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Wakefield: Search for 73-Year-Old Missing Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 73-year-old woman who has been reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.   It was reported to the police that Patricia James, 73, of Pitman Avenue was seen leaving her home on Friday, Sept. 30 at around 1.30 p.m. She is described as being 5 feet tall, weighs 124 pounds, and was last seen wearing a long, green trench coat.   Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit


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UPDATE Bridge, Street Closures & General Transportation Updates for The Bronx from Sept 30 through 2024

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx and Manhattan from Sept. 30  through 2024.   East 153rd Street between 3rd Avenue and Bergen Avenue: This street will be fully closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Oct. 16 for concrete pours and material deliveries. Dash Place between Bend and West 242nd Street: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Oct. 18 to facilitate concrete pumping and boom truck operation. East Gun Hill Road between Waring Avenue


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Late Lehman College Faculty Member, David Carroll Fletcher, is Fondly Remembered

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Representatives of Lehman College said they are deeply saddened to announce the passing of David Carroll Fletcher, a longtime faculty member in the college’s school of education. They said Fletcher was part of the Lehman family for over two decades and served as an assistant professor in the Department of Middle and High School Education. The faculty member died at his home in Mount Vernon on Sept. 12 at the age of 73, according to an announcement by college officials.   The following tribute, composed by friends and loved ones, was provided to Lehman College:   “A native of Brevard,


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Mayor, NYC Parks, NYCHA to Build New Open Spaces, Playgrounds at NYCHA Housing Developments

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks), and the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced, on Sept. 14, a pilot program to re-imagine and invest in nearly three acres of NYCHA open space, including playgrounds, at two developments in the Soundview section of The Bronx, three in Queens, and one in Brooklyn.   The announcement was held at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new open space at Pomonok Houses in Queens, which has been fully reconstructed under the pilot program and now includes fitness equipment, sensory play equipment, seating, and new landscaping.  


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Belmont: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 2321 Belmont Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for units at a 7-story, mixed-use building 2321 Belmont Avenue in the Belmont section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Sion Consulting Engineering, the structure yields 42 residential units, and available on NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online portal, are 13 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $72,000 to $167,570.   Amenities include covered parking with assigned parking spaces and electric car charging stations, bike storage lockers, and common area Wi-Fi, according


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Williamsbridge: Two Gunmen Sought following Multiple Nonfatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The identity of two gunmen is sought by the NYPD following a “reckless endangerment” incident (shooting) that occurred in Williamsbridge. Police are seeking the public’s help identifying and locating the two people seen in the attached video footage who are sought for questioning in connection to the shooting.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, Sept. 25, at around 2.39 p.m. in the vicinity of Holland Avenue and Magenta Street, two unidentified “males” riding a moped, fired multiple shots into Magenta Park. “There were no reported injuries as a result of this incident,” an NYPD spokesperson said.


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Two Bronx Men Arrested for Multiple Kidnappings, Carjackings & Robberies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Two Bronx men, Diante Fernandes and Mark Francis, have been arrested in connection with a series of recent carjackings in The Bronx and Yonkers, New York. Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York shared the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 28, adding that that the two appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy on Wednesday and were ordered detained in custody. According to the allegations in the complaint, and statements made in court, between Sept. 26 and 27, the defendants, Fernandes and Francis, allegedly carjacked, robbed, and kidnapped multiple victims in The Bronx and Yonkers.


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NYS Department of Labor Secures Over $191K in Unpaid Wages for 93 Employees

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it has recovered over $191,000 in unpaid wages for 93 employees working at the Buffalo-based company, Magellan Technology/Demand Vape. DOL’s division of labor standards found the employees had been shorted pay owed to them under the State’s “spread of hours law” for service workers, according to the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 28.   Typically, an underpayment occurs when minimum wage workers work more than 10 hours, and there is a break longer than 4 hours between shifts. Employers are required to pay one additional hour per day at minimum


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UPDATE Gibson Cites Potential Concerns with Orchard Beach Asylum Seeker Relief Center Proposed by Adams Administration

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson has cited potential concerns envisaged with locating an asylum seeker relief center at Orchard Beach in the Northeast Bronx, such as potential flooding and lack of adequate transportation connectivity. The Adams administration included the center as a target location proposed to house asylum seekers during an announcement made last Thursday, Sept. 22. Other center openings in other locations are also planned.   City officials announced last week that humanitarian emergency response and relief centers to support hundreds of asylum seekers arriving in New York City each day from Texas and other border states would be


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