NYC Board of Elections Publishes Absentee Ballot Numbers Issued & Returned as of June 21, 2021

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State primary elections take place on Tuesday, June 22. The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) has released a recap by party of the absentee ballot applications issued and returned to them as of June 21, 2021. We have included the information as presented by the BOE below, broken down by borough, by Bronx council district and by Bronx assembly district. In terms of the timeline for expected election results, the BOE has advised as follows: When Will Results be Reported? Unofficial election night results will be posted at the close of polls on

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Bar Association announced on June 16 that is has completed evaluations of the following candidates who are running in contested primary elections on June 22 for Civil Court. The review was conducted by the association’s committee on the judiciary. The Committee used two ratings: approved and not approved, and said candidates rated “approved” have affirmatively demonstrated qualifications necessary for the performance of the duties of the position for which they are being considered. Bronx County Civil Court, 2nd Municipal District John Rodriguez — Not Approved Angel Cruz — Not Approved Jessica Flores — Approved Verena C.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has arrested a man living in Morris Heights who had been sought in connection with a citywide police impersonation and theft pattern. The pattern spanned a number of police precincts, including the 48th precinct, encompassing Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms, the 102nd precinct which covers central Queens containing Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, and the northern part of Ozone Park, and the Midtown Manhattan North precinct which serves the area of Midtown Manhattan, south of Central Park. On July 20, 2020, at approximately 1.20 p.m., the suspect allegedly engaged in a verbal

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Nine people have incurred non life-threatening injuries following a multiple vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway in Olinville. On Saturday, June 19, at around 7.36 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision on Bronx River Parkway (southbound lane) in the vicinity of East 219th Street, located in the 47th precinct. After a preliminary investigation, police said a female driver told officers she had been driving a 2020 Honda (Vehicle #3) in the far right parkway lane, and had been attempting to change lanes into the middle lane when a second vehicle recklessly

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood News received reports that a fire broke out in University Heights on Saturday, June 19, and that the cause of the fire is possibly being treated as suspicious. Bronx All Hands Box 3186, 130 W 183 ST, Multiple Dwelling 'A' Fire, 2F — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) June 19, 2021 Citizen’s App users posted that a fire was reported shortly after midday on Saturday on the second floor of a building located at 130 West 183rd Street in University Heights. An unverified video posted to the app showed several fire trucks at the scene with a ladder deployed.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The City Council approved legislation on Thursday, June 17, to create the NYC Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media, making it the first mayor’s office in the country dedicated to strengthening the relationship between city government and ethnic and community outlets. The legislation, known as Intro. 2313, was sponsored by Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Manhattan Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Bronx Council Member Oswald Feliz (C.D. 15), and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Johnson is currently running for city comptroller, and on June 19, was endorsed as second-choice candidate for the role by the Bronx Democratic Party, which had

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Housing developers celebrated the completion of two new affordable housing properties within the sprawling La Central residential complex in the Melrose section of the Bronx, earlier this week, as reported by YIMBY. Located at 556 and 600 Bergen Avenue, buildings A and B comprise nearly 500 income-restricted units, a new YMCA, a production studio for BronxNet, a rooftop farm operated by GrowNYC, and a mix of retail businesses. Within both buildings, residential layouts range from studios to four-bedroom apartments, and are available exclusively to residents earning between 30 percent and 100 percent of the Area

By ADI TALWAR & SÍLE MOLONEY

District 11 City Council candidate, Mino Lora, took her campaign to Norwood for her second rally since announcing her decision to run for office last year, and was supported on the day by some of New York State’s key, progressive elected officials who view the District 11 seat as another important frontier in the race for transformational change across the State. Despite a strong challenge by Lora in the District 11 special election, held March 23, in which the People’s Theater Project founder and executive director finished second with 3,188 votes, Eric Dinowitz’s final 5,579 votes (which included transfers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An off-duty New York City employee was arrested on rape and other charges on Friday, June 18, at 10.30 p.m. in the 46th precinct, which covers Fordham, University Heights, Morris Heights and Mount Hope. José Lozano, 50, an NYC Department of Transportation bricklayer was arrested and charged with rape, two counts of a criminal sex act involving a victim less than 13 years old, two counts of sex abuse involving a victim under 13 years old, and two counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17 years of age. A person arrested is