Williamsbridge: Car Overturns & Bursts into Flames on Bronx River Parkway

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A car flipped on its roof and apparently burst into flames on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Tuesday afternoon, May 30. An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call regarding the incident at 2.02 p.m. on Tuesday and that FDNY units responded to reports of an overturned vehicle on fire. The spokesperson indicated that three victims were ambulatory, meaning they could wait for treatment and were considered “walking wounded.” They were transported to Jacobi Medical Center and St. Barnabas Hospital respectively for treatment, the spokesperson said. Their genders, ages and conditions were

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD said a female teen and a female pre-teen were injured in a motor-vehicle collision involving an FDNY vehicle in the Woodlawn Heights section of The Bronx on Mother’s Day. Police said the incident was reported on Sunday, May 14, at 3.49 p.m. and that officers from the 47th Precinct responded to the incident location in the vicinity of East 233rd Street and Webster Avenue. “Upon arrival, it was reported to police that a 2008 GMC vehicle, operated by a 41-year-old female, was traveling eastbound on East 233 Street when [an] FDNY ambulance collided with the rear of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 2-alarm fire in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Thursday resulted in no injuries, FDNY officials said. The blaze broke out on the 1st floor of a residential building at 5 Minerva Place by Jerome Avenue and Creston Avenue, FDNY officials said, adding that they were alerted to the incident at 1.25 p.m. on Thursday, May 25. An FDNY spokesperson said 25 units, comprising 106 firefighters responded to the scene at the 6-story building and the blaze was placed under control at 2.54 p.m. The spokesperson added that the cause of the fire is under investigation.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

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By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The driver of a scooter was reportedly injured and treated at a local hospital following a motor vehicle accident on Jerome Avenue in Bedford Park on Monday in what appears to be the second collision to occur along a two-block section of the avenue, and within 10 days of a previous collision involving a bus and a car. Bystander, Levan Vashakidze, told Norwood News by phone that the accident occurred at around 1.40 p.m. on Monday, May 22. When Norwood News visited the crash site later on Monday afternoon, a police car and a scooter were seen, along with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

No injuries were reported following a fire in Fordham Heights on Friday, May 19, the FDNY said. A spokesperson for the fire department said they received a call at 10.48 p.m. on Friday for reports of smoke/a fire at 2357 Walton Avenue. The spokesperson said the fire broke out on the first floor of 5-story, multiple dwelling and was brought under control at 11:19 p.m. There were no injuries according to the FDNY. Asked if the cause of the blaze was established, the FDNY spokesperson said the cause was not yet known.

UPDATE Baychester: 10 Hospitalized following Motor Vehicle Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Officials from The Fire Department of New York said 10 people were transported to hospital following a motor vehicle collision on Monday afternoon in Baychester, south of Co-op City, and one further person was also injured but not hospitalized. The incident was reported at 3.18 p.m. at Einstein Loop North and Hutchinson River Parkway East on Monday, May 15, and involved four separate vehicles. An NYPD spokeswoman said an 80-year-old man was driving a jeep traveling northbound on Hutchinson River Parkway when he collided at the intersection with a yellow school bus, driven by a 72-year-old woman.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Four people were injured following a burn-related incident at 739 East Gun Hill Road, the site of a new building under construction, on Monday morning, May 15, FDNY officials said. All hands were asked to respond to the location at 8.38 a.m. on Monday. An FDNY spokesperson told Norwood News, “It was not a fire. It was a work-place related incident.” He explained that the department initially received a call regarding a fire at the location but it later transpired that it was a work-place related incident, saying there was some type of “ignition” that caused burns but that

By SÍLE MOLONEY

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined his colleagues in the senate majority to vote for the 10 bills approving the 2023-2024 New York State Budget of $229 billion before Gov. Kathy Hochul finally signed the overdue budget into law on May 3. Rivera, who represents much of the northwest Bronx including Norwood, voted in favor of all bills, which covered the following areas: aid to localities; debt service; revenue; capital projects; State operations; legislature and judiciary; transportation; economic development and environmental conservation (TEDE); public protection and general government (PPGG); education, labor, and family assistance (ELFA); and health and mental hygiene