Feds Announce $25M for 173 E-Bike Charging Stations at Over 50 NYCHA Sites for Safe E-Bike Access

By SÍLE MOLONEY

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand stood alongside NYC Mayor Eric Adams on June 25 to announce funding of $25 million for 173 safe e-charging and storage stations at more than 50 NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites. Schumer and Gillibrand said the federal funds will go towards the construction, and electrical work needed to make the project complete.

Norwood: Man Mugged at Knifepoint at Mosholu Parkway Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating and identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who department officials said is wanted in connection to an armed robbery and assault that occurred on the border of Norwood and Bedford Park.

UPDATE Throggs Neck: One Construction Worker Injured at 998 Brush Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One construction worker was reported injured by EMS in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx, close to Unionport / Castle Hill on Saturday, July 15.

UPDATE FDNY Called to Tracey Towers for Electrical Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Reports of a fire at Tracey Towers, a Mitchel Lama, residential housing complex located on the Bedford Park/Norwood border, on Saturday morning, July 15, proved to be unfounded, and the incident was later classified as an electrical issue, FDNY officials said.

Fordham Heights: MTA Employee Assaulted in Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is appealing to the public for assistance identifying the person seen in this video who department officials say is sought in connection with an assault on an MTA employee that occurred in a Fordham Heights subway station on July 5, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD. The NYPD is appealing to the public for assistance identifying the person seen in the attached video who department officials say is sought in connection with an assault on an MTA employee that occurred in Fordham Heights. Police said that on Wednesday July 5, at around 5.30 a.m., a man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced on June 30 that the agency will launch LockerNYC, a pilot program this summer to cut down on package theft and reduce delivery truck trips. The LockerNYC pilot program, which will run for one year, will allow New Yorkers to conveniently receive and send packages using secure lockers on public sidewalks, DOT officials said. The pilot will include 15 locations and offer customers free 24/7 access, according to DOT officials. They said the program will be available to anyone who is interested and, unlike other delivery lockers, the LockerNYC program

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The MTA has announced service changes for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The MTA has added weekend service on the , , and lines. Starting this weekend, June 30, and every weekend going forward, average wait times for trains will be reduced by up to 4 minutes, with trains arriving every 8 minutes, and trains arriving every 8-10 minutes (instead of every 10-12 minutes as before), meaning less time traveling. Meanwhile, because of urgent track repairs, trains aren’t running between Broad Channel and Far Rockaway all weekend, and are replaced by free shuttle buses. The silver lining is

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the age-old problem of double parking, the problems it can cause, as well as possible solutions. “I see a lot of cops stop people from double parking because every time there’s double parking, it always causes a lot of traffic and people can’t get through. If people keep on double parking, they’re just going to get tickets. If they don’t want to get a ticket, you must move the car because the cops always come around and tell you no double parking. There should be even more enforcement.” Allan Peisel, Norwood “It

By DAVID GREENE

A tandem tractor-trailer recently got trapped under the elevated subway in Kingsbridge for several hours, as police and fire units blocked off traffic in the area and two dozen MTA employees attempted to free the truck with minimal damage to the subway line. According to an unnamed MTA official, the incident took place at 10:42 a.m. on Thursday, June 22, at the intersection of Broadway and West 231st Street. The truck, registered to S Auto Transport of Bunridge, Florida was still stuck under by 1:30 p.m. that afternoon. MTA officials said the overhead subway service was not impacted,