Safety

UPDATE Norwood: Missing 17-Year-Old Girl Found in Good Health

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirmed on Friday morning, July 23, that a previously reported missing 17-year-old girl from Norwood has been found “in good health and condition.”   The New York City Police Department had asked for the public’s assistance in locating the 17-year-old girl who had been reported missing on Sunday, July 18, in Norwood in the 52nd precinct.   Prior to being found, Kelis Williams, 17, of 30 East 208th Street, Apt 1G, in the Norwood section of the Bronx had last been seen at her home at 4 a.m. on Thursday, July 15. Kelis was described as female, 5 feet,


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Schumer Hails New Child Tax Credit Plan, Citing Benefits Over a Child’s Lifetime

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Following the passage of the broader American Rescue Plan earlier this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has heralded the recent Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion which ensures payments of up to $300 per child will automatically go out to families across New York State, each month. The program took effect on Friday, July 16 and Schumer said the plan will impact over 86 percent of New York children.   “Help is here for families across New York in the form of enhanced Child Tax Credits that puts more money in families’ pockets to recover from COVID, while


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Mott Haven: 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 reported missing in Mott Haven in the 40th precinct.   It was reported to police that Darianny Grullon, 14, of 640 East 137th Street, Apt. 2E, in the Mott Haven section of the borough was last seen at her home at approximately 7 p.m., on Thursday, July 15.   She is described as female, 14 years old, Hispanic, light skinned, is approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 150 pounds. She was last seen wearing a red baseball hat, a maroon t-shirt, maroon sweat pants, and


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“Saturday Night Lights” Program Opens Up 23 Sports Venues for Bronx Youth on Saturday Nights

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the expansion of the recently launched “Saturday Night Lights” (SNL) program with 23 additional sites added in the Bronx, joining the two that opened in 2019.   On July 9, the NYPD, the Department of Youth and Community Development (NYCD), the city’s five district attorneys’ offices and several city agency partners, community-based organizations (CBOs) and foundations announced the opening of 100 gyms across the city for free, high-quality sports programs for kids on Saturday nights.   An earlier expansion of the SNL program, announced on July 9, was supported by a commitment


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Mount Hope: Group Sought in Connection with Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who are sought in connection with a reckless endangerment incident that occurred in Mount Hope, in the 46th precinct. On Thursday, June 24, at approximately 11.09 p.m., in front of 2051 Morris Avenue in Mount Hope, the suspects discharged several rounds from firearms at a group of people before fleeing on foot southbound on Morris Avenue. There were no injuries reported as a result of the shooting. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the


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Three Bronx Men and a Woman Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Child & Other Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney (DA) Darcel D. Clark announced on July 6 that three Bronx men and a woman had been indicted on charges including sex trafficking of a child, promoting prostitution and other charges involving two female 15-year-olds and one female 18-year-old.   Clark said the defendants allegedly profited from the sex trafficking of vulnerable teens. “They manipulated these girls by all means: taking their money, beatings, strangling and drugs. Two of the defendants are mother and son. We are glad these victims are finally out of that horrible, degrading situation,” she said.   The DA said the defendants, Marvin


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Bronx Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Fatally Beating Two-Year-Old Boy

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, July 15, that a Bronx man had been sentenced to 16 years in prison for brutally beating a two-year-old boy in 2018, causing his death.   Clark said the defendant mercilessly beat an innocent two-year-old child named Messiah Allen, causing fatal injuries. “The defendant, who was the boyfriend of the child’s mother, attacked him while she was at her job. I hope today’s sentence brings some sense of closure to the family of Messiah,” she said. “The child’s life was cut short in such a cruel manner.”   Clark said the


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Fordham Manor: Search for 57-Year-Old Man with Bi-Polar Disorder

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police from the 52nd precinct are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who has been reported missing in the 52nd precinct. No name was provided but the pictured man was last seen in the vicinity of Creston Avenue & East 192nd Street in Fordham Manor on April 13, 2021 at 1 p.m. The man is 57 years old and suffers from bi-polar disorder and schizophrenia.   Anyone with information with regard to this missing person 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


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UPDATE As Delta Variant Spreads, Hospital Visits for “Flu-Like Symptoms” Among 0 to 4-Year-Olds Increase

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As the Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread, and as The Hill reported that most U.S. states are seeing a spike in COVID cases over the last two weeks, an analysis of the latest COVID-19 case data across the City shows that emergency hospital visits among the 0 to 4 age group having flu-like symptoms have increased.   According to New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOH), the following chart, Chart 1, denotes the trend in emergency hospital visits (not admissions) for people who visited the emergency department with clinical signs and symptoms consistent with


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