Wakefield: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 909 East 229th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 909 East 229th Street, a 4-story, residential building in the Wakefield of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

UPDATE Human Leg Found on Elevated 4 Subway Tracks, Bronx Subway Riders Left Stranded & Frustrated

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Following the discovery on Saturday of human remains on the elevated subway tracks between two Bronx subway stations serving the 4 line in the Concourse section of the borough, passengers were left feeling exasperated over the holiday weekend while the sole central north-south subway service was temporarily suspended.

UPDATE Belmont: No Injuries Reported following Fire at Auto Repair Shop

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Firefighters said no injuries were reported following a commercial fire that broke out at a wholesale car dealership in the Belmont section of The Bronx on Saturday evening.

UPDATE Belmont: Harlem Moped Rider Dies in Hit & Run Incident, Norwood Man Arrested

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 35-year-old man from Harlem has died following a hit and run in Belmont, according to the NYPD, and a Norwood man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Wakefield: Police Appeal to Public to Help Identify Hospitalized Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the man seen in the attached photo who was assisted at Wakefield subway station last December and later transported to a local hospital.

Fordham Heights: Group Sought for Gang Assault & Robbery of Teenage Girls

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who they say are sought in connection with a gang assault and robbery of two teenage girls that occurred in Fordham Heights.

Fordham Manor: Person Sought following Stabbing inside Residential Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection to an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor.

UPDATE Mt. Eden: 2nd Subway Shooting Suspect Arrested, Torres Calls for More Action to Curb Gun Violence

By SÍLE MOLONEY

After six people were shot, one fatally, at Mt. Eden subway station on Mt. Eden Avenue on Monday evening, Feb. 12, police said a second person has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Adams Administration Releases Reproductive Health Bill of Rights, including Right to Abortion Care in NYC

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13, that a Bronx woman has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death by asphyxiation of her newborn twin daughter in September 2023, as reported. The woman later gave birth to a twin baby boy.

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UPDATE Human Leg Found on Elevated 4 Subway Tracks, Bronx Subway Riders Left Stranded & Frustrated

UPDATE Belmont: No Injuries Reported following Fire at Auto Repair Shop

UPDATE Belmont: Harlem Moped Rider Dies in Hit & Run Incident, Norwood Man Arrested

Wakefield: Police Appeal to Public to Help Identify Hospitalized Man

Fordham Heights: Group Sought for Gang Assault & Robbery of Teenage Girls

Fordham Manor: Person Sought following Stabbing inside Residential Building

UPDATE Mt. Eden: 2nd Subway Shooting Suspect Arrested, Torres Calls for More Action to Curb Gun Violence

Adams Administration Releases Reproductive Health Bill of Rights, including Right to Abortion Care in NYC