Belmont: Another Cat and Turtle Rescued Three Weeks after Fatal Fire at 660 East 187th Street

For three straight weeks, as reported, family members displaced by a 5-alarm, fatal fire in Belmont that also resulted in several injuries, have been back at the building, now encased by a temporary wooden barricade, keeping vigil and searching the broken windows for any glimpse of the estimated seven cats and other animals left behind after the blaze. Residents believe they may still be inside the hollowed-out structure.

Bronx Woman Charged with Fatally Stabbing her Boyfriend in Norwood

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx woman was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death on Webster Avenue in Norwood in March. Read our initial story on the stabbing here.

UPDATE Feds Release Detained Bronx Man Three Days after ICE Crackdown in Norwood

A father of five from the Northwest Bronx who had been reportedly arrested and detained by federal government agents in early February was released from custody on Saturday, May 9, according to Hands Off NYC, the self-described coalition of “over 200 labor unions, faith leaders, and community groups standing together in nonviolent resistance, dedicated to protecting New York City.”