Safety

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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MTA & DOT Prepares as Heavy Rain Expected on Monday Afternoon & Evening

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The MTA announced it is taking a series of measures to prepare for storms forecast to bring heavy rain and high wind gusts to the New York City area on Monday afternoon, July 12, which are expected to cause flash flooding conditions to the region on Monday from 3 p.m.   The MTA is also encouraging customers to take extra precautions when traveling during storms, or avoid unnecessary travel.   Demetrius Crichlow, acting senior vice president for subways at New York City Transit said the group wanted to encourage people to be safe and smart. “Our crews are prepared


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Fordham Manor: Search for Family of Unidentified Elderly Woman Admitted to Hospital

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the elderly, Hispanic woman seen in the attached photo.   On Wednesday, July 7, the woman was transported by ambulance in stable condition and uninjured from the vicinity of 9 Fordham Hill Oval in Fordham Manor to New York-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital for evaluation. A security guard at Fordham Hill told Norwood News the woman walked through the pictured security gates.   She is 5 foot, 3 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds and speaks Spanish. She is unable to provide information about her identity. Anyone with information with


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UPDATE Police Make Arrest in Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old Jaryan Elliot in Belmont

By DAVID GREENE
  Police have made an arrest following the fatal shooting in July of 13-year-old Jaryan Elliot in Belmont.   After several days of rain, and several weeks after the lifting of COVID-19 movement restrictions, hundreds of residents had gathered at one end of Belmont to watch the final of a European soccer tournament, while at the other end of the neighborhood, another large crowd watched, in horror, the aftermath of a shooting that took the life of the Belmont teen.   According to police, and as previously reported, the shooting took place at 3:18 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, outside 743


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Search for Missing 39-Year-Old Woman Last Seen at Einstein Hospital

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance locating a woman reported missing in Morris Park, in the 49th precinct. It was reported to police that Eveline Cabral, 39, of 700 White Plains Road in Clason Point was last seen on Friday, July 9, at approximately 1.41 p.m., inside Einstein Hospital, located at 1825 Eastchester Road in Morris Park.   Cabral is described as female, 39 years old, Black, approximately 5 feet, 2 inches tall, and weighs about 108 pounds.   Anyone with information with regard to this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS


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DOB Releases Multi-Year Construction Safety Analysis Report

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) announced on June 28, the release of a new building construction safety report that officials said provides deep insights on construction safety trends in New York City. Based on data compiled during 2019 and 2020, the report examines various DOB “proactive and data-driven initiatives” which officials said led to declines in construction-related incidents and injuries.   According to DOB, the report also provides a first-of-its-kind analysis of major building construction incidents that occurred over the past two years which led to fatal or near fatal outcomes, detailing the contributing factors that precipitated those incidents.  


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