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Assemblyman Dinowitz Pleased City Council Moving Ahead with Gun Safety Law Similar to His State Law Passed Last Year

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) has said he is pleased that the City Council is moving ahead with gun reform legislation that is similar to a law he sponsored at State level which passed last year. He said earlier this year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law his bill which requires the posting of notices and handing out of those notices when an individual obtains a gun license. 

Man Charged with Rape of Woman in Norwood Building, Robbed, Broke Victim’s Nose

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Monday, Oct. 27, that a Bronx man has been charged with second-degree murder and related charges in the fatal shooting of a 57-year-old man who was using a walker at the time he was shot and the wounding of a 34-year-old woman after the man fired at a group of men in the Fordham section of The Bronx in May of this year, as reported.

Bronx Man Charged with Shooting Two Innocent Bystanders, Killing a Man Using a Walker

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Monday, Oct. 27, that a Bronx man has been charged with second-degree murder and related charges in the fatal shooting of a 57-year-old man who was using a walker at the time he was shot and the wounding of a 34-year-old woman after the man fired at a group of men in the Fordham section of The Bronx in May of this year, as reported.

Mayor Announces First in Nation 911 Rapid Response Technology for Active Shooters in Public Schools

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Fraser announced Monday, Oct. 27, the nation’s first pilot program directly integrating public schools with 911 services for life-saving rapid response in case of an active shooter situation. City officials said more than 1,900 K-12 school shooting incidents occurred in the United States between 2015 and September 2025, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, and K-12 school shootings peaked at 351 in 2023. They said another 336 occurred in 2024.