Kingsbridge: Man Sought in Identified Burglary Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media who they say is wanted in connection to a burglary pattern that has been identified across the boundaries of the 50th Precinct, which covers some or all of the neighborhoods of Riverdale, Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.

UPDATE University Heights: 36-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Now Found

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department said a 36-year-old man reported missing from University Heights has been found.

Bronx Man Sentenced to 3+ Years for Defrauding 5 Capital Region Banks Using Fake ID

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 58-year-old man from The Bronx was sentenced on April 16 in federal court to three and a half years in prison for defrauding five banks in the Capital Region of New York by using fake identifications to withdraw funds from accounts.

Bronx Leadership & Organizing Center Offers Leadership Program to Bronx Youth with $500 Stipend

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bronx Leadership & Organizing Center (BLOC) is offering a new leadership program, BLOC Next Generation, for youth in The Bronx. BLOC Next Generation seeks to bring awareness to systemic poverty in The Bronx and to encourage young people to develop new solutions for building up the community.

Gas Station Operator Warns of Danger to Public Safety after Sign Damaged during Recent Storm

By DAVID GREENE

A gas station sign at Bedford Park’s Gastor Gas Station on Jerome Avenue, damaged during a recent storm, left the towering heavy sign precariously tilted to one side and in danger of falling on top of passersby.

NYS Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council to Host Public Hearing on April 29 in New York City

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York State’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council (CPRAC) will convene a public hearing in New York City to provide an opportunity for CPRAC to hear directly from New Yorkers about their experiences applying for and receiving public benefits.

Former Bronx Female Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Grace Rosa Baez, a former Bronx NYPD police officer, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, April 16, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and para-fluorofentanyl, before U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote, federal prosecutors said.

Claremont: Bronx Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Two Men in Retaliatory Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, April 16, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting two men and wounding another inside a building hallway in Claremont, in retaliation for the killing of his uncle in the summer of 2020.

Bronx Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Child & Receipt & Possession of Child Pornography

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man has been charged in federal court with the sexual exploitation of a child and the recept and possession of child pornography, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Kingsbridge: Man Sought in Identified Burglary Pattern

UPDATE University Heights: 36-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Now Found

Bronx Man Sentenced to 3+ Years for Defrauding 5 Capital Region Banks Using Fake ID

Bronx Leadership & Organizing Center Offers Leadership Program to Bronx Youth with $500 Stipend

Gas Station Operator Warns of Danger to Public Safety after Sign Damaged during Recent Storm

NYS Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council to Host Public Hearing on April 29 in New York City

Former Bronx Female Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution

Claremont: Bronx Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Two Men in Retaliatory Shooting

Bronx Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Child & Receipt & Possession of Child Pornography