Safety

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Possibility of the Overturning of Roe vs. Wade Expanding to a Potential Ban on Contraception

By DAVID GREENE
    This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the possibility of Roe v. Wade being struck down and whether, in their view, such a Supreme Court decision could potentially lead to the banning of contraception. “I do believe everyone has a right to their own bodies, especially women. I also believe people have rights to do whatever they want with their bodies, but sometimes too many rights are given to people and it’s misused. Let’s just say, for example, if a woman is pregnant at a certain stage, that pregnancy should not be terminated, you understand? If the


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Pelham Bay: Motorist Dies After Driving Off Embankment & Landing on Motorway Below

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD said a 30-year-old man has died and three others were injured after a driver lost control of his vehicle and drove off a southbound Bruckner Expressway embankment landing on the northbound lanes below.   On Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at approximately 11.48 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle collision on the northbound Bruckner Expressway, south of Exit 7C, Country Club Road, in Pelham Bay.   “Upon arrival, police observed a 2009 BMW BMW 328 with extensive exterior damage and air bags deployed, and a Toyota Rav4 with front passenger side damage,” an NYPD


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Little Yemen Vicinity: Missing 21-Year-Old Man Found Safe

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said a  21-year-old man who had been reported missing from the vicinity of the Little Yemen district of The Bronx has been found and is safe.   Prior to being found, police said Miguel Torruella, 21, of Hunt Avenue had last been seen on Wednesday, May 18, at approximately 5 p.m., leaving his home. He was described as male, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing around 160 pounds, is Black Hispanic, and has brown eyes and black hair. Prior to being found, he had last been seen wearing a multicolored shirt, black jeans, and black and white


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Bronx Teen Charged with Murder of 16-Year-Old Angellyh Yambo & Wounding of Two Other Students

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, May 17, that a Bronx teen has been charged with the murder and attempted murder in the fatal, daylight shooting in Mott Haven last month of 16-year-old, Angellyh Yambo, as well as the injuring of two other high school students during the same incident.   According to the prosecution’s investigation, and as previously reported by Norwood News, on April 8, at approximately 1:40 p.m. in front 510 East 156th Street in Mott Haven, the defendant, Jeremiah Ryan, 17, of the Bronx, allegedly engaged in a verbal dispute with two men


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UPDATE 15-Year-Old & Now 18-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 11-Year-Old, Kyhara Tay, in South Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD announced on Monday, May 23, that a second person, an 18-year-old male, has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 11-year-old, Kyhara Tay, in the South Bronx. Police had previously announced that on Friday, May 20, a 15-year-old boy had been arrested in connection with the incident, and that officers were also searching for an additional person.   Police had sought the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who were being sought in connection with the fatal shooting which took place on Monday, May 16, in the 41st precinct.   It was


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Bronx Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Soundview School Slashings Amid DV Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Monday, Jan. 16, that a Bronx man has been charged with attempted murder in the first degree and other related charges for barging into P.S. 69 Journey Prep with a knife and slashing two staff members. One was cut in the arm and the other in the neck. According to the investigation, and as reported at the time by Norwood News, on April 14, just before the school day began, the defendant, Claudio Villar, 23, of the Bronx, entered P.S. 69 Journey Prep looking for a person he was dating and who worked


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Free Gym Access Throughout the Summer for Youth at Planet Fitness

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing gym franchises according to its owners, is inviting high schoolers aged 14 to 19* to work out for free at any of its more than 2,200 Planet Fitness locations throughout the United States and Canada from May 16 through August 31, as part of the High School Summer Pass initiative, with the aim of improving teen mental and physical health.   A new study commissioned by Planet Fitness found that while almost half (48 Percent) of American teens admit they struggled with mental health for the first time ever during the pandemic,


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Castle Hill: 62-Year-Old Woman Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Van

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 62-year-old woman has died following a traffic accident in Castle Hill.   On Saturday, May 14, at approximately 11.02 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a pedestrian who had been hit at Olmstead Avenue and Seward Avenue, in the 43rd precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed an unconscious and unresponsive 62-year-old woman with trauma about the body.   EMS responded to the location and transported the aided woman to Jacobi Hospital where she was pronounced deceased. A preliminary investigation revealed a 54-year-old man had been driving a 2004 Ford van traveling southbound on Olmstead Avenue and made a


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