Jose Gonzalez Found Guilty of Killing EMT Yadira Arroyo

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Fordham Heights resident, Jose Gonzalez, was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday, March 8, of the murder of FDNY Emergency Medical Technician, Yadira Arroyo, who he ran over with her ambulance nearly six years ago, according to the Office of the Bronx District Attorney. Darcel Clark, Bronx district attorney, announced the news the same day. As reported, after years of waiting, the family of the victim received news that Gonzalez was finally fit to stand trial on Sept. 21, 2022. In the context of the conviction announcement, Clark said, “Jose Gonzalez was convicted today of first-degree murder in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 5-alarm supermarket fire which broke out on Sunday morning, March 5, in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx has injured a total of seven people, two of whom incurred serious injuries. Fire officials said the alarm regarding the blaze, described by the FDNY as a “hazmat incident,” meaning it related to hazardous material, and which broke out at a supermarket located at 2096 Grand Concourse in the vicinity of East 181st Street, was raised at at 10.41 a.m. on Sunday morning. According to the FDNY, the fire began in the rear of a one-story building (100 ft

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

FDNY officials said a fire which broke out at 2728 Morris Avenue, a five-story, residential building, on Wednesday resulted in the hospitalization of five people with minor injuries. When contacted by Norwood News about the incident, a fire department official said the call was received by FDNY at 8.33 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1, and the fire was brought under control at 10.10 a.m. “Main body of fire has been extinguished and incident placed under control,” FDNY officials added. REGISTER TODAY for the 1st Annual @FDNYFoundation Climb to SUMMIT brought to you by @SLGreen taking place at One Vanderbilt

By SÍLE MOLONEY

FDNY officials said firefighters have extinguished a fire which broke out in a multiple dwelling in the University Heights section of the Bronx on Friday evening, Feb. 24. The department officials said all hands were called at 6.31 p.m. to respond to the blaze which broke out on the 5th floor of a residential building located at 103 West 183rd Street in Apartment 52. REGISTER TODAY for the 1st Annual @FDNYFoundation Climb to SUMMIT brought to you by @SLGreen taking place at One Vanderbilt in New York City on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Funds raised will help purchase stair climbers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A three-vehicle fire has been reported on the Cross Bronx Expressway at around 12.30 on Nov. 29, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. Police said a 43-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a fatal, three-vehicle, road collision and fire that occurred in November 2022 on the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Highbridge section of The Bronx. As reported, the New York State Alert System announced there was a vehicle fire on the southbound lane of the Cross Bronx Expressway, just past the Major Deegan Expressway on Tuesday morning, Nov. 29, 2022. Police later said officers had

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 42-year-old man has died following a road accident in the vicinity of the Bronx River Parkway, police said. According to the NYPD, on Saturday, Jan. 21, at around 9.06 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a single vehicle collision in the vicinity of Boston Road and Bronx River Parkway, located in the 49th Precinct. “A preliminary investigation determined that a 42-year-old male was operating a 2010 Mazda 3 northbound on the Bronx River Parkway in the right lane when he lost control of his vehicle for unknown reasons,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “The vehicle veered

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on 2022 and their hopes for the New Year. “I did not feel safe in 2022 and I couldn’t enjoy my summer. A few people dear to me passed away. Despite the few accomplishments that we had, 2022 was filled with disappointments, empty promises, and uncertainty. I hope that in 2023 we can put an end to the reckless motorcycle and motorized bike riding on the sidewalk and the senseless loud noise coming from passenger cars and SUVs. My hopes are to raise awareness to the needs of our folks with disabilities,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating the person seen in the attached photo who is being sought for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision in which injuries were sustained and which occurred in the the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Police said that on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at around 11.50 a.m., a 43-year-old female victim was crossing the street at the intersection of Clay Avenue and East 175th Street when a red BMW sedan which, according to bystanders, was being driven recklessly at high speed, traveled through

By DAVID GREENE

As the year draws to a close, we are continuing to publish some of the stories we couldn’t get to earlier this year [due to staff shortages]. An 18-wheel tractor-trailer knocked over a street sign on the border of Fordham Manor and University Heights after its rear wheels got caught on a relatively new pair of street bollards, two-foot-high plastic barricades designed to protect pedestrians on a traffic island and slow down city traffic. The NYPD reported the incident was the second such crash to have occurred at that particular location in less than 8 hours. An unnamed

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Jose Gonzalez Found Guilty of Killing EMT Yadira Arroyo

UPDATE Fordham Heights: 7 Injured, 2 Seriously, following Supermarket Fire Caused by E-bike

Fordham Manor: Fire at 2728 Morris Avenue Results in 5 Minor Injuries

UPDATE University Heights: Fire in Residential Building Under Control at 103 West 183rd Street

Highbridge: Man Charged following Fatal Three-Vehicle Collision & Fire on Cross Bronx Expressway

Driver, 42, Dies following Single-Vehicle Collision off Bronx River Parkway

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on 2022 and Hopes for the New Year

Mt. Hope: Man Sought in Hit & Run Incident which left Woman, 43, with “Serious Physical Injuries”

Fordham Manor/University Heights: Turning Trailer Destroys Street Sign in Bollard Crash