New Law & Task Force Aims to Prevent Another Twin Parks Fire Tragedy

By JULIAN NAZAR & SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Note: The following is an updated version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. On a chilly Tuesday morning, on March 24, Bronx City Councilman Oswald Feliz (C.D. 15) held a press conference at City Hall Park in Manhattan, alongside members of the Twin Parks citywide taskforce to, once again, highlight the importance of fire safety and prevention, amid the introduction by Feliz of a new draft bill, Intro 0105-2022. The taskforce was created by the speaker of the council, Adrienne Adams, and Feliz and others had previously held a number of press conferences in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks A 12-year-old girl was reported missing in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 21-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 17-year-old boy was reported missing in the Jerome Park section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 48-year-old man was reported missing in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 52-year-old woman was reported missing in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx. Click here for more details.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A fire reported in the Van Cortlandt Village section of the Bronx on Thursday, April 7, has been brought under control according to the FDNY. The FDNY tweeted that all hands were requested to respond at approximately 2.30 p.m. to a fire in Apt D42 in the D wing on the 4th floor of a multiple dwelling at 80 Van Cortlandt Park South. Bronx All Hands Box 3583, 80 VAN CORTLANDT PARK S, MULTIPLE DWELLING A, D WING – 4 FL — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) April 7, 2022 According to a later update on Twitter from the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bridge lift testing on the Manhattan span of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is scheduled for the early morning of Friday, April 8, with intermittent closures planned for both directions of traffic. Intermittent, full closures over the Harlem River will take place between midnight and 5 a.m. for bridge lifts to test mechanical functionality and allow routine preventative maintenance. Each closure will last approximately 20 minutes. Passengers traveling on the M60 bus, which offers service to LaGuardia Airport, should expect delays. Motorists may wish to consider an alternate route. The MTA encourages motorists and MTA bus customers to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 29-year-old man has died following a scooter collision in the Belmont section of The Bronx. On Thursday, March 24, at approximately 10.32 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious man who was lying on the roadway at Southern Boulevard near Crotona Avenue, in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Upon arrival, officers observed a 29-year-old man, lying on the roadway, with trauma to the body. The aided man was lying next to a motorized scooter with sustained damage. EMS responded to the scene and transported the man to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A residential fire in a multiple dwelling was brought under control in the vicinity of Van Cortlandt Village in The Bronx on the same day that the mayor signed an executive order strengthening fire safety legislation. The FDNY said all hands were called to respond to the fire at 7.35 p.m. on Monday, March 21, at 68 W. 238th Street, a 5-story building located just outside the border of the Van Cortlandt Village section of the borough. The fire was reported by the FDNY on the first floor of the building. Videos posted by users of the Citizens’

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a woman was brought to an area hospital after being hit by a vehicle in a hit and run incident which occurred on the border of the Fordham Manor and Fordham Heights neighborhoods. Police responded to a 911 call at around 1.45 p.m. on Friday, March 18, following a report that a woman had been knocked down by a vehicle at East 188th Street and East Fordham Road. Police said the driver fled the scene, that there are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. The victim was brought to St. Barnabas hospital in stable

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 8.14 p.m. on Friday, March 18, in the vicinity east of the Concourse section of The Bronx. On arrival at 8.16 p.m., firefighters found a fire in the basement of a 5-story, multiple dwelling at 1242 Morris Avenue. The FDNY confirmed that all hands were used, with 12 units dispatched, comprising 60 firefighters. There were no injuries resulting from the fire, and the cause is still under investigation according to department officials. The fire was brought under control at 8:41 p.m. As reported, a number of new laws

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