FIres & Accidents

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By SÍLE MOLONEY & EMILY SAWAKED
Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks   A 22-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 29-year-old man was reported missing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 75-year-old man was reported missing from Van Cortlandt Village. Click here for more details. A 16-year-old girl was reported missing from Bedford Park. Click here for more details. A 68-year-old man was reported missing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 76-year-old woman was reported missing from Kingsbridge Heights. Click


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Bedford Park: Woman & Two Dogs Struck in Hit & Run

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police said a 55-year-old woman was brought to hospital and one of her two dogs died after they were struck in a hit and run incident in Bedford Park.   On Tuesday, June 14, at approximately 9.07 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision, involving a pedestrian who had been struck at the intersection of Mosholu Parkway and Paul Avenue, located in the 52nd precinct.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 55-year-old female pedestrian with a contusion to the forehead and complaint of pain to her left hand,” police said. “EMS responded to the


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Charlotte Gardens: 12-Year-Old Girl in Hospital following Hit & Run Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 12-year-old girl was taken to the hospital following a hit & run incident that occurred in the Charlotte Gardens section of the Bronx. The NYPD shared the attached video and is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the vehicle and driver, the latter being sought in connection to allegedly leaving the scene of the accident, which occurred in the 42nd precinct.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, June 5, at approximately 4.25 p.m. in front of 1711 Boone Avenue, the 12-year-old girl was crossing the street when she was hit by a vehicle which then fled


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Deadly Morrisania Hit & Run, As Driver Injured in Separate Fordham Manor Motorcycle Crash

By DAVID GREENE
One 45-year-old driver is dead, and a second driver is on the run after a fatal, early morning collision on Webster Avenue in the Morrisania section of the borough.   A female spokesperson at the NYPD confirmed the 4:26 a.m. crash involving two moving SUVs and other parked cars at Webster Avenue and East 168th Street on Sunday, June 5, telling Norwood News, “On arrival, it was determined that a 45-year-old male was operating a Toyota Camry traveling westbound on East 168 Street, when the vehicle was struck by another vehicle traveling northbound on Webster Avenue.”   She continued, “The


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UPDATE Tracey Towers Management & Department of Buildings Dispute DOB Violations Status

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
The public relations firm representing Jerome Park’s Tracey Towers housing complex, responded to a Norwood News story published in our April 21-May 4 edition, in which we reported on a wall collapse and stop work order in place by New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), which temporarily shut the Tracey Towers playground.   In the statement issued by Bill Corbett of Corbett Public Relations, with copy to a second PR firm representative, Don Miller of West End Strategies, on Monday, May 2, Corbett wrote, “The safety of residents and the public remains the number one priority of Tracey Towers Associates.


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Woodlawn Heights: 49-Year-Old Driver Critical After Motorcycle Accident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 49-year-old motorcycle driver remains in critical condition in hospital, following a single-vehicle accident on the southwest border of Woodlawn Heights, located in the 47th precinct.   On Friday, May 27, at approximately 4.13 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a collision which involved a motorcycle, at the intersection of Van Cortlandt Park East and East 233rd Street.   According to police, upon arrival, officers found a 49-year-old male motorcycle driver, lying on the roadway, with head trauma. A police spokesperson said, “EMS responded to the location and transported the aided male to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he


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Pelham Bay Park: One Arrested in Double Homicide Vehicle Fire Investigation

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following the reclassification by the NYPD last year of a vehicle fire in Pelham Bay Park in the East Bronx to a double homicide investigation, the NYPD announced on March 7 that they arrested one person in connection with the incident.   As reported, on Monday, May 16, 2022, at around 4.19 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle that was reported to be on fire on Shore Road in the vicinity of Pelham Split Rock Course in Pelham Bay Park in the East Bronx. Upon arrival at the location, officers said the “observed a sedan on


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UPDATE Fordham Manor: One Woman Has Died & A Man is Critical After Two-Vehicle Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
  A woman has died and a 36-year-old man remains in critical condition following a two-vehicle road collision on University Avenue in Fordham Manor.   The NYPD said on Sunday, May 22, at around 10.47 p.m., police officers responded to a 911 call about a motor vehicle collision at 2518 University Avenue.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 2016 Suzuki motorcycle with extensive damage, a 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300, with driver-side front-end damage, and two aided individuals: a 36-year-old male and an unidentified adult female, both with severe head and body trauma,” the official said.   “EMS also responded to


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Bronx City Council Members Introduce Bill Expanding Heat Sensor Program to Track Building Heat Requirements

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following the City Council’s May 19th vote on the first package of fire safety legislation to pass in response to the Jan. 9 Twin Parks North West fire tragedy, a group of primarily Bronx council members in the form of Council Members Pierina Sanchez (C.D. 14), Althea Stevens (C.D. 16), Amanda Farias (C.D. 18) and Carmen De La Rosa (C.D. 10), have introduced a further bill which aims to to expand the city’s Heat Sensor Program (HSP). According to the councilmembers’ offices, the program identifies buildings with recurring heat violations for enhanced monitoring and enforcement.   The councilmembers said the program,


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