Safety

Governor Issues State of Emergency re Flood Watch as B/D/M/F Trains Disrupted Due to Outage

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch for Thursday, July 31, starting at 2:14 a.m. until Friday,  Aug. 1, at 8 a.m., with officials saying flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible in sections of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York, including across the five boroughs, as well as in northern Nassau, northern Westchester, Rockland, Southern Nassau, and Southern Westchester counties.

Kingsbridge Heights: Man Wanted for Groping Woman Aboard D Train

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched a housing lottery, described as affordable, for Wakefield Yards, an 11-story mixed-use building at 4641 Furman Avenue in the Wakefield section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

UPDATE Bronx PO Shot Dead with Four Others, One Critical, Crowdfunding Page Launched for Family

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A young police officer from Parkchester assigned to The Bronx’s 47th Precinct in the north of the borough was fatally shot, along with five other people including the gunman, during an active shooter incident that unfolded in Midtown Manhattan on Monday evening, July 28, at around 6.30 p.m. the NYPD said. Four other people died during the incident, including the gunman, who reportedly shot himself, and one remains in critical but stable condition in hospital, they added.