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Norwood: Man Sought following Early Morning Non-Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who is sought in connection to a non-fatal shooting in Norwood.   Police said that on Sunday, Nov. 13, at around 3.50 a.m. the man exited a social club located at 390 East 204th Street, and entered a black Mercedes Benz sedan with a New Jersey temporary license plate.   He drove a short distance to 3310 Webster Avenue, also in Norwood, where, from inside his vehicle, he allegedly took out a gun and fired it recklessly multiple times at an unknown target. He


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Fordham/University Heights: Man Wanted for Gunpoint Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating and identifying the person seen in the attached photos and video who is sought in connection to a gunpoint robbery that occurred on the border of Fordham Heights and University Heights.   Police at the 46th Precinct said that on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at around 3.52 a.m., in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and West 184th Street, a man approached a 27-year-old male victim, displayed a gun, and demanded money from him. “The subject fled southbound with $150 currency on Jerome Avenue to parts unknown,” a police spokesperson said. “There are


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Experimental Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Animal Studies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Investigators at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced on Thursday, Nov. 10, that an experimental, therapeutic cancer vaccine showed promise in an animal (mice) study, and induced two distinct and desirable immune system responses that led to significant tumor regression in mice.   The researchers found that intravenous (IV) administration of the vaccine boosted the number of (cytotoxic) T cells capable of infiltrating and attacking tumor cells, and engaged the innate immune system by inducing type I interferon. The innate immune response modified the tumor microenvironment, counteracting suppressive forces


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JPMorgan Chase Employees & Partners Donate 500+ Needed Items to Mark Veterans Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center celebrated Veterans Day with a donation of more than 500 basic need items from JPMorgan Chase. The items, including socks, blankets, toothbrushes and soap, were collected by JPMorgan Chase employees located in The Bronx and Westchester lower Hudson Valley, who collected the items for veterans living in, and/or receiving long term care at, the Bronx VA Medical Center, located at 130 West Kingsbridge Road in Fordham Manor.   JPMorgan Chase representatives said many of the veterans face a variety of challenges and rely on the VA for medical services, as


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Pelham Parkway: Medical Examiner Rules August Death of Two People a Murder-Suicide

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The City’s medical examiner has ruled the death of two people on Aug. 6 in the Pelham Parkway section of The Bronx as a murder-suicide.   On Saturday, Aug. 6, at around 9.10 a.m., police from the 49th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an aided individual in front of 720 Pelham Parkway South.   “Upon arrival, officers discovered two aided, unconscious individuals at the rear of 2199 Cruger Avenue,” a police spokesperson said. “Officers observed a 35-year-old male and a 28-year-old female, unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicative of a fall from an elevated position,” the spokesperson added.


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Allerton: GoFundMe Page Set up to Support Family of Man Shot in Head at Gas Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  A GoFundMe page has been set-up to help support the family of a beloved gas station employee who police said was shot in the head at close range while at work in the Allerton section of The Bronx on Tuesday evening, Nov. 22.   A police spokesperson said an unidentified man, wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt and mask approached [inaudible] gas station, located at Astor Avenue and Boston Road at 7.07 p.m. and knocked on the door.   “When the 49-year-old male employee opened the door, the individual displayed a gun and fires it, striking the male in the


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Bronx “Mac Ballers” Gang Member Charged with 2013 Murder of Rasheed Barton

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx man, Lamar Williams, 31, was charged on Thursday, Nov. 17, with racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and murder with a firearm, in relation to the murder of Rasheed Barton on August 11, 2013, in the Soundview section of The Bronx.   The news was announced on Thursday by Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and New York police commissioner, Keechant L. Sewell, with the unsealing of the indictment. Williams was arrested on the same day and presented before magistrate judge, Jennifer E. Willis. The case is assigned to U.S. district judge, Naomi


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El Parrandón de la Gran Manzana to Perform at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents El Parrandón de la Gran Manzana on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8 8 p.m. The show features Víctor Roque, Henry Hierro, Pablo Martinez, Willie Gomez, Victor Brito, Tony Valdez, with special guests, Grupo d’Ahora, and the great salsa showman and Lehman Center favorite, José Alberto aka “El Canario.” This historic reunion of the original members of La Gran Manzana will be a one-of-a kind concert at Lehman Center, a celebration welcoming in the Christmas season.   The merengue band, La Grand Manzana, was founded in 1982 by members Victor Roque and Henry Hierro.


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Yonkers Teenager Charged in Shooting of 15-Year-Old

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21, that Yonkers resident, Joseph Tejera, 19, was charged in connection with the October 2022 shooting of a 15-year-old in the City of Yonkers. Tejera is being held without bail.   Tejera was arraigned before Judge Anne Minihan in Westchester County Court on Nov. 22 and charged by a Westchester County grand jury with attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, all violent felonies.   On Oct. 26, at around


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