UPDATE Nora Feury, “The Legend,” Former Bronx Community Board 7 Chair, Dies

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood News was informed late on May 31 that Nora Feury, a lifelong Bronx resident who previously served as chair of Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7), and more recently served as CB7 secretary, has died at age 78. Though she remained as a member of the board, in June 2019, then-secretary Feury stepped aside to allow Gloribel Vega to take up the position. “I am dropping my name from the nomination and I’m going to step aside for Gloribel to take over,” said Feury, drawing warm applause from both the board and the crowd. As reported, Feury, dubbed “the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three people were injured following a motor vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Monday night, May 29, FDNY officials said. An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call about the accident at 10.12 p.m. on Monday night. They said one person was transported to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment, while two refused medical attention at the scene. We have contacted the NYPD for more information about the cause of the accident which, according to unofficial sources, may have involved an emergency vehicle and will update this story upon receipt of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A car flipped on its roof and apparently burst into flames on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Tuesday afternoon, May 30. An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call regarding the incident at 2.02 p.m. on Tuesday and that FDNY units responded to reports of an overturned vehicle on fire. The spokesperson indicated that three victims were ambulatory, meaning they could wait for treatment and were considered “walking wounded.” They were transported to Jacobi Medical Center and St. Barnabas Hospital respectively for treatment, the spokesperson said. Their genders, ages and conditions were

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on Monday after a 3-month-old baby girl was found dead in a wooded area of the Highbridge section of The Bronx on Sunday, police said. A 20-year-old woman was also arrested on Monday evening in connection with the incident, they said. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, May 28, at around 8.24 p.m. a 3-month-old baby girl was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in a wooded area in the vicinity of West 161st Street and the Major Deegan Expressway in Highbridge. “EMS pronounced the infant deceased at the scene,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “The

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department said on Friday evening, June 2, that a 72-year-old woman who had been reported missing from Fordham Manor has been safely located. Prior to the latest update, police had said that Lucille Maese, 72, of Fordham Hill Oval in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, had last been seen on Monday, May 29, at around 8.30 a.m., leaving her home. She was described as 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing 130 pounds, with brown eyes, gray hair, and prior to being located, had last been seen wearing a black shirt, black leggings,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Friday, June 2, that a 29-year-old man who had been reported missing from the Norwood section of The Bronx has been safely located. Prior to being located, police said Joshua Colon from West Mosholu Parkway North had last been seen on Saturday, May 27, at around 3.30 p.m., leaving his home. Police said Colon was described as male, 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighed 270 pounds, had a heavy build, brown eyes, brown hair, a beard and had last been seen wearing black slippers, a grey shirt, and blue sweat shorts. They said he was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a unidentified 15-year-old boy has been arrested on assault charges following a stabbing in Morris Heights. The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the young person seen in the attached photo who had been sought for questioning in connection to the assault. Police said that on Sunday, May 28, at around 8.09 p.m., a 16-year-old male victim and another male [youth] got into a dispute in the vicinity of Richman Plaza and Matthewson Road. The assailant allegedly stabbed the victim in the right side of the neck with a switchblade and then fled on

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD said a female teen and a female pre-teen were injured in a motor-vehicle collision involving an FDNY vehicle in the Woodlawn Heights section of The Bronx on Mother’s Day. Police said the incident was reported on Sunday, May 14, at 3.49 p.m. and that officers from the 47th Precinct responded to the incident location in the vicinity of East 233rd Street and Webster Avenue. “Upon arrival, it was reported to police that a 2008 GMC vehicle, operated by a 41-year-old female, was traveling eastbound on East 233 Street when [an] FDNY ambulance collided with the rear of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. Lehman Center for the Performing Arts was the chosen Bronx venue for the 50th anniversary celebration of the birth of Hip Hop on Saturday, May 6, when the Hip Hop Fever 2023 concert kicked off in conjunction with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records. In the early 1970s, Hip Hop was born in the South Bronx and the concert celebrated the early pioneers of the now world-famous music genre. The show featured performances by Grandmaster Melle & Scorpio, KRS-One, Kurtis Blow, the Sugar