Seniors

Yonkers Woman & NYC Employee Charged with Stealing $275,000 from Former Disabled Coworker

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Thursday, Feb. 13, that a Yonkers woman has been charged with stealing at least $275,000 from a 78-year-old Bronx man who was debilitated by strokes and other profound health issues. She said the defendant allegedly possessed forged documents that enabled her to access the victim’s bank account and withdraw a thousand dollars a day for about a year.

UPDATE Teen Charged in Fatal Shooting Near Courthouse Linked to 2nd Shooting that Left Senior Wounded

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A Bronx teenager who has been charged in the shooting that took place near Bronx Criminal Court at the end of last year is linked to a separate nonfatal shooting in The Bronx of an elderly woman late last year, prosecutors said. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Friday, Feb. 7 that a 15-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting a man across the street from the Bronx Hall of Justice in broad daylight in November 2024, as reported.

Sanitation Dept Issues Snow Alert for Sunday, January 19, at 7 a.m.

By SLE MOLONEY
NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has issued a snow alert for Sunday, Jan. 19, beginning at 7 a.m. and continuing until 2 a.m. Monday. A snow alert is the department’s “higher level” snow-fighting notification, as opposed to the “lower level” winter operations advisory. DSNY officials said that while there have been several winter operations advisories issued this winter already, this is the first storm to warrant a snow alert.