Open Streets Listing for Citywide Halloween Trick or Treat Events

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Note: Please also refer to our latest Bridge & Street Closures article as well as our latest Out & About listing which includes details of several Halloween events. New York City officials have advised that they are launching “Trick-or-Streets,” the first-ever activation of nearly 100 car-free streets citywide for Halloween evening, Monday, Oct. 31, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Halloween Open Streets will take place on dozens of the City’s “Open Streets” and on other newly pedestrianized streets. DOT officials say they are excited to partner with the following local organizations to facilitate Open Streets for special

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

A fatal fire in the Unionport section of the southeast Bronx has claimed the lives of four people, including three children, police said. An NYPD spokesperson said the department was advised of the incident on Sunday, Oct. 30, at around 6.03 a.m. Officers from the 43rd Precinct responded to a call regarding a residential fire inside 2165 Quimby Avenue. They said FDNY personnel were at the scene, and extinguished the fire. They recovered a total of six aided individuals from inside the location. A 12-year-old boy and a 10-year-old boy were pronounced deceased at the scene by EMS. Make

By DAVID GREENE

An unarmed Bronx bank robber who police say was captured earlier this month shortly after a heist on East Fordham Road in Fordham Manor, when a dye pack hidden in some stolen cash exploded and splashed distinctive red ink on the robber’s body and clothes, has now been charged in four similar crimes. As reported, officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to the Capital One Bank, located at 151 East Fordham Road and East 190th Street at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, for a report of a bank robbery. According to police radio transmission at the time

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched a new affordable housing lottery for units at 740 Brook Avenue, a 9-story, mixed-use building in the Woodstock neighborhood of the South Bronx as reported by YIMBY . Brook Avenue Apartments is offering 42 newly constructed studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom affordable units. As previously reported, housing is considered “affordable” if it costs about one-third or less of what the people living in that area earn. Both income eligibility and rent for City-financed affordable housing projects are based on a measure called Area Median Income (AMI). The AMI

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection to a robbery that took place aboard the number 4 northbound subway approaching Woodlawn station in The Bronx. Police said that on Sunday, Oct. 16, at around 4.50 a.m., a 42-year-old man was riding the northbound 4 train when a person unknown to him approached. The suspect allegedly stole the man’s wallet before exiting the train at the Woodlawn – Jerome Avenue train station. The wallet contained around $100, a debit card, ID, and a ring (jewelry).

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the person seen in the attached photos who is one of two people sought for questioning in connection with a home invasion robbery that occurred in Mt. Hope. It was reported to police at the 46th Precinct that on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at approximately 7.40 p.m., two unidentified people gained entry to an apartment located at 1695 Grand Concourse. Once inside, the two displayed guns and demanded property from two apartment occupants, one a 35-year-old man and another, a 45-year-old man. The assailants allegedly struck the 45-year-old man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A fire which broke out on the top floor of a multiple dwelling at 3080 Hull Avenue in Norwood on Tuesday night, Oct. 25, was brought under control in under 40 minutes, according to the FDNY. Bronx All Hands Box 3532, 3080 HULL AVE, MULTIPLE DWELLING A — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) October 26, 2022 All hands comprising 12 units and 60 firefighters were called to the scene of the 6-story location by FDNY at 9.43 p.m. A department spokesperson later said the incident was brought under control at 10.21 p.m. Multiple fire trucks were seen lining the street outside

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A motor vehicle accident was reported on the southbound lanes of the Major Deegan Expressway, approaching Van Cortlandt Park South, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at around 1:38 p.m. All lanes were cleared as of 2:23 p.m. according to New York State officials. Norwood News contacted the FDNY to obtain further details on any reported injuries. An FDNY spokesperson said the department was alerted to a two-vehicle road accident at 13.28 on Tuesday, which involved one vehicle which had overturned at Exit 11 of the expressway. The spokesperson said the occupants self-extricated themselves from the vehicle and there were no

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An apparent, outdoor electrical fire broke out on Monday evening, Oct. 24, in the Woodlawn Heights section of The Bronx. The FDNY said the incident has since been closed out and the cause is being investigated. According to the FDNY, the incident was reported at 6:26 p.m. on Monday at 4213 Peters Place and originated on a transformer atop an electrical pole. An FDNY spokesperson said the scene was secured, handed over to Con Edison and closed out at 8.01 p.m. on Monday evening. Asked if any injuries had been reported, the FDNY spokesperson said there were none. According