Bronx Man Gets 16 Years for Running Fentanyl and Heroin Mill out of Fieldston Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, Nov. 18, that a man from the Fieldston section of The Bronx has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of narcotics charges for running a heroin and fentanyl mill out of his home. In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “Fentanyl is killing Bronxites, and destroys the lives of its victims and their families. With this sentencing, there is one less person on our streets selling deadly drugs.” She added, “My office will continue our efforts to keep these narcotics off

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police officers from the 52nd Precinct are seeking the public’s assistance locating a 50-year-old woman who lives in Fordham Manor. It was reported to the NYPD that Yasmine Lefranc of 2516 Grand Avenue was last seen on Friday, Nov. 4, at around 4.30 p.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, is around 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs around 250 pounds, is Black with a medium complexion, has short black hair, and brown eyes. There were no clothing description provided. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Permits have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) to expand a three-story building into a 4-story, residential building at 1694 Nelson Avenue in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, as reported YIMBY. Located between West 174th Street and Macombs Road, the lot is near the 176th Street subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Yitzi Salamon is listed as the owner behind the applications, according to YIMBY. The proposed 50-foot-tall development will yield 6,381 square feet designated for residential space, and the building will have 15 residential units, most likely rentals, based on the average

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) has announced an affordable housing Lottery for units at 2851 University Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx as reported by YIMBY. The lottery is in respect of a 6-story, residential building, designed by Badaly Architects, and developed by Anton Ujkaj, according to YIMBY. The structure will yield 18 residential units and available on NYC Housing Connect, HPD’s online portal, are six units for residents earning 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $51,429 to $187,330. Amenities include a bicycle

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached video and photos who is sought in connection to a sexual assault pattern identified within the boundaries of the 52nd Precinct and 49th Precincts. In the first incident, which occurred in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd Precinct, it was reported to police that on Monday, Oct. 24, at around 8.10 a.m., a 14-year-old female victim was walking in the vicinity of Paul Avenue and West Mosholu Parkway South, when an a man unknown to her approached her. He allegedly grabbed her buttocks

By JOSÉ GIRALT & JULIAN ROBERTS-GRMELA

Norwood News caught up with voters on Election Day, Nov. 8, to get a feel for their top voting issues. We first spoke to some voters and one poll site worker at P.S. 15, Institute for Environmental Learning poll site, located at 2195 Andrews Avenue North, in University Heights. Mildred Perez, 44, told us she did not have a straightforward voting experience. “I usually go to the school. I don’t remember the name of the school right now, but it’s on Aqueduct [Avenue] and 183rd,” she said. “They told me to come here to vote and this is the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating the 55-year-old man seen in the attached photo who is reported missing in Bedford Park. It was reported to police that Courtney Stevens of 100 East Mosholu Parkway South was last seen on Monday, Nov. 14, at around 12.30 p.m. in his local neighborhood. He is described as being around 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 200 pounds, is Black, has a medium skin complexion, brown eyes and is bald. He was last seen wearing a black hat, a black jacket, and black jeans. Anyone with information regarding this incident is

By DAVID GREENE

With the recent judicial elections now over, this week, we asked readers what qualities they want to see in the judges recently appointed to the bench. “I personally would like to see stricter enforcement, a more punitive enforcement of laws, which affect people who are battered on the subway, muggings and things like that. This whole thing with cashless bail…I know, statistically, they all tell us the data shows it’s not a problem, but perception-wise, we see on the television every night. We see a mugging, a mugging, a mugging, and then you hear the next day that the guy

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Muggings in Van Cortlandt Park VCP Alliance officials advised the public in a Nov. 15 social media post that they had learned about a series of muggings that had happened along the southern end of the Putnam Greenway near Van Cortlandt Golf Course in the park. “Please be extra cautious when out in the park, especially as the days get shorter,” they wrote. Small Homes Rehab NYCHA Program New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has partnered with local agencies to renovate 18 homes throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens and make them available to public housing residents through the

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