MTA Plans Intermittent Closures at RFK Bridge to/from Manhattan on Tuesday, Aug. 3

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The MTA has announced that intermittent, full closures at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to and from Manhattan are scheduled for Tuesday, August 3, from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. to test mechanical functionality and allow completion of any routine preventative maintenance. Intermittent closures are planned for both directions. Each closure will last approximately 20 minutes. Motorists may experience delays and should consider an alternate route. Motorists can sign up for MTA e-mail or text alerts at www.mymtaalerts.com for the latest information on this planned work.

DOH Three-Day Mosquito Treatment on Bronx Marshes and Wetlands Starts Monday Aug. 2

By SÍLE MOLONEY

To reduce mosquito activity and the risk of the West Nile virus, the City’s health department will conduct a third aerial “larviciding treatment” of the season on certain marshes and wetland areas in the Bronx from Monday, Aug. 2 to Wednesday, Aug. 4, between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., weather permitting. A helicopter will be used to treat non-residential areas only. While three days have been allotted for the aerial larviciding, the process may be completed in less time. In case of bad weather, the process will be delayed until Thursday, Aug. 5, to Friday, Aug.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Video of a reported Parkchester fire on July 31, 2021, courtesy of Citizen Three additional residential fires were reported over the weekend in the University Heights, Fordham Heights and Parkchester neighborhoods of the Bronx, though only two were referenced by the FDNY in their Twitter alerts. We are currently waiting on the FDNY to confirm the third, as well as providing further details on all three incidents. Norwood News recently reported on three separate reported fires which occurred in the borough on Friday, July 30. According to the Citizen’s App, one fire occurred at 5 Metropolitan Oval in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police are looking for a gunman who fired several shots on Decatur Avenue in Bedford Park, apparently striking the front window of an apartment building. The NYPD confirmed that officers responded to a 911 call on Saturday, July 24, at approximately 4 a.m. following a complaint regarding shots fired in the rear yard of a two-family home located at 2850 Decatur Avenue, in the 52nd precinct, and carried out an investigation. No arrests were made following the incident and the investigation is ongoing. Police said no ballistics were recovered from the location. Norwood News located a resident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Video of Norwood fire courtesy of Citizen FDNY called for All Hands to respond to three fires in The Bronx on Friday, July 30, according to various Twitter alerts. One fire broke out at a private home at 3231 Rochambeau Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Friday afternoon and was brought under control at 3.58 p.m., according to a tweet from the FDNY. It is unknown, at this time, if there were any injuries or what caused the fire. The incident was reported on the Citizen’s App at approximately 3.23 p.m. An FDNY alert

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three affordable housing units at 2265 Hughes Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Belmont, are still available to rent through New York City’s Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) housing lottery, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by John Saracco Architects, the structure yields 22,182 square feet and 16 residential units. Three two-bedroom units are available to rent for residents who earn 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,429 to $167,570. Amenities include solar panel energy, a shared laundry room, elevator, a recycling center, bike storage lockers, and assigned parking. Units come

By SILE MOLONEY

Police have re-classified a robbery investigation as a murder inquiry following the death of one of two male victims involved in a robbery and assault which occurred in Mount Hope on Saturday. Police responded to a 911 call on Saturday, July 25, at approximately 2.38 a.m. regarding an assault in progress near the corner of East 176th Street and Carter Avenue in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx, located in the 46th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed two men, a 42-year-old and a 38-year-old, each with head trauma. EMS responded to the location, and transported the 42-year-old

By MICHAEL HOROWITZ

For at least a decade, many educators and elected officials have been lobbying intently for the elimination of the standardized test students take to get admitted to the City’s specialized high schools, such as Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant High School, and Brooklyn Technical High School. The publication of admission rates to such schools, broken down by race, has fueled an ongoing debate between parents of Asian-American and White students who broadly support the use of the test as an objective, fair and, generally, unbiased way of determining admission, and some parents of Black and Latinx students who

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Video courtesy of Citizen This is a developing story. A bus accident involving a Bee-line bus has been confirmed by police at 3660 Jerome Avenue in Norwood, close to Woodlawn subway station. It occurred at 11.05 a.m. on Thursday, July 29. Citizen App videos show emergency services at the scene. Citizen App users said that police report that there were 11 people injured, some seriously. Video courtesy of Citizen Norwood News contacted the NYPD directly and they could only confirm at this time that there were multiple injuries. They said a bus struck the elevated train pillar. The