UPDATE Fordham Heights: Man Dies after Getting Hit by 4 Train at 183rd Street Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A male subway rider died after being struck by a 4 train at 182nd Street subway station on Thursday night, March 28.

Norwood: Police Appeal to the Public for Help Locating 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 13-year-old girl from Norwood reported missing on Monday, March 18.

JASA Older Adult Center Holds Memorial for Community Activists Nat Solomon & Cecilia Greene

By SHERICA DALEY

The lives of Nat Solomon and Cecilia Greene, described by those who knew them as dedicated community activists, were celebrated recently during a heartfelt memorial event held in Van Cortlandt Village after they recently passed away one day apart. The late Nat Solomon died on Monday, Jan. 22, aged 80, and as reported, the late Cecilia Greene died on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the age of 91.

Wakefield: Police Appeal for Help Locating Two Siblings Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating two sibling children from Wakefield reported missing on Friday, March 22.

Neighborhood Notes: Prom Dress & Suit Drive, Yankees Youth Leadership Award, Early Voting & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Neighborhood Notes: Prom Dress & Suit Drive, Yankees Youth Leadership Award, Free Tax Prep & More!

Yonkers: Three Sentenced to 31 Years for Sale of Ghost Guns following Recent Cocaine Bust

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced on Friday, March 22, that three people were sentenced to a combined 31 years in state prison for selling more than 30 ghost guns in Yonkers after trafficking them from Washington, D.C. to Westchester County in 2022.

UPDATE Polly the Dog Joins the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore’s Child Life Team

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Polly, a 23-month-old, black labrador, has joined the Child Life team at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) in Norwood to support young patients during hospitalizations and medical appointments.

UPDATE Norwood Daycare Center Owner Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Child & Child Pornography

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood-based daycare center owner, Silfredo Castillo Martinez, 34, pled guilty on Thursday, March 21, before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to a superseding information charging him with sexual exploitation of a child and production of child pornography, federal prosecutors said.

UPDATE University Heights: Police Appeal for Help Locating 15-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl from University Heights who is reported missing.

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UPDATE Fordham Heights: Man Dies after Getting Hit by 4 Train at 183rd Street Subway Station

Norwood: Police Appeal to the Public for Help Locating 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

JASA Older Adult Center Holds Memorial for Community Activists Nat Solomon & Cecilia Greene

Wakefield: Police Appeal for Help Locating Two Siblings Reported Missing

Neighborhood Notes: Prom Dress & Suit Drive, Yankees Youth Leadership Award, Early Voting & More!

Yonkers: Three Sentenced to 31 Years for Sale of Ghost Guns following Recent Cocaine Bust

UPDATE Polly the Dog Joins the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore’s Child Life Team

UPDATE Norwood Daycare Center Owner Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Child & Child Pornography

UPDATE University Heights: Police Appeal for Help Locating 15-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing