Missing Girl, 17, Likely Victim of Sex Trafficking, Located in Wakefield Motel

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. A 17-year-old girl, who police say had been reported missing from Brooklyn was located by a nonprofit representative at the Metro Motel in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Saturday, July 23. The nonprofit representative, whose name we are not disclosing for security reasons, but who spoke with Norwood News directly about the incident, said the teen is a likely sex trafficking victim, one of millions caught up in an estimated, billion-dollar, global industry. The nonprofit works with victims and survivors

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on Saturday, July 30, that one second-prize ticket for the July 29 Mega Millions drawing was sold in The Bronx, and the ticket is worth a guaranteed $1,000,002. The ticket was purchased at New Way Deli & Lottery Corp, located at 77 East Kingsbridge Road. The winning numbers for the Mega Millions game are drawn from a field of one to 70. The Mega Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 25. The Mega Millions drawing is televised every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. On July 21, the New

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood neighbors of 35-year-old young husband and father, Nathaniel “Nate” Rivers, were still processing his sudden and tragic passing on July 21, just hours after a horrific, fatal stabbing ended his life as he sat in his car, sharing a pizza with his wife in the midst of a summer thunderstorm. His murder is one of 11 to have taken place in the 52nd Precinct so far this year, a jump of 450 percent in the precinct’s murder tally, compared to the same period last year (2). Just under two weeks later, on Aug. 2, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory which will be in effect from 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4 to Friday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. NWS officials said heat index values indicate that temperatures of around 100 are expected in The Bronx and in all of New York City, with high humidity forecast which may cause heat related illnesses to occur. Officials said New York City residents should call 311 to identify cooling center locations, and obtain “Beat the Heat” safety tips. They said a heat advisory is issued when the combination of heat and

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District Council 9, a chapter of the International Painters & Allied Trades Union, announced on Tuesday, Aug. 2, that it will conduct three formal apprentice recruitment drives beginning Aug. 9. All three recruitment drives are being conducted at the union’s training center based in Long Island City in Queens. The recruitment for Drywall Finisher apprentices will take place from Aug. 9 to 22, and will include the New York City and Long Island regions. The recruitment for Painter, Decorator and Paperhanger apprentices will take place from Aug. 16 to 29, and will include the New York City, Long Island,

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Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for an eight-story affordable housing building at 171 West 239th Street in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between John M. Collins Place and Putnam Avenue West, the lot is blocks from the 238th Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train. Tishman Speyer is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 76-foot-tall development will yield 260,681 square feet designated for residential space. According to YIMBY, the building will have 336 residential units, most likely rentals, based on the average unit

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Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) to expand a two-story structure into a four-story building at 55 Clifford Place in the Tremont section of The Bronx. Located between Walton Avenue and Townsend Avenue, the lot is one block from the 174-175th Streets subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Gil Broitman of Brookyn Grid is listed as the owner behind the applications. According to YIMBY, the proposed 51-foot-tall development will yield 6,830 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 12 residential units, most likely rentals, based on the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on June 28 that a Bronx man was sentenced to five years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for assaulting a correction officer in a Rikers Island jail. In the context of the case, Clark said, “The defendant, who was an inmate, approached the correction officer and refused verbal commands to step back, then repeatedly punched her until she was left bleeding and severely injured. If you attack a correction officer, we will hold you accountable. We had recommended a consecutive sentence but the court, over our objections, made the

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A rider of an e-bike remains in critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center following a serious collision in Throggs Neck on Saturday. The news comes just one week after the 7th Annual Bronx “Ghostbike” Memorial Ride was held, a bike tour spearheaded by Transportation Alternatives in memory of cyclists killed on the borough’s streets, and just two days before new speeding violation rules, announced in May, went into effect. Effective Aug. 1, tickets will be issued to drivers caught traveling 10 mph above the speed limit, now captured on speed cameras that are operating 24/7, following sustained calls

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