Belmont: Friends Pay Tribute to Belmont’s Saniyah Cheatham, BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody

By DAVID GREENE

Friends and neighbors of Saniyah Cheatham, the 18-year-old who died while in police custody in the Longwood section of the South Bronx on July 5, have spoken to Norwood News, paying tribute to her.

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Youth Sought for Shots Fired Next to Daycare Where Nicholas Feliz Dominici Died

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a shooting incident in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Norwood: Two Arrested after Robbery in/near Whalen Playground

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Police said they have arrested two men and are searching for three additional suspects after two other men were robbed and assaulted during an incident that began in Whalen Playground in Norwood on Sunday night, July 20.

Sanchez, NYC Parks Celebrate Upgrade of Fordham Landing Basketball Courts with New Backboards

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Parks Bronx Borough Commissioner Jessy Aponte joined District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez on Friday, June 2, to celebrate the installation of brand-new backboards at the Fordham Landing Basketball Courts in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.

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.

Politicians Join M.S. 45 Principal & Students to Break Ground on $6.05 Million Playground Renovation

By ARIEL PACHECO

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Councilman Oswald Feliz (C.D. 15) joined students and Doreen Kendall, principal of M.S. 45, the Thomas C. Giordano School, in Belmont on June 27 to break ground on a new $6.05 million renovation of the school’s playground.

Belmont: Four People Shot & Hospitalized in Late Night-Early Morning Rampage

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Four young people were shot and later hospitalized following a late night/early morning shooting incident in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, police said.

Yonkers Teacher Arrested for Harassing Student including Holding Up Dog Collar & Calling her a “B*tch”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced Wednesday, July 16, that a physical education teacher at Yonkers Middle High School has been arrested for allegedly harassing one of his female students over a period of several months, both over text message and in person.

Fordham Heights: Female Suspect Sought after 77-Year-Old Woman with Walker is Robbed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx.

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Belmont: Friends Pay Tribute to Belmont’s Saniyah Cheatham, BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Youth Sought for Shots Fired Next to Daycare Where Nicholas Feliz Dominici Died

UPDATE Norwood: Two Arrested after Robbery in/near Whalen Playground

Sanchez, NYC Parks Celebrate Upgrade of Fordham Landing Basketball Courts with New Backboards

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

Politicians Join M.S. 45 Principal & Students to Break Ground on $6.05 Million Playground Renovation

Yonkers Teacher Arrested for Harassing Student including Holding Up Dog Collar & Calling her a “B*tch”

Fordham Heights: Female Suspect Sought after 77-Year-Old Woman with Walker is Robbed