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52nd Precinct Unveils Stash of Unregistered Bikes, Scooters and ATVs Amid Cop Crack Down

By DAVID GREENE
  Teams of NYPD officers are entering their 5th weekend of a citywide crackdown on illegal and or unregistered motorized dirt bikes, scooters, and All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). Meanwhile, stores across the City continue to sell motorized scooters given there are seemingly no restrictions on such purchases.   Officials from the NYPD held a press conference at Norwood’s 52nd Precinct on Webster Avenue on Tuesday, August 2, during which NYPD’s chief of patrol, Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, was joined by Bronx borough commander, Assistant Chief Philip Rivera, commanding officer of NYPD’s Highway One, Captain Lee Manuel and the 52nd Precinct’s commanding


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Artist, Ruth Marshall, Brings Flower Power to Bronx Park

By EMILY SAWAKED  
On the precipice of Bronx Park in Norwood, a series of tapestries made with colorful parachute cords now decorate the railing, bringing a splash of color to the park entrance. Ruth Marshall, a contemporary textile artist from Australia, now living in The Bronx, recently partnered with Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC), a nonprofit subsidiary of Montefiore Medical Center, to create a beautiful display at the park’s entrance, which was unveiled on Wednesday, July 20.   The artist uses environmentally friendly materials in her work, especially to bring attention to endangered species. Marshall said it was her first time to really work


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Council Passes Historic Maternal Health Package to Help Address Racial Disparities

By SÍLE MOLONEY
For the first time in the history of the City Council, on Thursday, Aug. 11, the legislative body passed a package of legislation addressing significant disparities in maternal health, mortality, and morbidity. City Council representatives said that while about 30 birthing people in New York City die each year of a pregnancy-related cause, statistics indicate that approximately 3,000 women “almost die,” or experience morbidity, during childbirth, with the majority of cases being people of color.   In New York City, Black women are eight times more likely than white women to die from a pregnancy-related cause, and nearly three times


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UPDATE For Hospice and Healthcare Workers, the Work Continues

By EMILY SAWAKED  
  Healthcare workers have been on the front line of the pandemic since it first hit in early 2020, and over two years later, that has not changed. VNS Health (formerly Visiting Nurse Service of New York) is a nonprofit that has been serving some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers in their homes for over 125 years, and has been diligently working to help patients stay healthy in their homes.   May marked National Nurses Month, as well as National Nurses Week (May 6-12), and last year’s Hometown Heroes Tickertape Parade was an occasion to honor all healthcare workers who go


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Woodlawn Subway Station: Gun Retrieved from Female Passenger’s Backpack

By SÍLE MOLONEY
MTA chief safety and security officer, Patrick Warren, issued a statement further to news that a person was found to have been carrying a gun in the Woodlawn Road Subway Station, serving the 4 line.   “The NYPD’s presence at subway stations continues to pay off as alert officers spotted a woman evading the fare, and when stopping her, discovered a loaded gun and an outstanding warrant,” Warren said. “In addition to taking a weapon out of the transit system, it drives home that those who want to prey on people in the transit system should expect to be caught


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UPDATE Bedford Park: MTA “Heartbroken” Over Death of Female Transit Worker at Mosholu Maintenance Yard

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
The MTA has announced the death of a female transit worker who was only three months into her role at its Mosholu maintenance yard in Bedford Park.   In a brief statement on Thursday, Aug. 11, the agency wrote, “The Transit family is heartbroken to have lost a colleague as she was putting a train into service at the Mosholu Yard to help move New Yorkers, and we are conducting a thorough investigation to determine what happened.”   The agency said the victim, Azure Forde, 38, joined NYC Transit on May 15, 2022, as a train operator.     Breaking


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District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez Announces Birth of Baby

By SÍLE MOLONEY
District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez, who represents the neighborhoods of Morris Heights, University Heights, Fordham, Kingsbridge, has given birth to a new baby. The councilwoman announced the news on her social media platform on Thursday, Aug. 11, writing in both Spanish and English, “After an action-packed summer with votes, interviews, block parties and even our baby shower, “Bebé” decided to make their debut!”   She continued, “Mami and Bebé are healthy, and Papi and I now understand when new parents say they are so in love with their bebes!  I’ll be taking time to recover, embrace motherhood, and


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UPDATE Boy, 14, Arrested following Shooting of 2nd 14-Year-Old Boy inside Fordham Manor Lobby

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said they arrested a 14-year-old boy following the fatal shooting of another 14-year-old boy in the lobby of a Fordham Manor building that took place on Thursday.   An NYPD spokesperson said on Thursday, Aug. 11, at around 1.06 a.m. police were alerted to a report of a man, shot at East 194th Street and Briggs Avenue. An NYPD spokesperson said, “Police observed an unidentified male teenager with a gunshot wound to his chest,”   The spokesperson added, “EMS also responded and transported the male to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.” The victim was later identified


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Four Men, One from Kingsbridge Heights, Charged in Slaying of LA-Based Drill Rapper, MoneyGangVontae

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, Aug. 10, that four men were indicted for murder and additional charges in the fatal shooting of Avanti Frowner, aka, “MoneyGangVontae,” an LA-based Drill rapper, as he left a pharmacy with a friend in the Crotona section of The Bronx in June. The rapper was in New York City for a show at the time of the shooting.   Announcing the charges, Clark said, “The defendants allegedly attacked two men, robbing them of money, their phones, and jewelry. One of the men, Avanti Frowner, “MoneygangVontae,” was in New York to perform,


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