Bronx District Attorney Hosts Child Safety Fair in Edenwald

By DAVID GREENE

Hundreds of Bronxites turned out for the 6th Annual Child Safety Fair hosted by the Office of Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, held at the Baychester Community Center, located at 1220 East 229th Street in Edenwald on Saturday, April 15. Outside the community center the NYPD shutdown Schieffelin Avenue where a basketball station and a bouncy house was set up for the daylong event. Dozens of tables were set up inside and outside the center as various city agencies and local nonprofits provided information on healthcare and various programs. There were also some free giveaways. Other groups in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department said a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Bedford Park has been located. Prior to being located, police said Esmaylin Soriano, of Decatur Avenue had last been seen on Monday, May 1, at around 7 a.m., leaving her home. Esmaylin was described as female, is approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall, is Hispanic White, has brown eyes and curly brown hair. Prior to being located, police said she had last been seen wearing gray jeans, red ‘Vans’ sneakers, and a black, hooded sweatshirt. Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story included

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, May 2, that a mechanic has been charged with criminally negligent homicide of his 25-year-old apprentice co-worker, for failing to implement critical safety features, which led to an elevator collapse in a building in the Mt. Eden section of The Bronx in February 2021. In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant, a mechanic, was working with the victim to upgrade an elevator inside a Bronx building. The defendant allegedly failed to comply with multiple safety protocols, and because of those faults the elevator car plunged six stories,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, April 30, at around 10.15 a.m., a 24-year-old man was in front

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City and Long Island office of the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flood advisory on April 30 at around 10.30 p.m. which officials say is in effect until Monday, May 1, at 5 a.m. Officials said flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected in portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York, including the counties of The Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island). They said that at 10.25 p.m. on Sunday, a doppler radar indicated that several bands of moderate to locally heavy rain would move through the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Sunday, April 30, that switch replacement work will begin on the and Sixth Avenue lines. These switches near West 4th Street in Manhattan will allow the and trains to move between the uptown local and express tracks. As a result, there will be changes to service on the and lines beginning Monday, May 15, at 5 a.m. through Monday, July 3, at 5 a.m. The MTA advises customers of the following service impacts: Between May 15 and July 3, customers should expect their uptown commutes on the and lines to take an

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a 15-year-old boy from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx who had been reported missing on Saturday, April 29, was located on May 6. Prior to being located, police said Oumar Diarrassouba of Briggs Avenue had last been seen on Monday, April 24, at around 7 a.m., leaving his home. Oumar was described as male, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, Black, with a dark complexion, a thin build, black hair and brown eyes. Prior to being located, he had last been seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, and black Nike sneakers.

By DAVID GREENE

A 25-year-old local man was arrested for attempted murder and other charges following a daylight shooting in Bedford Park earlier this month. Officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to Valentine Avenue and East 197th Street for a report of shots fired on Saturday, April 15. The incident was reported at 2.22 p.m., police said. An NYPD spokesperson said a 35-year-old man reported that he observed a man on the sidewalk who was unknown to him fire one round into an occupied and moving vehicle at the location and that the shooter then fled the scene in a

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought in connection with a home invasion robbery in Norwood on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, during which a 5-year-old boy was threatened with a gun and a 58-year-old woman was pistol-whipped. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a home invasion robbery in Norwood during which a 5-year-old boy was threatened