Wakefield: Queens Man Arrested & Charged with Murder in 2020 Killing of Bronx Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said they have arrested a 32-year-old man from Queens on murder charges in relation to the killing of a 44-year-old man from Wakefield in March 2020.   Police said that on Friday, March 20, at around 3.30 p.m., officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress at 224th Street and White Plains Road. “Upon arrival, officers discovered a 44-year-old male with sustained trauma about the head, who was struck with a blunt object,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, where


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DOC Issues Advisory to Property Owners, Contractors & Crane Operators Ahead of Severe Weather This Weekend

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) say the New York City area may experience a post-tropical depression with severe weather including heavy rain, flash flooding, and potential wind gusts of up to 45 mph, starting at noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, and continuing through noon on Monday, Sept. 25. Accordingly, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) is reminding all builders, contractors, crane operators, and property owners to secure their construction sites, buildings, and equipment.   Department officials said its team will be performing random spot-check inspections of construction sites around the city. If sites are not secured, they said they


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Twelve Alleged 5ZZLY Crew Members Charged in Fatal Shooting, Carjackings & Violent Robberies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and Police Commissioner Edward Caban announced on Thursday, Sept. 21, that 12 alleged “5zzly” crew members were charged with with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, and additional charges for multiple shootings across The Bronx, many in broad daylight, the killing of an innocent bystander, and robberies carried out in The Bronx, Queens and Manhattan in which cab drivers, elderly people, and a parole officer were targeted.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendants, who are between the ages of 16 and 22, allegedly carried out 23 violent crimes, including the fatal


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No D Train Service during upcoming Weekends between 161st St.-Yankee Stadium and Norwood-205th St.

By SÍLE MOLONEY
MTA officials have advised that due to more needed maintenance work, there will be no D train service operating between the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium subway station and the Norwood-205th Street station during the following weekends: Friday, Sept. 29, from 11.30 p.m. through Monday, Oct. 2, at 5 a.m. The D service will run between Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and 161st Street-Yankee Stadium, the last stop. Free D90 shuttle buses will run between Mosholu Parkway subway station serving the 4 train and the Norwood-205th Street station serving the D train.   Travel Alternatives For service between 161st Street-Yankee Stadium and Bedford Park Boulevard,


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Norwood: Man, 61, Kicked, Robbed inside Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos and video who they say is wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred inside 250 East Gun Hill Road in Norwood. 

FAKE GoFundMe Page Removed, Legitimate GoFundMe Page Live for Nicholas Dominici, Fentanyl OD Victim

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In the wake of the tragic death of one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici at Divino Niño Daycare Center in Kingsbridge Heights due to a fentanyl overdose on Friday, Sept. 15, District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez has spoken out to condemn attempts to exploit the tragedy through the creation of a fraudulent GoFundMe campaign, purportedly set up to support the grieving family.