Belmont: 69-Year-Old Male Pedestrian Dies after Getting Hit by Truck Crossing Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 69-year-old man has died following a road accident in Belmont, city officials said.

UPDATE Bedford Park: 15-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing Found Safe

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 15-year-old boy who had been reported missing on Monday, Aug. 7, from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx has been found and is safe.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: 16-Year-Old Arrested for Stabbing 2nd Male after Arranging to Meet Online

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Cops have arrested a man following an appeal to the public for help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they said was sought in connection with an assault in Fordham Manor.

Fordham Manor: Person Sought for Armed Robbery of Business

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYPD officials are asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who they said is sought in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Bedford Park: Residents Move in to 2856 Webster Avenue Affordable Housing Complex

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Douglaston Development is now welcoming the first wave of tenants at 2856 Webster Avenue, a 188-unit affordable housing property in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. All of the units are reserved for seniors earning up to 50 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), as reported.

Charlotte Gardens: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 1325 Southern Boulevard

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 1325 Southern Boulevard, an 8-story, mixed-use building in the north of the Longwood section of The Bronx, and south of Charlotte Gardens, as reported by YIMBY.

Cure Violence Interrupter, Michael Rodriguez, Arrested on Drug & Gun Charges in Orange County

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Michael Rodriguez of local cure violence group, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), has been arrested for alleged drug and gun offenses during a recent drug takedown operation in Orange County, according to the Office of the Orange County District Attorney [NY], as reported earlier this week by the NY Post.

UPDATE Kingsbridge: One Firefighter Injured after Fire Breaks Out in Residential Home on Heath Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One firefighter was transferred to hospital after a fire broke out, apparently in the attic, in a residential building at 2846 Heath Avenue in Kingsbridge on Thursday morning, Aug. 3, at around 11 a.m. according to local residents and the FDNY.

Van Nest: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Healthcare Treatment Facility at 2003 Cruger Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) to build a new, 5-story, healthcare treatment facility at 2003 Cruger Avenue in the Van Nest section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

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Belmont: 69-Year-Old Male Pedestrian Dies after Getting Hit by Truck Crossing Road

UPDATE Bedford Park: 15-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing Found Safe

UPDATE Fordham Manor: 16-Year-Old Arrested for Stabbing 2nd Male after Arranging to Meet Online

Fordham Manor: Person Sought for Armed Robbery of Business

Bedford Park: Residents Move in to 2856 Webster Avenue Affordable Housing Complex

Charlotte Gardens: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 1325 Southern Boulevard

Cure Violence Interrupter, Michael Rodriguez, Arrested on Drug & Gun Charges in Orange County

UPDATE Kingsbridge: One Firefighter Injured after Fire Breaks Out in Residential Home on Heath Avenue

Van Nest: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Healthcare Treatment Facility at 2003 Cruger Avenue