Safety

Montefiore Children’s Hospital Co-Authored Study Highlights Danger of Magnetic “Desk Toys”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  A new study co-authored by two pediatric gastroenterologists at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) has highlighted the danger of small, high-powered magnets commonly sold as “desk toys” for adults, and which are sometimes ingested by children.   The study, published in Pediatrics, combines data from 25 children’s hospitals in the U.S, assessing 596 children over three years when high-powered magnets were reintroduced to the market, after having been removed previously by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2012. The research shows that: 95 percent of children exposed to the magnets were under 14 years of age; nearly one in


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EMS Issues Travel Advisory Amid Expected Freezing Rain & Sleet Through Saturday

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Emergency Management Department (EMS) has issued a travel advisory for Friday, Feb. 4 into Saturday, Feb. 5, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter weather advisory for New York City, which is in effect from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday. According to the latest forecast, a low-pressure system and its associated cold front, will bring freezing rain and sleet to the area beginning early Friday morning, before tapering off in the evening.   In addition, weather experts say periods of moderate rain are likely Thursday afternoon and overnight, producing 1.5 to 2 inches


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No Visit to Rikers by Biden as WITNESS launches Hats & Gloves Campaign

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Chair of the New York City Council criminal justice committee, Manhattan City Council Member Carlina Rivera, tweeted on Wednesday that she had written a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, inviting him to take a tour of Rikers Island during his upcoming visit to New York on Thursday, Feb. 3. However, a visit by the president to the controversial City jail was not on the cards in the end, as confirmed by the White House. The president’s visit was instead taken up with various discussions with Mayor Eric Adams and other gun violence prevention expert groups on immediate strategies to


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Van Cortlandt Park: 27-Year-Old Man Found Dead, Investigation Opens

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirm a man has been found dead  in Van Cortlandt Park.   On Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 3.56 p.m., police said they responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious man in Van Cortlandt Park, on the John Muir Trail, in the vicinity of the Henry Hudson Parkway and the Mosholu Parkway Extension.   Upon arrival, police discovered an unconscious and unresponsive 27-year-old man, lying face up near a stream.   The man was clothed and had no obvious signs of trauma. EMS responded and pronounced the man deceased at the scene.   The medical examiner will determine the


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Adams Holds Gun Violence Roundtable with DAs, Receives Written Support from 200 Business Leaders

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The offices of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, and Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon released the following joint statement after a meeting on Tuesday at City Hall, to discuss gun violence.   “Today, Mayor Eric Adams and District Attorneys Alvin Bragg, Darcel Clark, Eric Gonzalez, Melinda Katz, and Michael McMahon met in City Hall,” the statement read. “The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the mutually shared goals of keeping New Yorkers safe, particularly from the rising


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Williamsbridge: 74-Year-Old Story Employee Assaulted Amid Laundromat Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the man seen in the attached video and photos who is sought for questioning in connection to a robbery that occurred in Williamsbridge, in the 47th precinct.   It was reported to police that on Monday, Jan. 31, at 10.12 p.m., inside 3501 Eastchester Road, a laundromat business, the person entered the location, approached a 74-year-old store employee and demanded he open the cash register.   The individual then began to punch the victim, pushing him to the ground and causing pain and bruising, police said. The assailant then forcibly


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National Weather Service NYC Says Dense Fog Expected until Thursday, Feb. 3 at 10 A.M.

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City office of the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a dense fog advisory which is in effect until Thursday, Feb. 3, at 10 a.m.   NWS officials said visibility would be around one quarter of a mile or less in the expected dense fog, which is due to hit portions of southeast New York, northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut. They warned of hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. “If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you,” officials said.    

Off-Duty New York City Department of Corrections Officer Arrested for Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An off-duty, New York City female employee was arrested and charged in the 46th precinct on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 8.15 a.m.   Keila Brown, 43, of the NYC Department of Corrections was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and assault.   A person charged with a crime is innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.   Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or


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Hochul Thanks North Central Bronx Staff and DoD Emergency COVID-19 Team during Visit

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Gov. Kathy Hochul joined NYC Health + Hospitals president and CEO, Dr. Mitchell Katz, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, and District 11 city council member, Eric Dinowitz, on Tuesday, Feb. 1, to thank the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) medical team for supporting health care workers at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB), located on Kossuth Avenue in Norwood.   Hospital officials said the DoD team is comprised of providers, nurses, army medics, respiratory technicians, and command staff. The team arrived on Tuesday, Jan. 25, were trained on hospital policies and procedures, and later began


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