Traffic Safety

“Ghost Bike” Memorials and Ride of Silence Honor Fallen Cyclists and E-Bikers

By DAVID GREENE
A dozen or so bike riders participated in the annual Bronx “Ghost” bike “Ride of Silence” through the borough on Wednesday, May 20. The event was organized, as usual, by the NYC Street Memorial Project and Transportation Alternatives and was dedicated to the memory of the 47 bikers killed in Bronx traffic collisions since 2005, according to Transportation Alternatives.

UPDATE NYPD Chief on Modified Duty after Off-Duty Non-Fatal Shooting as Patrol Borough BX North Launches

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch joined New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, and other local Bronx elected and NYPD officials on Wednesday, May 20, in the South Bronx to formally launch the implementation of The Bronx’s new two-borough patrol structure, first announced in February.

UPDATE Our Bronx Economic Development Summit Draws Hundreds Over Two Days

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Our Bronx and the Bronx Economic Development Corporation (BXEDC) hosted the inaugural Bronx Economic Development Summit on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, convening practitioners, planners, elected officials, national thought leaders, and Bronx community leaders, all focused on advancing a long-term economic development strategy for the borough.

UPDATE Bedford Park: Arrest Made following Shooting on East 198th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
After a 32-year-old man was shot in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Friday night, May 15, police said on Thursday, May 21, that they have made an arrest in the case. On Monday, May 18, the NYPD had released photos of a man and had asked for the public’s help identifying him, saying he was wanted for questioning in connection with the incident.

Tremont: Man Sought for Groping Second Man on D Train

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who they say is sought for questioning regarding a groping incident that occurred in transit in the Tremont section of The Bronx.