Traffic Safety

Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from February 11 through March 5

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Feb. 11 to March 5.   Bergen Avenue between East 152nd Street and Westchester Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Feb. 22, to facilitate crane operation. Bullard Avenue between Nereid Avenue and East 237th Street: This street will be closed Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Feb. 14, to facilitate crane operation. Bergen Avenue between East 152nd Street and Westchester Avenue: This street will be closed Saturdays from 9


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UPDATE Bronx Park: Man Dies following Car Accident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  A 50-year-old man has died following a car accident in the vicinity of Bronx Park.   Police said on Sunday, Feb. 6, at approximately 5.13 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle collision on the southbound Bronx River Parkway at East Fordham Road. Upon arrival, they observed a vehicle that had been involved in a collision and a 50-year-old man with serious injuries.   EMS also responded and transported the man to NYC Health + Hospitals/ Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased. The NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad is investigating.   The victim has since been


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EMS Issues Travel Advisory Amid Expected Freezing Rain & Sleet Through Saturday

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Emergency Management Department (EMS) has issued a travel advisory for Friday, Feb. 4 into Saturday, Feb. 5, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter weather advisory for New York City, which is in effect from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday. According to the latest forecast, a low-pressure system and its associated cold front, will bring freezing rain and sleet to the area beginning early Friday morning, before tapering off in the evening.   In addition, weather experts say periods of moderate rain are likely Thursday afternoon and overnight, producing 1.5 to 2 inches


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Van Cortlandt Park: 27-Year-Old Man Found Dead, Investigation Opens

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirm a man has been found dead  in Van Cortlandt Park.   On Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 3.56 p.m., police said they responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious man in Van Cortlandt Park, on the John Muir Trail, in the vicinity of the Henry Hudson Parkway and the Mosholu Parkway Extension.   Upon arrival, police discovered an unconscious and unresponsive 27-year-old man, lying face up near a stream.   The man was clothed and had no obvious signs of trauma. EMS responded and pronounced the man deceased at the scene.   The medical examiner will determine the


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National Weather Service NYC Says Dense Fog Expected until Thursday, Feb. 3 at 10 A.M.

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City office of the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a dense fog advisory which is in effect until Thursday, Feb. 3, at 10 a.m.   NWS officials said visibility would be around one quarter of a mile or less in the expected dense fog, which is due to hit portions of southeast New York, northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut. They warned of hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. “If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you,” officials said.    

UPDATE MTA: BX10 Bus Stop on E Gun Hill Road and Bainbridge Ave Temporarily Closed until March 26

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
  A flyer posted to the bus stop at East Gun Hill Road and Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood indicates that there is a temporary closure of the stop for the Bx10 bus (westbound) from Dec. 27, 2021 to March 26, 2022.     Photos show a heavy amount of snow surrounding the stop.   Norwood News reached out to the MTA for more information about the suspension, and were informed that they do not manage bus stops but suggested to contact NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) or NYC Department of Design & Construction (DDC) as the closure may be due


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Gunman Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder for Daylight Shooting in Front of Two Children

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday that an alleged gang member from Manhattan pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the second-degree for shooting at a Bronx man as two children ran for their lives on a Mt Eden street in broad daylight, last year.   Clark said the defendant went up to the Bronx man and fired a dozen shots last June in the vicinity of the Mt Eden neighborhood in the Bronx. “A 13-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother, on their way to a store, were caught between the defendant and his target,” she said. “Images


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Kingsbridge Area: Fatal Sanitation Plow Truck Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD has confirmed that a 41-year-old Bronx man has died following a car accident in the Kingsbridge area. On Sunday, Jan. 9, at approximately 4.04 a.m., police responded to a 911 call following a vehicle collision which occurred on the southbound Major Deegan Expressway at West 233rd Street on the Kingsbridge border.   They said a preliminary investigation determined that a 41-year-old man driving a 2015 Black Acura TLX was traveling southbound on the Major Deegan Expressway when he struck the rear of a 2003 White Mack NYC Sanitation plow truck, driven by a 43-year-old man. The truck


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Sanchez Chairs Council Committee on Housing & Buildings, as Women Comprise Council Majority

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Thursday, Jan. 20, the New York City Council appointed recently elected, Bronx, District 14 City Council Member, Pierina Sanchez, as chair of the council’s powerful housing & buildings committee, which has jurisdiction over New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Buildings (DOB), as well as rent regulation policies and practices.   HPD is responsible for promoting the quality and affordability of the city’s housing by developing new, affordable housing, enforcing the housing maintenance code, and engaging neighborhoods in planning. DOB is the primary regulator of the construction and real estate industries in


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