Safety

PA Coroner’s Office Identifies 1992 Jane Doe as Missing Bronx Woman Through Forensic Genetics

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Berks County Coroner’s Office in Pennsylvania announced Thursday, June 4, that it has positively identified human remains discovered in Windsor Township, Berks County, PA more than three decades ago, as being the body of a young Bronx mother who was  reported missing in the early 1990s, bringing long-awaited answers to a Bronx family who never stopped searching for their loved one.

Belmont: FDNY Say Cause of Fire at 660 East 187th St Building was Accidental

By DAVID GREENE
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark and New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Nadia I. Shihata announced Thursday, May 20, that a NYC Department of Correction Officer was charged for allegedly accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for delivering documents that he believed were soaked with narcotics to an inmate at Rikers Island.

Belmont: Vigil Held for Victims of Fatal Fire at 660 East 187th Street

By by SÍLE MOLONEY
Residents of Belmont held a vigil outside Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on East 187th Street on Friday evening, April 24, to pray for the two deceased victims who were tragically killed in the 5-alarm fire in Belmont on April 21, as well as for their families and other residents displaced following the blaze.

Bronx Man Indicated for Assaulting Two FDNY EMTs Responding to Assist Him

By Síle Moloney
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Wednesday, June 3, that a Bronx man has been indicted for assault for allegedly attacking two FDNY emergency medical service technicians (EMTs) who responded to assist him in the University Heights section of The Bronx earlier this year.

Nurses Week Marked at Jacobi & NCB

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx celebrated National Skilled Nursing Care Week from May 10 to May 16, by recognizing nursing professionals with a speaking program, awards, talent show, an ice-cream truck social, and the distribution of treats.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Funeral Held for Liam, Isis & Oseas Parks Who Died in Bainbridge Ave Fire

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The first day of the joint funeral for Liam Gazzo Harris Parks, 1, his older sister, Isis Gabriela Centeno Parks, 6, and Liam’s older brother and twin to Isis, Oseas Gael Centeno Parks, 6, was held in the Mott Haven section of The Bronx on Tuesday, May 26. As reported, all three children tragically died following a residential fire in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx on Monday, May 11. Meanwhile a GoFundMe page has been set up to help fund the cost of the funeral and other expenses.

Fordham Heights: Male Sought for Shots Fired at Group

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with an attempted assault that occurred in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx.