Weapon, Cocaine Seized & Five Arrested in 2nd Round of Business Raids Across A.D. 80

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Cocaine and a weapon were seized and five people were arrested following a second round of targeted raids by law enforcement of businesses in Assembly District 80 on Monday, Sept. 18. Assemblyman John Zaccaro Jr. (A.D. 80) who, as reported, was sworn into office for the first time in March, said the New York County Sheriff’s office conducted the raids on businesses located along White Plains Road in Pelham Parkway, suspected of illegally selling tobacco and cannabis products.

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Awarded Coveted Designation by National Cancer Institute

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The newly renamed Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) has been awarded a comprehensive and coveted designation by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health. MECCC officials said the award is the ultimate standard achieved by only 55 other NCI cancer centers in the U.S.   MECCC officials said that through NCI’s peer-review process, it was nationally recognized for what was described as “its paradigm-shifting, practice-changing, policy-impacting cancer-focused science.” They said as a result, MECCC was awarded a five-year, $20 million cancer center support grant to advance what they said was the translation of novel cancer


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Bedford Park: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 16-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 16-year-old girl from Bedford Park, reported missing on Saturday, Sept. 23.   Police said Madison Miranda of 2871 Webster Avenue, The Bronx was last seen leaving her home on Saturday, Sept. 23, at around 11 a.m. They said she is described as being around 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 118 pounds, and has brown hair, braids and brown eyes. They said she was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and tan khaki pants.   Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline


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Marble Hill: Unconfirmed Reports of a Robbery at Target

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Users of the Citizens’ App posted on the platform on Sunday, Sept. 24, about an as yet unconfirmed report of a potential robbery at a Target store in Marble Hill the same day.   The posts began at around 11.45 a.m. on Sunday, and one post referred to a suspect described as wearing a black sweater with two white stripes on it and black pants with a belt which had a red tag on it, reportedly armed with a screwdriver, fleeing on foot toward Broadway.   Norwood News contacted the NYPD to corroborate if the incident was legitimate. A


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