FIres & Accidents

Mayor Visits Site of 5-Alarm Fire in Fordham Manor in which 15 Were Injured, Highlights E-Bike Safety

By SÍLE MOLONEY
After a 5-alarm fire ripped through a two-family wooden home located at 2462 Devoe Terrace in Fordham Manor on Sunday evening, June 22, injuring 15 people, including FDNY and EMS personnel, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Fire Commissioner Ben Tucker, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry and other FDNY officials gathered for a press conference on Monday afternoon, June 23, outside the ruins of the building to give a further update on the blaze and on the investigation into its cause.

Elections 2025: Norwood: City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Assesses Structural Needs of Tracey Towers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, a Democratic mayoral candidate, along with her colleague, “Jack,” from the city council finance team, paid a visit to Tracey Towers in Bedford Park at the end of April, accompanied by local Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), to assess the structural needs of the 40-floor Mitchell Lama housing complex, and to hear from its many residents.

UPDATE Elections 2025 Democratic Mayoral Contender Zohran Mamdani Campaigns in The Bronx’s Norwood Section

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Zohran Mamdani, one of the top contenders to win the Democratic mayoral primary on June 24, campaigned in the Norwood section of The Bronx last month alongside State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), some members of the Democratic Socialists of America, Bronx Youth Impact, and other volunteers. Mamdani was endorsed on June 18 by former mayoral candidate Maya Wiley, which followed prior endorsements by former U.S. presidential candidate and Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), as reported.

UPDATE Elections 2025 City Comptroller & Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Arrested & Later Released by Ice Agents

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Editor’s Note: For full disclosure, during this election cycle, Norwood News has broadly covered campaign events which were brought to our attention by candidates who campaigned in our local reporting area of Bronx Community District 7, which broadly covers the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Mosholu Parkway, and University Heights. Additionally, we did also cover Rev. Michael Blake‘s campaign launch in the South Bronx last year as we had a bit more time then, and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s launch, given he is so high-profile and because we had previously reported on his testing of the


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Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson Endorsed for Reelection by Several Bronx Democrats

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Several Bronx Democratic elected officials, including Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez  (S.D. 34), Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), and Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), gathered last month at a campaign event in Fordham Manor to endorse incumbent Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for reelection in the upcoming Democratic primary on June 24.