Off-Duty Police Officer Arrested on DUI Charge in 50th Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  An off-duty New York City police officer was arrested and charged in the 50th Precinct on a DUI charge.   Police Officer Joaquin Sepúlveda, 42, who is assigned to the 9th Precinct in Manhattan since 2012, was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while his ability was impaired on Friday, Aug. 5, at 10.02 p.m.   The 9th Precinct covers from East Houston Street to East 14th Street from Broadway, to the East River in Manhattan. According to a police database, Sepúlveda became a police officer in 2004. According to his file, he has been awarded with excellent


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Pace University Honors Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark & Her Office with Prosecutorial Excellence Prize

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University announced on April 27 that it had awarded Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark along with the representatives of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office with the 2022 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence at an award ceremony held at the law school on Tuesday, April 26.   The event brought together district attorneys and assistant district attorneys from across the region and state, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, and the Haub Law community to recognize what was described as the outstanding contributions of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office in


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UPDATE Out & About: B.R.A.G. Basketball Tournament, Zumba for Seniors, Woodwind Quintet on Van Cortlandt Museum Lawn & More!

Editor’s Pick District 14 Bronx Council Member Pierina Sanchez and anti-gun violence interrupters, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), a program of the Good Shepherd Services nonprofit, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.) are hosting a single-round basketball tournament on Saturday, Aug 6 at noon at P.S. 279, 2100 Walton Avenue, in Fordham Heights to celebrate unity and non-violence with food, games, and music, in response to two shootings that occurred in front of council member’s constituency office.   Amidst increased rates of gun violence, this basketball tournament will offer a much-needed alternative for youth in The Bronx to convene in a


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Fordham Manor: Missing 13-Year-Old Girl Found Safe

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department said a 13-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Fordham Manor has been found.   Prior to being found, it had been reported to police that Qualaya Daniels of 2681 Marion Avenue in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx had last been seen leaving her home on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at approximately 5 p.m.   She was described as female, around 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing around 125 pounds, Black, with brown eyes and black hair. She had last been seen wearing a white T-shirt and pink pajama pants.   On


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City Announces New Measures to Reduce Overdoses, including Rates of 75.3 percent in Hunts Point-Mott Haven

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Mayor Eric Adams and the City’s health commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, announced new measures to reduce the number of overdoses in New York City on Friday, Aug. 5. They intend to reverse what they said was the staggering increase in overdose deaths since 2020 by expanding access to technology that tests pre-obtained drugs for fentanyl and other possibly lethal substances. The City plans to do this at sites running syringe service programs (SSP) co-located at overdose prevention centers (OPC).   During a recent visit to an SSP and OPC, Adams and Vasan highlighted the use of drug-checking machines, operated by


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Bedford Park: Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Drug Packaging Mill

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Two men were arrested in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx in connection with a large-scale heroin/fentanyl packaging and distribution operation, according to an announcement by City prosecutors on Thursday, Aug. 4. A stash of approximately 6 kilograms of narcotics (over 13 pounds), with a street value of at least $1.8 million, was intercepted during a short-term investigation, prosecutors said.   The drugs were allegedly destined for distribution throughout New York City and Massachusetts. Overdose rates in New York City have escalated since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the City’s health officials, and are at their highest rates


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UPDATE Bridge, Street Closures & General Transportation Updates for The Bronx from Aug. 5 to August 31

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx and Manhattan from Aug. 5  to Aug. 31.   East 139th Street between Alexander Avenue and Willis Avenue: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 14 to facilitate crane operation. East 160th Street between Forest Avenue and Tinton Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (school in session), Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (school


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Missing Girl, 17, Likely Victim of Sex Trafficking, Located in Wakefield Motel

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.   A 17-year-old girl, who police say had been reported missing from Brooklyn was located by a nonprofit representative at the Metro Motel in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Saturday, July 23. The nonprofit representative, whose name we are not disclosing for security reasons, but who spoke with Norwood News directly about the incident, said the teen is a likely sex trafficking victim, one of millions caught up in an estimated, billion-dollar, global industry.   The nonprofit works with victims and survivors


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Mega Millions Ticket Worth $1,000,002 & Taket-5 Top-Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The New York Lottery announced on Saturday, July 30, that one second-prize ticket for the July 29 Mega Millions drawing was sold in The Bronx, and the ticket is worth a guaranteed $1,000,002.   The ticket was purchased at New Way Deli & Lottery Corp, located at 77 East Kingsbridge Road.   The winning numbers for the Mega Millions game are drawn from a field of one to 70. The Mega Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 25. The Mega Millions drawing is televised every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.   On July 21, the New


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