UPDATE Bedford Park: 32-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed in MTA Bus-Motorcycle Accident Near Tracey Towers

A 32-year-old male motorcyclist has died following a two-vehicle collision involving an MTA bus close to Tracey Towers in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, police say. Separately, at least two videos posted to social media have made reference to a police chase seemingly insinuating that the chase resulted in a crash. Currently, Norwood News is unable to confirm if there is any link between the two incidents, given the timing of each.

BLM Calls on BX Electeds to Request 15 Years for Convicted Former NYPD Sgt. in 2023 Killing of Eric Duprey

Ahead of the sentencing of now former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, 38, on the charge of the [involuntary] manslaughter of Eric Duprey, 30, amid a drug sting operation in Fordham Manor in August 2023, Black Lives Matter of Greater New York held a press conference on Tuesday, April 7, outside Bronx Borough Hall in the Concourse section of The Bronx, and called on various Bronx elected officials to voice their opinion on the case.

UPDATE Belmont: 21-Year-Old Male Shot, One Person Arrested

Police said a young man has been shot in the Belmont section of the Bronx near 663 Crescent Avenue and is likely to survive. However, the address was for a nearby tax business and on arrival in Belmont, Norwood News saw that police had cordoned off a section of nearby Cambreleng Avenue at the intersection of East 187th Street outside Nashley Barbershop, located at 2400 Cambreleng Avenue. 

Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Assault of MTA Bus Driver

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video who is wanted in connection with an assault of an MTA employee that occurred in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.