FEMA FAQ: Setting the Record Straight on FEMA Assistance for Hurricane Ida

By SÍLE MOLONEY

FEMA officials issued a press release on Friday, Dec. 10, in which they listed some questions which Bronx residents, who incurred damage or losses following Hurricane Ida and who are applying for FEMA disaster assistance, may have. Listed below are the answers to these Frequently Asked Questions: Q: I am receiving temporary rental assistance from FEMA, but it is only good for two months. Can it be extended? A: FEMA may provide Continued Temporary Housing Assistance to eligible applicants based on need. It is usually only granted when adequate, alternate housing is not available, or when the applicant’s permanent housing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Further to the indictment of a Bronx man in September 2021 for sexually abusing a four-year-old boy in Belmont in 2020, as reported, on Monday, Dec. 6, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark appealed to anyone who may also have been victimized, or who may have information about other victims of alleged sexual abuse by the same Bronx man, to contact the police. The defendant, Eric Montes, 48, of Webster Avenue in the Belmont section of the Bronx was charged with predatory sexual assault of a child in the first, second, and third-degree under the Criminal Sexual Act, first

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing from Fordham Manor. It was reported to the 52nd precinct that Evelyn Hernandez, 14, of 2700 Grand Concourse was last seen on Thursday Dec. 9, at her home at approximately 7.30 a.m. She is described as female, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, Hispanic, weighs 150 pounds, has brown eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Montefiore Health System announced on Wednesday, Dec. 8, that Dr. Sangita Jindal, who oversees the lab at Montefiore’s Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Health in Hartsdale, NY, has been named the president-elect of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART). According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), ART includes all fertility treatments in which either eggs or embryos are handled. In general, ART procedures involve surgically removing eggs from a woman’s ovaries, combining them with sperm in the laboratory, and returning them to the woman’s body or donating them to another woman. They do NOT include treatments in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) announced the appointment of David Silvestri, MD, MBA, MHS as the new, systemwide assistant vice president of emergency management for the City’s public hospital system on Thursday, Dec. 9. In his new role, Silvestri will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing emergency and disaster responses systemwide, including the ongoing COVID-19 efforts. NYC H+H officials said Silvestri played a leading role in the system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including advancing personal protective equipment policies, surge response and level-loading operations, and system surveillance strategy. In the context of the announcement, NYC Health

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, Dec. 8, that a 32-year-old man has been convicted and sentenced to 22 years to life in prison, after a jury found him guilty of murder for shooting a man multiple times on a Bronx street in 2018. He was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon. Clark said the defendant, Akeem Samuel, 32, whose last known address was 2280 Andrews Avenue in the University Heights section of the Bronx, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 7, to 22 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder charge, along

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police confirm a man was stabbed during an attempted robbery which occurred in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx, in the 52nd precinct, on Monday. Police officials said the attempted robbery took place in the vicinity of Decatur Avenue and East 195th Street in Fordham Manor on Monday, Dec. 6, at 5.09 p.m. They said a 23-year-old man reported to police that an unknown individual stabbed him in the face with a sharp instrument and attempted to take his phone. The victim was removed to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. Anyone with information regarding this

By DAVID GREENE

Amid the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, officers from the 52nd precinct swooped in and arrested a man for an assault with a pocketknife in Norwood. Offering few details of the incident, after a preliminary investigation, an NYPD source reported that the assault took place at the northwest corner of Jerome Avenue and East 208th Street in Norwood, at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The police source said Charles Perkins, 62, was arrested at the scene and charged with assault, menacing and possession of a weapon, a pocketknife. The unidentified victim was treated at the scene for

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 12-story, mixed-use building at 19 East 198th Street in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between Creston Avenue and Jerome Avenue, the lot is closest to the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Mirza Rahman is listed as the owner behind the applications. According to YIMBY, the proposed 112-foot-tall development will yield 64,040 square feet, designated for residential space with community facility space on the cellar level and parking on the first

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