Norwood: 20-Year-Old Man Stabbed in Back & Shoulder on Jerome Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 20-year-old man was stabbed in the Norwood section of The Bronx in the early hours of Sunday, July 26, 2026, police said.

Fordham Heights: Woman Stable after being Shot in the Leg

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 44-year-old woman was hospitalized but is expected to survive after she was shot in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Saturday evening, July 25, police said.

UPDATE Norwood Man Arrested after Fatal Shooting of 12-Year-Old Boy, Electeds Call for Youth Safety Plan

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 45-year-old Norwood man has been arrested following the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy in the Mt. Eden section of The Bronx on Saturday, July 25.

UPDATE Norwood: Three People Hospitalized after Car Crash at Decatur Ave & E 207th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three people were hospitalized following an apparent three-vehicle accident in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Sunday morning, July 26.

UPDATE Man Held on Rikers Island Dies

By DAVID GREENE

The NYC Department of Correction (DOC) announced on Friday, July 24, that a 29-year-old man who was detained at Rikers Island has died.

UPDATE Norwood: Foodtown LLC Plans to Build Multi-Story Apartments at 2023 Bainbridge Avenue Fire Site

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Ever since arson was confirmed by the NYPD as being the cause of the 4-alarm, devastating, nonfatal, commercial fire that ripped through seven one-story, small businesses at 3109-3123 Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood in October 2023, residents had long been waiting to find out what would become of the demolished and long abandoned site.

Highbridge: Man Sought for Questioning in Fatal Bludgeoning of Norwood Man in 2023

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police are asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached media who they say is wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of a 33-year-old resident of Norwood in the Highbridge section of The Bronx in 2023.

Rivera & Activists Celebrate Citizens Bank’s Decision to Stop Financing Entities Running ICE Detention Centers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined members of Northwest Bronx Indivisible, Beacon and Bend the Arc on Saturday, July 18, outside Citizens’ Bank at 569 West 235th Street in the Riverdale section of The Bronx to celebrate Citizens Bank’s decision to cease financing entities running detention centers for the U.S. Department of Immigration, Customs & Enforcement (ICE).

Update Bronx Community Board 7 Honors Community

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) held a special community awards ceremony at the New York Botanical Garden in Bedford Park on Thursday, June 25, to honor various members of the community ahead of the board’s annual summer hiatus.

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Norwood: 20-Year-Old Man Stabbed in Back & Shoulder on Jerome Avenue

Fordham Heights: Woman Stable after being Shot in the Leg

UPDATE Norwood Man Arrested after Fatal Shooting of 12-Year-Old Boy, Electeds Call for Youth Safety Plan

UPDATE Norwood: Three People Hospitalized after Car Crash at Decatur Ave & E 207th Street

UPDATE Man Held on Rikers Island Dies

UPDATE Norwood: Foodtown LLC Plans to Build Multi-Story Apartments at 2023 Bainbridge Avenue Fire Site

Highbridge: Man Sought for Questioning in Fatal Bludgeoning of Norwood Man in 2023

Rivera & Activists Celebrate Citizens Bank’s Decision to Stop Financing Entities Running ICE Detention Centers

Update Bronx Community Board 7 Honors Community