NCB Staff Get NYBG Parking Due to Safety Concerns

By ARIEL PACHECO

During the health and human services committee meeting for Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) in February, a representative from NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB) provided updates to over a dozen participants in attendance on several topics, including a citywide behavioral health project, new-look ambulances, and Botanical Garden parking for NCB staff. According to Alfredo Jones, a representative from NCB, NYC Health+Hospitals, the City’s public hospital system, received a memo from Gov. Kathy Hochul requesting the provision of 253 additional behavioral health beds across City hospitals to address the behavioral and mental health needs of New Yorkers.

By DAVID GREENE

A fire that destroyed a small outhouse office for a parking garage in Bedford Park as well as a truck parked next to it remains under investigation according to the FDNY, while one car owner alleges 40-mile-per-hour winds brought down a powerline in the area, sparking the fire. Fire officials were called to 2 J’s Parking Lot, located at 2768 Webster Avenue, between East 198th Street and Oliver Place at 7.52 p.m. on Monday, March 13, for a reported “shed / trailer fire” in the back of the lot. The “all-hands” fire brought 12 fire units, comprising 60 firefighters

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Police Department said a 72-year-old woman has died, and a 46-year-old male driver of a motorcycle and a 17-year-old pedestrian were both hospitalized following a motorcycle accident in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Police said that on Wednesday, March 22, at around 4.30 p.m., officers from the 49th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision in which a pedestrian was struck at the intersection of Pelham Parkway and Williamsbridge Road, within the confines of the 49 Precinct. A police spokesperson said, “A preliminary investigation on scene determined that a 46-year-old

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the possibility of criminal charges being brought against former U.S. President Donald J. Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in connection with an alleged hush-money payment to porn actress, Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. “I think he’s corrupted, and he deserves what he gets for what he did. He’s going to New York City first. Well, actually he’s got a lot of money, but I think he’s guilty – simple. He paid a lot of women off. They’re going to get

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl reported missing from University Heights on Tuesday, March 21. It was reported to police that Lavender Rawlings of 2121 Cedar Avenue, Bronx, NY, was last seen on Monday, March 20, at around 2.30 p.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds, is Black with a dark complexion, has a thin build, black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a red winter jacket, black leggings and brown Uggs boots. Anyone with information regarding this missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance locating a 14-year-old girl from Bedford Park who is reported missing. It was reported to police that Qualaya Daniels of 2681 Marion Avenue, Bronx, NY was last seen on Saturday, March 18, at around 3.24 p.m. leaving her home. She is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds, has a medium complexion, black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and black jeans. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A car accident which occurred on Tuesday, March 21, at 40 West 225th Street near the Target store in the Marble Hill section of The Bronx has resulted in the hospitalization of one person. The incident was confirmed by an FDNY spokesperson on Tuesday who said they received a call regarding the collision at 1.36 p.m. Norwood News photographer, Miriam Quiñones, was at the scene of the incident around the time it occurred and said four cars appear to have been involved. She said she understood three had been parked at the time the incident occurred. “A man and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a male victim who was stabbed in the University Heights section of the Bronx on Monday night is not likely to die. No further details were immediately available from the NYPD except that the incident occurred at around 10.30 p.m. on Monday, March 20, at the junction of Webb Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road, the location of a Popeye’s restaurant. The FDNY later confirmed that first responders were alerted to the incident at 10.36 p.m. and that one patient was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital. The person’s condition was unknown at the time. Anyone with

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 7,250 units of Chinese-manufactured RELiON InSight Series® lithium batteries, due to “thermal burn and fire hazards,” the commission announced on March 2. Meanwhile, following a number of Bronx and New York City fires caused by lithium-ion batteries, New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined other elected officials on Monday to announce the signing into law of the latest package of City fire legislation regulating the sale of lithium-ion batteries, as well as a new action plan targeted at education around the use of such batteries and the prevention of future fires caused by