Precinct that on Friday, Nov. 4, at around 9.28 p.m., at the corner of Valentine Avenue and East 194th Street, an unknown male suspect discharged several rounds from a firearm, striking two unoccupied, parked cars before fleeing the location. “No injuries were reported,” a police spokesperson said. A surveillance photo and a video of the suspect, obtained from the incident location,


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Kingsbridge Heights: Man Robbed / Threatened at Kingsbridge Road Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached photo who are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred at Kingsbridge Road subway station in Kingsbridge Heights.   It was reported to police at the 52nd Precinct that on Thursday, Nov. 3, at around 9.20 p.m., inside the Jerome Avenue and East Kingsbridge Road subway station, a 32-year-old man was riding on a northbound 4 train when he was was approached by another person who grabbed the victim’s cellphone.   A police spokesperson said, “Two additional individuals also approached him, and threatened to


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Woman Attacks Mother & Daughter, 10, Aboard Subway, Punching Them in Face

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the woman seen in the attached photos who is sought in connection to an assault that occurred on a mother and daughter, while in transit in the Foxhurst section of The Bronx, a neighborhood south of Charlotte Gardens.   Police from the 41st Precinct said it was reported to them that on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at around 4.37 p.m., the victims, a 36-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter, were standing aboard the northbound 5 train at the Westchester Avenue and Simpson Street subway station, when a woman began punching them in


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Bedford Park: Woman Sexually Assaulted in Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officers from the 52nd Precinct and Transit District 11 are asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who is sought for questioning in relation to an allegation of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred, in transit.   The NYPD said that it was reported to police that on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at around 8.22 p.m., the victim, a 59-year-old woman, was going up the stairs of the Bedford Park Boulevard [and Grand Concourse] subway station, serving the B and D lines, when a man, unknown to her, approached her from behind and pressed


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West Farms: HPD Launches Housing Lottery for Senior Apartments at 915 Elsmere Place

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for senior apartments at 915 Elsmere Place, a nine-story building in the West Farms section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Marin Architects and developed by Stagg Group, the structure yields 72 residential units and 15 parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online portal, are 39 units for residents earning 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $55,612 to $187,330. Amenities include parking, pet-friendly policies, a shared laundry room, gym, and recreation


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Bronx Man Gets 20 Years for Fatally Stabbing Wife in front of Children in October 2019

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney (DA) Darcel D. Clark announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, plus five years post-release supervision, for stabbing his wife to death inside a Bronx homeless shelter in 2019.   In reference to the case, Clark said, “The defendant stabbed his wife in front of their children. This vicious attack not only took the life of a 19-year-old woman, but also ripped the two children from their mother, and caused trauma to staff working to provide services to the defendant at the shelter where the stabbing occurred.”   The district attorney


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Emotional Day at Bronx District Attorney’s 5K Annual Walk/Run/Roll to Prevent Domestic Violence

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & DAVID GREENE
With 797 chronic domestic violence complaints logged in The Bronx from July 2020 to December 2021, the Office of Bronx District Attorney, Darcel Clark, hosted its “5th Annual 5K Run/Walk/Roll to End Domestic Violence” on Saturday, Oct. 15, to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. The free event was co-sponsored by the NY Yankees and the Office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, in partnership with the NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, BronxCare Health System, and the Bronx Women’s Bar Association.   Commencing at 161st Street and Grand Concourse, it was an emotional day for


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Hochul Signs New Laws to Keep Guns Away from Abusive Partners & Protect ID of Survivors

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Coinciding with Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed five new bills into law on Oct. 18 alongside domestic violence survivors, advocates and legislative champions at Union Settlement, a nonprofit providing resources to survivors in East Harlem.    “My administration is committed to eradicating domestic violence and supporting survivors, a mission that has been a lifelong journey for generations of women in my family,” Hochul said. “I am proud to sign these new laws that will enhance confidentiality, keep New Yorkers out of harm’s way, and give them the flexibility they need to make the best decisions


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