Norwood: 27-Year-Old Male Driver Robbed at Gunpoint on Perry Avenue, Vehicle Struck with Bullet

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 27-year-old man was robbed of a sum of money at gunpoint while seated inside his car on Perry Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx late Tuesday evening, Feb. 17, the victim told Norwood News.

Fordham Manor: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 15-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl who is reported missing from the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.

To Balance the Budget, Mamdani Details Two Paths – Tax the Rich or Let the Middle Class Fund the Gap

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Preliminary Budget on Tuesday, Feb. 17, outlining the scope of what was described as a fiscal crisis he said he inherited from the prior administration. The mayor presented two paths forward to balance the budget (a legal requirement): raise revenue from the wealthiest New Yorkers and most profitable corporations and end the drain of City resources to the State, or have working and middle-class New Yorkers fund the gap.

UPDATE Eighteen in Custody after Organized “Takeover” of The Mall at Bay Plaza by Teens Results in Chaos

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Eighteen people were taken into custody on Monday, Feb. 16, police said, after an estimated one hundred to five hundred teens participated seemingly in an organized “takeover” of The Mall at Bay Plaza in the Baychester section of The Bronx. When contacted for details of the charges, the NYPD said the details of any charges / summonses were not yet available.

From Silence to Success: Bronx Kids Overcome Speech & Other Barriers Thru Advocacy of NCB CHWs

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two Bronx families, one from Ecuador and one from Togo, have found life-changing support for their young children with speech and developmental delays, thanks to the persistence of NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central (NCB) Bronx community health workers (CHWs) Mariam Diakite and Desiree Martinez, hospital officials say.

UPDATE Bronx Man Indicted for Animal Cruelty in Death of Cat after Posting Video of Torture Online

By Síle Moloney

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Jan. 13 that a Bronx man has been indicted on aggravated cruelty to animals and torturing and injuring animals in connection with the death of a cat and after animal rights activists shared their outrage following the circulation of a video on social media of the defendant sadistically torturing the animal.

Kingsbridge Heights: Two Women Sought for Robbery and Assault of 38-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who they say are wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Dallas BBQ Close to Pending Fordham Landing Site Closes

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Dallas BBQ restaurant, located at 281 West Fordham Road in Fordham Manor, has closed, though it was seen operating as normal around the end of last year. Since the closure, graffiti has sprung up around the location, which is the former site of Jimmy’s Bronx Café.

UPDATE Claremont: Man Arrested in Fatal Subway Shooting at 170th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they have made an arrest released a photo of a suspect they say is sought for questioning following the fatal shooting of a 41-year-old man in the Claremont section of The Bronx on Feb. 10.