Five Teens Missing from Castle Hill Group Home Found Safe

By DAVID GREENE

Five female teenagers who had been reported missing from a group home in Castle Hill between May 14 and June 7 have all been found safe and unharmed, police said. No criminality is suspected.

Correction Officer Gets Conditional Discharge for Falsifying Suicide Prevention Training for 74 Officers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Wednesday, July 23, that a NYC Department of Correction (DOC) Officer has been sentenced to a conditional discharge for falsifying suicide prevention training for dozens of officers.

Mt. Hope: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as Affordable for Units at 66 East 177th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched a housing lottery, described as affordable, for units at 66 East 177th Street, a 12-story, residential building in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Bronx Woman & Queens Man Plead Guilty to Participating in Murder Plot that Killed Bystander

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Chelsey Harris, 24, from The Bronx, and Karl Smith, a Queens man, 27, have pled guilty in federal court for their role in orchestrating a shooting that killed Clarisa Burgos, an innocent bystander, federal prosecutors announced Friday, July 18.

UPDATE Norwood: One Family Rehoused after Residential Fire in Wayne Ave 28-Story Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were no reported injuries reported following a fire in a 28-story, residential building in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Sunday afternoon, FDNY officials said.

Norwood: Police Appeal for Help Locating 14-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 14-year-old girl who is reported missing from the Norwood section of The Bronx.

Off-Duty Queens Police Officer Arrested within Confines of 52nd Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An off-duty male police officer was arrested within the confines of the 52nd Precinct, police said.

Bedford Park: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 15-story Building at 266 East 202nd Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed for a new, 15-story, residential building at 266 East 202nd Street in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx as reported by YIMBY.

Bedford Park: East 205th Street Residents Shaken after Afternoon Shooting

By RAISHA HERNANDEZ

There were no injuries reported but local residents were left shaken after shots were fired in broad daylight on what is a relatively quiet residential street in Bedford Pak, 11 days after Gun Violence Awareness Month wrapped up, and as the City continues to see a general decline in shootings.

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Correction Officer Gets Conditional Discharge for Falsifying Suicide Prevention Training for 74 Officers

Mt. Hope: HPD Launches Housing Lottery Described as Affordable for Units at 66 East 177th Street

Bronx Woman & Queens Man Plead Guilty to Participating in Murder Plot that Killed Bystander

UPDATE Norwood: One Family Rehoused after Residential Fire in Wayne Ave 28-Story Building

Norwood: Police Appeal for Help Locating 14-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

Off-Duty Queens Police Officer Arrested within Confines of 52nd Precinct

Bedford Park: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 15-story Building at 266 East 202nd Street

Bedford Park: East 205th Street Residents Shaken after Afternoon Shooting