Fordham Heights: Search for 68-Year-old Missing Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 68-year-old man reported missing on Sunday, May 1, from the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. Mingnolio Tejada, 68, of 253 East Kingsbridge Road, Apartment 4A, from the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx was last seen inside 2315 Walton Avenue in Fordham Heights at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. He is described as male, is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds and is White Hispanic. He was last seen wearing a red jacket, checkered pants, a blue shirt and black sneakers. Anyone with information regarding

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 71-year-old woman reported missing in Bedford Park. It was reported to police that Hyse Berdynaj, 71, of 2910 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY was last seen on Saturday, April 30, at approximately 7 p.m, leaving her home. Berdynai is described as female, is around 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs approximately 150 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black coat, a black dress, and black boots. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Monday, May 30, that a 15-year-old girl previously reported missing from Morris Heights has been located. Prior to being found, it was reported to police that Koshianna Chavis, 15, of 40 Richman Plaza, 22E, Bronx, NY had last been seen on Monday, April 25, at approximately 5 p.m., leaving her home. Koshianna was described as female, approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall, Black, weighing around 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Prior to being located, she had last been seen wearing a purple, hooded sweatshirt, dark blue jeans, and dark blue crocs.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 65-year-woman who was reported missing in The Valley section of the East Bronx. It was reported to police that Deborah Carson, 65, of 3155 Grace Avenue Bronx, NY, was last seen on Thursday April 28, at her home in the East Bronx, at approximately 8.23 p.m. She is described as female, is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Black, weighs 140 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a gray sweater, a black skirt and gray socks. Anyone with information regarding this incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, April 27, that a Bronx woman and her boyfriend were charged with murder and manslaughter in the context of the June 2021 death of the woman’s eight-year-old, autistic son. According to the investigation, the defendants, Sharay Barney, 30, of East 166th Street in Morrisania, who was the biological mother of the child, and Michael Ransom, 33, of the same address and who was the child’s stepfather, were the sole caretakers of Joseph Barney, 8, a child who was autistic and non-verbal. On June 1, 2021, Joseph was found

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Family Wellness Suite at Tremont Neighborhood Health Action Center reopened for in-person services on Wednesday, April 13, having been closed amid the pandemic during which time it provided virtual services only. The reopening coincided with the beginning of Black Maternal Health Week as well as the reopening of in-person services at the City’s other wellness centers which are located in East Harlem and Brownsville, Brooklyn. Tremont Neighborhood Health Action Center, located at 1826 Arthur Avenue in Tremont, provides mothers and their families with a safe, welcoming, and supportive space where they can participate in a range of

By DAVID GREENE

The former congressman and current congressman for Norwood, Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15), joined Montefiore president and CEO, Dr. Philip Ozuah, at Bedford Park’s P.S. 8 Isaac Varian School to confirm approval of $3.35 million in federal funding for Montefiore’s School Health Program (MSHP) on Wednesday, April 13. The program currently provides 42,000 students with access to doctors, dentists, and therapists at 33 locations and 99 schools that offer the program, across The Bronx and Westchester counties. The additional funding will assist MSHP to expand its digital infrastructure and broadband capabilities, expanding its telehealth program to the

By SARAH HUFFMAN

News of the recently announced likely closures of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Veterans Affairs hospitals raised concern among veterans during the March meeting of Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7)’s Veterans Affairs’ committee. Committee chair, Chad Royer, said announcements of the closures had arisen following an Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Report by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which included recommendations by the U.S. VA Secretary. He said the AIR Commission, which is appointed by the president, uses the report to plan how to provide a better healthcare network in the right locations with the right infrastructure to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) deputy secretary, Donald Remy, sought to alleviate concerns among Bronx veterans amid news of possible closures of the Brooklyn and Manhattan VA medical centers in the future, during a recent visit to the Bronx VA medical center on Friday, April 8. The visit was organized in the context of the VA’s ongoing Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR), a study of the current and future health care needs of veterans across the country in the context of existing VA medical service provision. Though no date has yet been set for the potential closures