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UPDATE: Ridgewood Savings Bank Welcomes Customers Next Month at New Norwood Location

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Representatives from Ridgewood Savings Bank issued a statement on Thursday, July 15, confirming the opening, next month,  of the group’s new branch at 320 East 204th Street in Norwood, which will replace the Norwood location at 3445 Jerome Avenue which is closing. As recently reported by Norwood News, the new branch was scheduled to open by September.   Bank officials said they were also working with partners including regulators, community groups, city officials, and other associates, as they explore alternate options for their Sedgwick Avenue branch, which had been set to close. Such discussions include the feasibility of continuing to


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UPDATE NYC Campaign Finance Board Approves $3 Million in Public Funds for General Election Candidates

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) approved $3,119,815 in public matching funds payments to 56 citywide candidates during a public meeting on Thursday, July 15. With these payments, the Board has issued more than $112 million to candidates in the 2021 elections.   The payments approved by the Board on Thursday are detailed in the table below. The CFB’s interactive contribution map helps voters see where candidates are raising money within the city, and show that more than 93 percent of individual contributions raised by candidates are less than $250, and that more than 72 percent come from NYC residents.


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Bronx Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Fatally Beating Two-Year-Old Boy

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, July 15, that a Bronx man had been sentenced to 16 years in prison for brutally beating a two-year-old boy in 2018, causing his death.   Clark said the defendant mercilessly beat an innocent two-year-old child named Messiah Allen, causing fatal injuries. “The defendant, who was the boyfriend of the child’s mother, attacked him while she was at her job. I hope today’s sentence brings some sense of closure to the family of Messiah,” she said. “The child’s life was cut short in such a cruel manner.”   Clark said the


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UPDATE Bedford Park: Two Men Sought in Slashing Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the two unidentified men seen in the attached photos who are sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Bedford Park, in the 52nd Precinct.   It was reported to police that on Monday, July 12, at approximately 9.41 a.m., at the corner of Valentine Avenue and East 204th Street in Bedford Park, a 61-year-old man got into a verbal dispute with the two suspects. The dispute escalated into a physical altercation, and the two suspects began to assault the victim, slashing him about the body


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New Settlement Community Center Receives $150,000 NYS DOL Grant to Help Youth Employment

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New Settlement Community Center and Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner (77th A.D.) announced a $150,000 grant from the New York State Department of Labor on Tuesday, July 14, that will enable the organization’s Young Adult Opportunity Initiative (YAOI) to expand its reach to Bronx youth as they seek employment and educational opportunities.   The awarded funds will create employment and educational opportunities for 160 out-of-school, out-of-work youth aged 17 to 24 years of age in the Southwest Bronx/Mount Eden community, and serve 150 alumni in 2021. Ninety of these youth will be placed directly in permanent jobs and/or internships.   Rigaud Noel,


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Van Cortlandt Library & CollegeWise Host Event on How to Write a Great College Essay

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Van Cortlandt Library is holding an educational event on Wednesday, July 15, at 5 p.m. EST in conjunction with CollegeWise for potential college applicants to learn more about college essays.   A library spokesperson said many great kids write average (or even bad) college essays, essays about “Life Lessons Learned from Soccer” or “How My Trip to Europe Broadened my Cultural Horizons.” The spokesperson said that the CollegeWise workshop will show prospective college applicants what admissions officers are really looking for in a great college essay, and instructors will offer suggestions on finding and sharing applicants’ best stories.   This


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Fordham Manor: Search for 57-Year-Old Man with Bi-Polar Disorder

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police from the 52nd precinct are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who has been reported missing in the 52nd precinct. No name was provided but the pictured man was last seen in the vicinity of Creston Avenue & East 192nd Street in Fordham Manor on April 13, 2021 at 1 p.m. The man is 57 years old and suffers from bi-polar disorder and schizophrenia.   Anyone with information with regard to this missing person 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 their


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Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Slashing Incident Using Machete

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police from the 52nd precinct are seeking the public’s assistance locating the man seen in the attached photos who is wanted for questioning in relation to a felony assault involving a machete which occurred in Fordham Manor on Sunday. The incident occurred at West Kingsbridge Road and Webb Avenue in Fordham Manor on Sunday, July 11, at 4.28 p.m. The pictured man slashed a victim across the back of the neck with a machete. There is a reward of $2,500 for anyone with information. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers


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UPDATE As Delta Variant Spreads, Hospital Visits for “Flu-Like Symptoms” Among 0 to 4-Year-Olds Increase

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As the Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread, and as The Hill reported that most U.S. states are seeing a spike in COVID cases over the last two weeks, an analysis of the latest COVID-19 case data across the City shows that emergency hospital visits among the 0 to 4 age group having flu-like symptoms have increased.   According to New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOH), the following chart, Chart 1, denotes the trend in emergency hospital visits (not admissions) for people who visited the emergency department with clinical signs and symptoms consistent with


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