Fire Ignites on Kingsbridge Road Elevated Subway Track

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Video footage of flames and smoke seen on the elevated subway platform of the Kingsbridge Road subway station raised alarm bells on Tuesday, April 18. A spokesperson for the MTA later explained to Norwood News that a smoke condition was reported at around 8.05 a.m. and that the 4 train service was suspended until 8:57 a.m. between Woodlawn and Burnside Avenue while FDNY investigated the incident. Firefighters were also captured at the scene on a video posted to the Citizens’ App by local residents. Asked how the fire impacted upon subway transit operations, MTA officials explained that there was one

By SÍLE MOLONEY

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By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

Students at St. Philip Neri School in Bedford Park want first responders to know how much their service means to them. On Jan. 31, more than 50 first responders, including police officers, firefighters, and EMTs were invited to attend a special mass at St. Philip Neri Church, located right next to the school. The first responders ate breakfast with students in the parish hall, and later went on a tour of the school. “It was fun,” said sixth grader Katherine Mundo, who had a very personal reason to be appreciative of those assigned with protecting the community. “My mom’s

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A fire broke out in a garbage truck at Grand Avenue and North Street in University Heights on Saturday morning, April 15, 2023. Video courtesy of Lois Chadwick A fire broke out in a garbage truck in University Heights on Saturday morning, FDNY officials said. The fire department was alerted to the incident at Grand Avenue and North Street at 8.45 a.m., an FDNY spokesperson said. The fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery inside the garbage truck, the spokesperson said. The fire, categorized as a hazmat incident, was extinguished and handled by units on scene and that there

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Despite repeated reminders by the FDNY not to block critical access to fire hydrants which are needed to access water supply in the event of a fire, at least one driver has resorted to a new low all in a seemingly selfish move to covertly secure a parking space. A resident of the Mount Hope section of The Bronx shared photos with Norwood News which she took of a fire hydrant covered with a traffic cone, an act which has the potential to cause major disruption to firefighters in the event of a fire in the area, not only because

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One man has been hospitalized following a police-involved shooting at 231st Street subway station in Kingsbridge, following an apparent stand off on the elevated train track between police and the man who officers said was armed with a gun. Witnesses also reported seeing a man on the elevated train track at 238th Street subway station armed with a gun, who had been acting erratically. A press conference was held a few hours after the incident under 231st Street subway station, which along with a long stretch of Broadway, had been cordoned off by police. Present were NYPD Chief

By SÍLE MOLONEY

MAKESHIFT WEAPONS RECOVERED from an assault carried out between rival gang members in Rikers Islands prison on August 18, 2022. Video courtesy of The Office of the Bronx District Attorney Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Feb. 9 that nine Rikers Island inmates were charged with assault for carrying out what was described as a vicious attack against six other inmates in the jail using makeshift weapons and leaving the victims bloody. According to the prosecution, the attack lasted 15 minutes, and the victims needed hospital treatment for their wounds. In the context of the announcement, Clark

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three building contractors were indicted on Wednesday, April 12, in the first Bronx case to bring charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for a construction fatality which took place, as reported by Norwood News at the time, at 94 East 208th Street in Norwood in 2019. The victim, a father and 46-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant worker, Segundo Manuel Huerta Mayancela, was crushed by 1,000 pounds of debris in what was described as an egregiously dangerous building site, a joint investigation by NYC Department of Investigation (DOI) and the Bronx District Attorney’s office found. Builders also allegedly falsified credentials/permits and flouted safety

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

Two people were injured following a two-car collision at the intersection of Jerome Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue in Jerome Park on Tuesday, April 4, emergency services said. An EMS representative said they received the call at 2.46 p.m. on the day of the collision. (At this time, most of the world was tuning in to watch former President Donald J. Trump being indicted in Lower Manhattan.) They said one of the injured parties refused medical attention at the scene and the second was brought to St. Barnabas Hospital. The cause of the accident is under investigation, according

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