UPDATE Biden: As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Households Can Order Four Free COVID-19 Test Kits

By SÍLE MOLONEY

U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, Dec. 15, that as COVID-19 cases are rising across America as people gather for the holidays, effective Dec. 15, every household can order four free, COVID-19 test kits to be shipped straight to the door of each home. Meanwhile, in New York City, NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan issued a new advisory on Dec. 9 as the City faces high levels of a triple onslaught of COVID-19, flu, and RSV cases. The health commissioner said New Yorkers are strongly urged to wear masks in public, indoor settings, and crowded outdoor

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The sister of a man living in the Bronx is attempting to reach him as she has not heard from him in a few months. Delia Robles, who lives in Arizona, told the Norwood News she was last in contact with her brother, Sammy Dominguez, 58, a few months ago when he said he was staying in a shelter near NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, located at 234 E149th Street in the South Bronx. Robles said as far as she knows the shelter is located 10 blocks to the right of the front entrance to Lincoln Hospital. She does

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Dec. 13 that the last of the defendants in the June 20, 2018 fatal stabbing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, who was also a member of the “Los Sures” set of the Trinitarios gang, has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for his role in the killing. He had previously pleaded not guilty. In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “This is the last of 13 defendants who had a role in the death of Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz to be held accountable. Although the defendant did not stab the victim, his actions

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two 11-year-old girls are recovering from their injuries at Jacobi hospital following a hit & run incident in the Belmont section of The Bronx, police said. A police spokesperson said that on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at around 5.40 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision involving two pedestrians who had been struck in the vicinity of Arthur Avenue and East 180th Street, located in the 48th Precinct. “Upon arrival, officers observed two 11-year-old, female pedestrians with minor injuries,” the spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victims to Jacobi Hospital,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A fire broke out in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Monday evening and one person was transported to a borough hospital for treatment. Fire department officials said they received a call at 7.16 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, regarding a fire in progress at 219 Miriam Street. All Hands were asked to respond by the department, which comprised 12 units and 60 firefighters. The fire was brought under control at 7.35 p.m. a fire department spokesperson said. One patient was “transported to Jacobi” and the cause of the fire is “under investigation.” As the

By DAVID GREENE

Police are currently working to identify the first of two men found dead inside a Bronx subway station within a 24-hour period. One man was found dead inside East 205th Street subway station, the last Bronx stop on the D train. Police in conjunction with the City’s medical examiner’s office are also working to ascertain his cause of death. According to police, the first man was discovered at 7:48 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6. A police official told Norwood News, “Police responded to a 911 call of an aided individual at the 205 Street subway station located in

By BLANDON CASENAVE

New York City Council is now considering passing a bill, The Fair Chance Housing Act, which would not allow most landlords or management companies to perform criminal background checks on prospective tenants. One of the bill’s supporters, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, has argued that criminal background checks are a loophole that “consigns people with conviction histories to continued cycles of poverty, homelessness, and potential recidivism”. Once again, New Yorkers are caught between politicians on both sides of the aisle that lazily rely on the law to find solutions to economic problems that they are neither creative nor astute enough

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Tuesday, Dec. 13, that a 14-year-old boy who had been reported missing from Wakefield has been found and is safe. Prior to being located, police said Nazir Iqbal of East 231st Street in the Wakefield section of The Bronx had last been seen Sunday, Dec. 11, at 7.30 p.m., inside his home. He was described as male, Hispanic, approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, with a medium complexion, a medium build, brown eyes and dark hair. Prior to being located, he had last been seen wearing a black ‘Guess’ bubble

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 28-year-old man has died after being fatally shot in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, police said. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, at around 00.28 a.m., police said officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation [technology that monitors the sound of gunshots] in the vicinity of 2171 Grand Concourse, located within the 46th Precinct. A police spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 28-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the head in front of 2155 Grand Concourse.” The spokesperson added, “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital,

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