UPDATE Fordham Manor: Boy, 15, Stable after Shooting on Grand Concourse

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot on the Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Road in Fordham Manor on Friday night, police said.

Marble Hill: Delivery Worker Assaulted, Had Bike Robbed on Bailey Avenue

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for five individuals who police say robbed a delivery driver of his bicycle in the Marble Hill section of the borough.

Belmont/Fordham Manor: Food Vendor Beaten and Robbed at Gunpoint on East Fordham Road

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for five individuals who beat and robbed a food vendor along East Fordham Road on Feb. 26.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the City’s Needle Exchange Program & Overdose Prevention Centers

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their opinion on the City’s needle exchange program and the three overdose prevention centers (OPCs) located in the South Bronx, run in conjunction with the City’s partner, OnPoint i.e. centers where drug users can connect with outreach workers and safely get high, avoiding unsupervised overdose scenarios.

Fordham Manor: Feds Bust 16 “Armed and Violent” Drug Traffickers on Valentine Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York, the FBI, and NYPD announced on Wednesday, March 6, that charges were filed against 16 members and leaders of “an armed and violent drug trafficking crew” who operated the ring with deadly consequences for their victims on Valentine Avenue in Fordham Manor for over 10 years..

Concourse: Female MTA Conductor Stuck in Face with Glass Bottle

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo below who they say is wanted for questioning in connection with an assault on an MTA conductor at 167th Street subway station.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Gunshot Victim, 16, Says: “They’re Going to Kill Me!” as He Hides with Siblings, 13 and 10

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A 16-year-old male youth reportedly sprinted for his life away from gunfire across the Grand Concourse in Fordham Manor, together with his two younger siblings aged 13 and 10, and later pleaded with local workmen to hide him from the shooter, one worker told Norwood News.

Fordham Heights: Group Sought for Gang Assault on 33-Year-Old Man in Broad Daylight

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are wanted in connection with an assault that occurred in broad daylight on on the border of University Heights and Fordham Heights.

UPDATE Norwood: Fire on Gun Hill Road Results in Minor Injuries to Three as Views on Origin Diverge

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY said three people were injured following a fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday morning, March 4, in Norwood. Meanwhile, there appears to be a difference of opinion about where the fire actually started, with the FDNY saying the third floor while many residents of the building allege it started on the first floor.

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UPDATE Fordham Manor: Boy, 15, Stable after Shooting on Grand Concourse

Marble Hill: Delivery Worker Assaulted, Had Bike Robbed on Bailey Avenue

Belmont/Fordham Manor: Food Vendor Beaten and Robbed at Gunpoint on East Fordham Road

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the City’s Needle Exchange Program & Overdose Prevention Centers

Fordham Manor: Feds Bust 16 “Armed and Violent” Drug Traffickers on Valentine Avenue

Concourse: Female MTA Conductor Stuck in Face with Glass Bottle

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Gunshot Victim, 16, Says: “They’re Going to Kill Me!” as He Hides with Siblings, 13 and 10

Fordham Heights: Group Sought for Gang Assault on 33-Year-Old Man in Broad Daylight

UPDATE Norwood: Fire on Gun Hill Road Results in Minor Injuries to Three as Views on Origin Diverge