UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Person Dies after Being Struck by Train, “No Criminality Suspected”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One person has died after being struck by a train in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, according to emergency services.

Morris Park: 64-Year-Old Scooter Driver Killed in Road Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 64-year-old man has died following a scooter accident in the Morris Park section of The Bronx.

Kingsbridge: Excavation Underway at 3850 Review Place

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Excavation is progressing at 3850 Review Place, the site of a 6-story school building in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

East Bronx: Residential Fire on Burke Ave Results in One Death

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One person has died following a residential fire in the Laconia section of the East Bronx in the early hours of Tuesday, Dec. 30, according to the FDNY.

FDNY EMS Local 2507 Launches Ad Urging Mayor to honor 2021 Campaign Promise of Wage Equity

By SÍLE MOLONEY

FDNY EMS Local 2507, which represents more than 4,000 emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics and fire inspectors in New York City, recently launched a video ad campaign to urge New York City Mayor Eric Adams to fulfill a commitment from his 2021 mayoral campaign to grant FDNY EMS wage equity with other New York City, front-line first responders i.e. the NYPD and the FDNY.

Van Cortlandt Village: Chanukah Celebrated Despite Australian Terrorist Attack

By DAVID GREENE

With an NYPD patrol van parked outside and two armed, retired NYPD officers standing guard inside, a few dozen members of the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center (VCJC), celebrated the second night of Chanukah with a holiday party at the Van Cortlandt Village-based center on Monday, Dec. 15.

UPDATE Mayor, Police Commissioner & NYPD Reassure Jewish New Yorkers of Safety during Hanukkah after Oz attack

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and other NYPD officials for a press conference at One Police Plaza in Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 14, to discuss security outside New York City synagogues, at Menorah lightings and Jewish gatherings in light of a terrorist attack on Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, targeted at Jewish Australians who were celebrating the first day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on Sunday.

Mott Haven: Police Appeal for Help Locating Bronx Man Last Seen in Harlem Hospital

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 78-year-old man from the Mott Haven section of The Bronx who is reported missing.

Kingsbridge: Car Fire Extinguished on Van Cortlandt Park South off Major Deegan in Early Hours of Dec 13

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Firefighters were seen responding to a car fire in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 13.

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UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Person Dies after Being Struck by Train, “No Criminality Suspected”

Morris Park: 64-Year-Old Scooter Driver Killed in Road Collision

Kingsbridge: Excavation Underway at 3850 Review Place

East Bronx: Residential Fire on Burke Ave Results in One Death

FDNY EMS Local 2507 Launches Ad Urging Mayor to honor 2021 Campaign Promise of Wage Equity

Van Cortlandt Village: Chanukah Celebrated Despite Australian Terrorist Attack

UPDATE Mayor, Police Commissioner & NYPD Reassure Jewish New Yorkers of Safety during Hanukkah after Oz attack

Mott Haven: Police Appeal for Help Locating Bronx Man Last Seen in Harlem Hospital

Kingsbridge: Car Fire Extinguished on Van Cortlandt Park South off Major Deegan in Early Hours of Dec 13