Safety

City Marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30

By SÍLE MOLONEY
“World Day Against Trafficking in Persons” is marked on July 30. According to the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (MOEDGBV), human trafficking is the use of power and control to force, trick, or coerce someone into engaging in providing labor or services, which can include commercial sex.

Annual Bronx Anti-Bullying Resource Fair Returns

By EMILY SAWAKED
On a sunny July 17th, the Bronx office of New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC) hosted its 6th annual Anti-Bullying Resource Fair on 137th Street and Alexander Avenue in Mott Haven. NYPCC is a non-profit, community-oriented, mental health organization operating across New York State, offering several services to the community, mostly centered on therapy and counseling for those of all ages. This year marks its 50th annivesary.

Child Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest Back at Church

By DAVID GREENE
A week after paramedics transferred a 2-year-old girl who the FDNY said had suffered a cardiac arrest to hospital during a church service in Kingsbridge Heights, the pastor of Iglesia Cristiana Tabernaculo de Gracia [The Christian Church of the Tabernacle of Grace] told Norwood News that the child was doing fine and was back at church.

Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media who they say is sought in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor. 

BMCA Honors Norwood News Editor with Community Award

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY
The Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) committee announced during their last meeting before the summer recess that this year, it was honoring Síle Moloney, Norwood News editor, with the association’s annual Jack Kelly Memorial Award.