Safety

FDNY Releases Child’s Finger from Seat Belt

By DAVID GREENE
  Fire department officials were called when a 4-year-old child got their finger caught in a seatbelt. FDNY confirmed the unusual incident took place at West Kingsbridge Road and Davidson Avenue in Fordham Manor, at 8:40 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 24.   Without providing any additional details regarding the child’s gender or circumstances, one unnamed, fire official reported that the patient was treated at the scene and the child’s finger freed from the belt without suffering serious injury.    

UPDATE Norwood: Man Shot at on Knox Place

By DAVID GREENE
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached video who is sought in connection with a reckless endangerment incident that occurred in Norwood, in the 52nd precinct.   Police said they are looking for the gunman who fired several rounds from a handgun at a victim.   Police reported that the shooting incident took place outside 3422 Knox Place, between West Mosholu Parkway and West Gun Hill Road at 4:17 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29.     Officials said the still, unidentified assailant fired several shots at a


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Melrose: Search for Missing 14-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl who has been reported missing and who lives in Melrose in the 44th precinct, Yanirzy Murillo, 14-year-old of 3125 Park Avenue, Apt#11B was last seen Friday, Oct. 1, at approximately 6 a.m., inside her home.   She is described as female, approximately 4 feet, 5 inches tall, Hispanic, weighs 100 pounds, has a thin build, a dark complexion, brown eyes with black braided hair. She was last seen wearing a navy blue polo, gray pants, white sneakers, and a black backpack. Anyone with information regarding this missing person


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UPDATE: 11-Year-Old Missing Girl from Castle Hill Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has confirmed that an 11-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Castle Hill, in the 43rd precinct has been located.   Prior to being found, Toura Oumou, 11, of 2025 Seward Avenue, Apt#7U, had last been seen Friday, Oct. 1, at approximately 7.30 a.m., leaving her home.   She was described as female, approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall, Black, weighs 140 pounds, with a dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. She had last been seen wearing glasses, a black hijab, a pink sweater, blue jeans, black Nike sneakers and she was carrying a black Nike


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Real Estate Industry Group and Union Reach Agreement on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Rules

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations (RAB), the multi-employer group association representing the city‘s real estate industry, and SEIU 32BJ, the union representing 85,000 building service workers in the city, issued, on Saturday, Oct. 2, a comprehensive Memorandum of Agreement covering rules for implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements for staff working in most city buildings.   The agreement, which would cover thousands of commercial and residential properties in the city, sets the process and safeguards which must be followed in the event a site or an employer intends to implement a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.   Howard Rothschild, president of the realty advisory board


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UPDATE Governor Marks Launch of Domestic Violence Awareness Month with $6.5 Million in Funding

By SÍLE MOLONEY
October marks Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness Month. Between 2017 and 2018, intimate partner homicides in the Bronx increased by 85.7 percent, from seven in 2017, to 13 in 2018, according to a 2019 report by the New York City DV Fatality Review Committee. Meanwhile, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in 2017 that one in four women, and one in seven men will be victims of DV or abuse in their lifetime.   On Friday, Oct. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $6.5 million in funding that will allow state-licensed service providers to offer survivors of domestic violence and


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Neighborhood Notes on Redistricting, Bronx Bus Redesign, Booster Vaccinations & More!

Missing Local People  A 10-year-old boy has been reported missing from Jerome Park. For more information, click here A 23-year-old man has been reported missing from Olinville. For more information, click here. A 13-year-old girl has been reported missing form Laconia. For more information, click here. An 85-year-old man has been reported missing from Williamsbridge. For more information, click here.     COVID-19 Updates On June 24, 2021, New York State ended the State disaster emergency (PAUSE order) declared on March 7, 2020, to fight COVID-19. On Sept. 15, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a series of universal mask requirements designed


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Lawsuit Gives Blind Individuals Access to NYS Emergency Mass Notification System

By SÍLE MOLONEY
People who are blind and use screen readers will now have independent access to life-saving information offered by “NY-Alert,” New York State’s Mass Notification System. Disability Rights Advocates, a nonprofit, announced on Wednesday, Sept. 29, that under a settlement agreement just reached between blind advocates and the New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), the state agency will bring critical information on the NY-Alert website into compliance with web accessibility standards within six months.   The advocates said this will mean that individuals who use screen readers can ensure they receive urgent emergency notifications, including time-sensitive alerts about


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UPDATE 12-Year-Old Girl from Woodstock Found

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has confirmed that a 12-year-old girl who had been reported missing in the Woodstock section of the Bronx, located in the 40th precinct, has been found.   It had been reported to police that Krystal Crespo of Woodstock had last been seen on Monday, Sept. 27, at approximately 7.30 p.m., inside her home.   A reader reached out to the Norwood News on Oct. 29 to confirm Krystal had been found. We checked with police at the time but they did not confirm. We were again contacted on Nov. 12 to say Krystal had been found, and police


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