UPDATE Bedford Park: Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Located

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The New York City Police Department said a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Bedford Park has been located. Prior to being located, police said Esmaylin Soriano, of Decatur Avenue had last been seen on Monday, May 1, at around 7 a.m., leaving her home. Esmaylin was described as female, is approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall, is Hispanic White, has brown eyes and curly brown hair. Prior to being located, police said she had last been seen wearing gray jeans, red ‘Vans’ sneakers, and a black, hooded sweatshirt. Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story included

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Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, May 2, that a mechanic has been charged with criminally negligent homicide of his 25-year-old apprentice co-worker, for failing to implement critical safety features, which led to an elevator collapse in a building in the Mt. Eden section of The Bronx in February 2021. In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant, a mechanic, was working with the victim to upgrade an elevator inside a Bronx building. The defendant allegedly failed to comply with multiple safety protocols, and because of those faults the elevator car plunged six stories,

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The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached photo who police say are sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Wakefield. Police said that on Sunday, April 16, at approximately 8.15 a.m., a 68-year-old male MTA employee became engaged in a dispute with three unidentified females on the platform of the Wakefield-241st Street subway station. “One of the individuals then struck the victim in the head with a broomstick, while the other two individuals punched him,” a police spokesperson said. “The individuals then fled out of the

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THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, April 30, at around 10.15 a.m., a 24-year-old man was in front

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Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on April 13 that a Bronx man was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals for allegedly killing a 7-year-old Pomeranian dog during an argument with his ex-girlfriend. In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “This was a spectacularly brutal act of animal abuse. The defendant is being held accountable for allegedly causing multiple fractures to the little dog’s head, killing him instantly.” The district attorney said the defendant, Victor Castillo, 32, of Webb Avenue in The Bronx, was arraigned on April 13 on an indictment charging aggravated cruelty to animals, New

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The New York City and Long Island office of the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flood advisory on April 30 at around 10.30 p.m. which officials say is in effect until Monday, May 1, at 5 a.m. Officials said flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected in portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York, including the counties of The Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island). They said that at 10.25 p.m. on Sunday, a doppler radar indicated that several bands of moderate to locally heavy rain would move through the

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Sunday, April 30, that switch replacement work will begin on the and Sixth Avenue lines. These switches near West 4th Street in Manhattan will allow the and trains to move between the uptown local and express tracks. As a result, there will be changes to service on the and lines beginning Monday, May 15, at 5 a.m. through Monday, July 3, at 5 a.m. The MTA advises customers of the following service impacts: Between May 15 and July 3, customers should expect their uptown commutes on the and lines to take an

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought for questioning in connection with a robbery pattern identified in late April 2023 across the 52nd and 47th Precincts. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought for questioning in connection with an armed robbery and attempted armed robbery pattern identified across the 52nd and 47th Precincts in April. Police said the first incident was

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The NYPD said a 15-year-old boy from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx who had been reported missing on Saturday, April 29, was located on May 6. Prior to being located, police said Oumar Diarrassouba of Briggs Avenue had last been seen on Monday, April 24, at around 7 a.m., leaving his home. Oumar was described as male, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, Black, with a dark complexion, a thin build, black hair and brown eyes. Prior to being located, he had last been seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, and black Nike sneakers.