NYC DOC Confirms Two Additional Deaths on and in transit to Rikers Island

After NYC Department of Correction (DOC) confirmed on Saturday, June 21, that two additional people have died on or in transit to Rikers Island on June 20, advocates for those incarcerated at the jail are asking the mayor to take immediate action to address overcrowding, particularly ahead of the imminent heatwave. 

Bronx Man Gets 12 Years for Daylight Shooting on Walton Avenue

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Monday, June 16, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years post release supervision for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for firing a gun at a man on a Fordham Heights street.

UPDATE Elections 2025 City Comptroller & Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Arrested & Later Released by Ice Agents

Editor’s Note: For full disclosure, during this election cycle, Norwood News has broadly covered campaign events which were brought to our attention by candidates who campaigned in our local reporting area of Bronx Community District 7, which broadly covers the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Mosholu Parkway, and University Heights. Additionally, we did also cover Rev. Michael Blake‘s campaign launch in the South Bronx last year as we had a bit more time then, and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s launch, given he is so high-profile and because we had previously reported on his testing of the


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