UPDATE: One Dead, Four Injured in Crash Involving One Overturned Vehicle on the Major Deegan

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One person has died and four were injured following a multiple-vehicle crash which resulted in one overturned vehicle on the Major Deegan Expressway at Van Cortlandt Park South in the North Bronx in the early hours of Sunday morning, Aug. 13, at around 4.14 a.m.

Friends Mourn Homeless Man Found in French Charley’s Park Believed Dead

By DAVID GREENE

Residents of Norwood are mourning the apparent but as yet unconfirmed death of a seemingly young homeless man known locally by some as “Kevin,” and affectionately nicknamed “Russia” by others, though one friend of Kevin said he believes he was actually from Bulgaria, not Russia.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Tolerance of Others in Wake of O’Shae Sibley Killing

By DAVID GREENE

Following the recent apparent hate crime and murder of O’Shae Sibley, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, targeted as he was vogue dancing outside a Brooklyn gas station, we asked readers their thoughts on our tolerance of others as a society.

Cure Violence Interrupter, Michael Rodriguez, Arrested on Drug & Gun Charges in Orange County

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Michael Rodriguez of local cure violence group, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), has been arrested for alleged drug and gun offenses during a recent drug takedown operation in Orange County, according to the Office of the Orange County District Attorney [NY], as reported earlier this week by the NY Post.

UPDATE Norwood: One Person Has Died in a Residential Fire on Perry Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY said one person has died following an “All hands” residential fire which broke out in Norwood on Wednesday night.

UPDATE Norwood: Police Appeal for Help with Investigation into Fatal Stabbing of Carlos Borbon

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD made a further appeal to the public on Tuesday, Aug. 1, for any information that might be helpful with the investigation into the homicide that occurred, as reported, in Norwood on Friday, July 28, at 5.25 p.m., in which 21-year-old Carlos Borbon was fatally stabbed.

South Bronx: Street Co-Naming Held in Honor of Venancio “Benny” Catala Jr.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Family and friends of the late Venacio “Benny” Catala Jr., joined together at 166th Street and Teller Avenue just east of Morrisania on Saturday, July 29, as Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and District 16 City Council Member Althea Stevens hosted a street co-naming ceremony to honor the popular community leader for what was described as his decades of public service and community leadership.

UPDATE Friends Honor Man Who Died after Being Held in Police Custody

By DAVID GREENE

More than two dozen friends of Justin “Gusto” Gidora, 36, gathered at Indian Field in Van Cortlandt Park just after sunset on Saturday, July 22, to remember a good-natured and apparently troubled, young man who died under mysterious circumstances after being held in police custody, as previously reported.

UPDATE Mt. Hope: Three Arrested following Fatal Shooting of One & Injury to Three Others

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said three people have now been arrested after a 34-year-old man died and three others were injured following a multiple shooting in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx in 2023.

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UPDATE: One Dead, Four Injured in Crash Involving One Overturned Vehicle on the Major Deegan

Friends Mourn Homeless Man Found in French Charley’s Park Believed Dead

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Tolerance of Others in Wake of O’Shae Sibley Killing

Cure Violence Interrupter, Michael Rodriguez, Arrested on Drug & Gun Charges in Orange County

UPDATE Norwood: One Person Has Died in a Residential Fire on Perry Avenue

UPDATE Norwood: Police Appeal for Help with Investigation into Fatal Stabbing of Carlos Borbon

South Bronx: Street Co-Naming Held in Honor of Venancio “Benny” Catala Jr.

UPDATE Friends Honor Man Who Died after Being Held in Police Custody

UPDATE Mt. Hope: Three Arrested following Fatal Shooting of One & Injury to Three Others