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Bronx BP Heralds Success of Bronx Week 2022 Despite Turbulent Beginning to Year for the Borough

By SÍLE MOLONEY & JULIAN NAZAR
The following is an updated version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.   Bronx Week 2022 kicked off informally on Monday, May 2, at the Northeast Bronx YMCA as its sponsors, supporters and organizers gathered to give the media a taste of what was to come, following a two-year hiatus from large-scale physical gatherings, celebrating the annual festival.   Hosted by the Bronx Tourism Council, the Office of the Bronx Borough President, and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, the 10-day festival was packed with several events relevant to every sector of the community, including senior


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Pelham Parkway: Three Sought for Assault on Female Victim, Stomped, Kicked on Ground

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three individuals seen in the attached video and photos who are sought regarding an assault on a woman that occurred in Pelham Parkway, located in the 49th precinct.   It was reported to police that on Wednesday, May 18, at approximately 9.14 p.m., at the northwest corner of Lydig Avenue and White Plains Road, police responded to a 911 call regarding a woman who had been assaulted.   Upon arrival, responding officers discovered a 37-year-old female victim with a broken jaw. The victim said she had engaged in a verbal


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from May 27 to June 29

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from May 27 to June 29.   Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation.   Grand Concourse between Major Deegan Expressway Northbound Exit 3 and East 138th Street: This street will be closed Fridays form 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and/or from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. through June 13, for knuckle boom.   Willow Avenue between East 133rd Street


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Eastchester: Driver Dies After Overshooting Ramp and Crashing into Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 25-year-old male driver has died in a single vehicle accident in Eastchester after allegedly losing control of his vehicle on a bend, overshooting a ramp, and driving into a home located beneath an elevated thruway.   On Thursday, May 26, at approximately 6.57 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle accident on the southbound New England Thruway near exit 14, in Eastchester, located in the 47th precinct.   Police officials said, “A preliminary investigation determined that a 2009 black, Mercedes Benz C300 sedan [was] travelling southbound on the New England Thruway.” They said the vehicle


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North Riverdale: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 6375 Broadway

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 6375 Broadway, a seven-story, residential building in North Riverdale, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Marin Architects, the structure yields 65 residential units and 36 parking spaces.   Available via NYC Housing Connect, NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD)’s online portal, are 23 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $61,715 to $187,330.   Amenities include assigned parking spaces, a shared laundry room, gym, community center, elevator, and an on-site resident manager. Units come equipped with energy-efficient


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Elections 2022: Biaggi Changes Course, Announces Campaign for NY Congressional District 17

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Your poll site may have changed. Check your voting card before you go to vote.   Democratic State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D. 34) announced a change in her bid to become a New York congresswoman on Tuesday, May 24, as she unveiled that she had switched her candidacy for Congress in the upcoming New York Democratic primary from New York’s third congressional district (NY-3) to New York’s seventeenth congressional district (NY-17), setting the scene for another showdown between who some voters see as a moderate, establishment, Democratic incumbent and a progressive Democratic challenger.   The open NY-17 seat is in


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Bronx Hospitals & Elected Officials Honor Bronx Nurses During Nurses Week, May 5-12

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The annual Nurses Week celebration took place across the country between Friday, May 6, and Thursday, May 12. As usual, it was another  occasion to thank and honor the many nurses working in the borough who continue to go above and beyond the call of duty amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.   As described by nationaltoday.com, from assisting with life-threatening ER crises, to delivering babies, and caring for the elderly in their last moments, nurses perform some of the most difficult and heartbreaking tasks in the medical world. As workers who perform the most essential healthcare tasks, they serve as


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UPDATE Parks Dept: Cordoned Off Section of Williamsbridge Oval Unrelated to Legionnaires’ Cluster

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation has allayed fears that a section of Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood may have been cordoned off to curtail the potential spread of Legionnaires’ disease, following an announcement on Saturday, May 21, by the Bronx Borough President that the City’s health department were investigating a now confirmed cluster of the illness that had been identified in the Highbridge and Melrose sections of the borough.   Legionnaires’ disease is a form of pneumonia. “Four people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease since May 9, 2022, and results for other individuals are pending,” Gibson


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Wakefield: Search for Missing 68-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 68-year-old man reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.   It was reported to police that Eduardo Ortiz, of 1050 East 230th Street was last seen at his home on Monday, May 23, at approximately 2.30 p.m. He is described as being around 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs around 130 pounds, and was last seen wearing a light blue, polo shirt with yellow and white stripes.   Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)


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