P.J. Salvage Recalls Children’s Pajamas Due to Burn Hazard

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on Jan. 5, that P.J. Salvage has recalled about 2,650 units of a specific set of children’s pajamas which have failed to meet the federal, flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. A refund is being offered for the returns. The recalled children’s pajama sets are 65 percent polyester and 35 percent rayon and comprise a two-piece, long-sleeve shirt and pants set. The pajama sets were sold in sizes x-small, small, medium, large and x-large in the following colors and print patterns: camo print

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Kicking off at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6, local community members will host a Three Kings Day children’s bike giveaway and community celebration at 5237 Broadway, (between 225th Street and 228th Street) in the Marble Hill section of The Bronx. According to the organizers, volunteer bike mechanics spent 555 hours over the past two months repairing and restoring dozens of bikes previously rescued from a former bike repair shop in Spanish Harlem in October. Approximately 30 bikes will be distributed to children in a raffle to be held at Friday’s event, marking the launch of the Bronx Bike Collective,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Wednesday, Jan. 25, that a 67-year-old woman who had been reported missing in December from Bedford Park has been found. Prior to being located, it had been reported to police that Linda Rubbo-Padilla of Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY had last been seen leaving her home on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 at around 1 p.m. She was described as 5 foot, 2 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair. She had last been seen wearing blue pants and a white t-shirt. An NYPD spokesperson said on Jan. 25, “Missing found, safe

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An NYPD spokesperson said on Wednesday, Jan. 11, that an 85-year-old man who had been reported missing from Pelham Gardens, has been found. Prior to being located, it had been reported to police that Thomas Wright of East Gun Hill Road, had last been seen on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at around 00.20 a.m., leaving Calvary Hospital (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) located at 1825 Eastchester Road in the Morris Park section of The Bronx. He was described at the time as being 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with a medium build, a dark complexion, brown

By DEXIA BILLINGSLEA

Dear Prince, When a child is born, it is the mother’s instinct to protect her baby; a mother is not supposed to bury her children. My baby, it’s been one month since you transitioned. I sit on your bed often. I smell your pillows and look at notebooks in your bookbag just to see your handwriting. I look at your texts, I look at your pictures every day. I can’t believe you’re gone; my heart is bleeding for you every day. Wednesday, Nov. 30, I woke up. It was a normal day. We sat in the kitchen together

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following story has been updated based on new information received from Montefiore Health System. The first Bronx baby of the New Year to be born in the Montefiore Health System was a bouncing baby girl, Nova Marie Holder, who was born at 2.50 a.m. on Jan. 1 at Montefiore’s Jack D. Weiler Hospital in Morris Park. The little girl was born to parents, Kiana Baez and Brandon Holder, of The Bronx. Nova weighed in at 6 pounds, and measures 17 and a half inches. The second baby of the New Year who was born in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at around 5.45 a.m., in front of 365 East 204th Street, an armed person chased a 31-year-old man on foot and fired multiple shots, striking the male victim in the back, chest, ear, and hand. Video courtesy of the NYPD NYPD officials said a 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an early morning shooting that occurred in Norwood in September 2022. As reported, police said that on Monday, Sept. 19, at around 5.45 a.m., in front of 365 East 204th Street, an armed person chased a 31-year-old man on foot and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating the person seen in the attached photo who is being sought for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision in which injuries were sustained and which occurred in the the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Police said that on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at around 11.50 a.m., a 43-year-old female victim was crossing the street at the intersection of Clay Avenue and East 175th Street when a red BMW sedan which, according to bystanders, was being driven recklessly at high speed, traveled through

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD confirmed on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 1, that the parents of an unidentified girl found alone on Dec. 31, in the Soundview section of The Bronx have been located and an investigation into the incident is currently ongoing. Earlier on Sunday, police had been appealing to the public for help identifying the young girl, pictured in the attached photo, and locating her parents or guardians. According to the NYPD, on Dec. 31, at 6:25 p.m. in front of 1208 Leland Ave in Soundview, the unidentified child had been observed walking alone and was removed to NYC Health