Health

Update: Elevator Collapse in Port Morris, One Dead

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAWN CLANCY
This is a developing story.   FDNY has confirmed that an elevator collapsed at 8.17 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, at 20 Bruckner Blvd in Port Morris in the South Bronx. One person was found dead on arrival at the scene and another is critical. The incident was also reported on the Citizen’s App and a verified video was uploaded to the site showing the scene outside the building, which included several fire trucks. The scene outside 20 Bruckner Boulevard in Port Morris, following a construction accident on May 19, 2021. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. At 8.22, Citizen


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Jacobi & Montefiore Celebrate Nurses Week, as PPE Giveaways Still Very Much Welcomed

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
Nurses Week, a week-long, annual celebration, honoring nurses kicked off on Thursday, May 6, with many Bronx hospitals organizing special events to mark the occasion, all of which held special significance for the profession after such an unprecedented year. To date, 42,503 people have died from COVID-19, including 4,538 Bronxites. Over 2 million New Yorkers tested positive for the virus at one point or another.   Among other events, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi honored their nurses with a large breakfast on May 7. Chief nursing officer, Suzanne Pennacchio, addressed her colleagues with a heartfelt message of gratitude thanking them and


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To Celebrate Pride, Rockefeller Center Offers Complimentary Wedding Opportunity to Couples

In celebration of Pride Month, and kicking off New York City’s post-pandemic summer, Rockefeller Center opened submissions on Friday, May 14, for couples to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to celebrate a complimentary wedding at the center.   The “Love Above All” series is an annual Rockefeller Center tradition to celebrate and support the LGBTQ community during Pride. Following the “Love Above All Ball,” held in 2019 at the Rainbow Room, the 2020 “Love Above All Virtual Auction” raised over $42,000 for The Ali Forney Center, the largest LGBTQ community center helping LGBTQ homeless youth in the United States. This year,


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Clason Point: Police Search for 13-Year-Old Missing Boy

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance locating a 13-year-old boy reported missing in the 43rd precinct. Austin Cooke, 13, of 541 Rosedale, Apt. 6C in Clason Point, was last seen on Saturday, May 15, at approximately 12.45 in the afternoon inside his home.   He is described as male, 13 years-old, White, approximately 5 feet tall, approximately 100 pounds, has brown eyes and red hair. He was last seen wearing blue pants. A photo is attached.   Anyone with information with regard to this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or


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Update: Fordham Heights Youth Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 17-Year-Old in Claremont

Police confirmed arresting a youth from Fordham Heights on murder charges on Tuesday in relation to the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Claremont last weekend.   Police responded to a 911 call on Saturday, May 15, at approximately 9.07 p.m. regarding multiple people who had been shot at the rear of 1625 Webster Avenue in Claremont, in the 44th precinct. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 17-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his chest.   EMS responded, and transported the youth to BronxCare Health System where he was pronounced deceased. Upon further investigation it was discovered


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Fordham Heights: Fatal Shooting of 34-Year-Old Man Amid Dispute

Police responded to a 911 call on Sunday, May 16, at approximately 00.31 a.m., regarding a man who had been shot in front of 340 East 184 Street in Fordham Heights, in the 46th precinct. Preliminary investigation revealed he was a 34-year-old man who had been shot in the abdomen during a dispute at the location.   The man was transported by private means to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he succumbed to his injury. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation remains ongoing. The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification. Anyone with information regarding this


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UPDATE Jeffrey Dinowitz Introduces Legislation to Combat the Creation of Fake Vaccination Cards

The FBI issued a warning on March 30 about a growing number of fraudulent vaccination cards which were being peddled to New Yorkers and to American residents, nationwide. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has now introduced legislation at State level to charge those partaking in such fraud.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the FBI issued the warning in March to make the public aware that there were individuals both selling fake COVID-19 vaccination record cards and encouraging others to print such fake cards in their homes. Agency officials


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DMX’s Final Bark: We Say Farewell to “The Dog”

There’s been a sudden boom in traffic on the corner of Burke Avenue and Holland Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Fans of hip-hop artist, DMX, and members of the Ruff Ryders motorcycle club have flocked to the intersection to memorialize the hip-hop icon who died on Friday, April 9.   “Where my dogs at?” is a phrase and a song popularized by DMX. According to the late, multi-platinum selling rapper, whose real name was Earl Simmons, his “dogs” were his brothers and sisters from the “hood,” and for the past month, they’ve been out in packs, making


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Resident Says Ceiling Fell in during 12th Apartment Flood

  For the twelfth time in 13 years, a Bedford Park senior says he has suffered through a flood of rushing water pouring into his home. However, this time, he said the cascading water brought down the ceiling on top of his head in a spare room adjacent to his living room.   Longtime tenant, Tony Apostolos, 78, of 116 East Mosholu Parkway South, invited Norwood News to inspect the damage to his apartment and belongings on Sunday, April 25, a day after rushing water caused his ceiling to collapse, and sent Apostolos on a day trip to the hospital.


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