Montefiore Highlights Importance of Organ & Tissue Donation as 8,486 New Yorkers Await Organs

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There are 8,486 New Yorkers currently on the organ transplant waiting list across the State, according to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Meanwhile, according to the New York State “Donate Life” Registry, only about one third of the State’s roughly 19.45 million inhabitants are registered organ donors. Oct. 7 marked the 7th annual Organ Donor Enrollment Day. Montefiore Medical Center officials marked the day by setting up tables outside the hospital to share information with the public about the importance of organ donation, and to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking help from the public locating the whereabouts of the unidentified man seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Heights. It was reported to police that on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 2.40 a.m., in front of 109 East 184th Street, the victim, a 43-year-old man, was approached by the unidentified assailant who demanded his cash. When the victim refused, the assailant punched him and knocked him to the ground, and stole the victim’s wallet which contained $2,500, as well as bank cards and his ID. The

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi announced on Friday, Oct. 15, the opening of its new comprehensive Pride Health Center. The center will serve LGBTQ patients as they receive what was described as “high-quality, culturally competent, respectful care,” at the hospital’s “state-of-the-art facility.” Hospital officials said the new center, located at 1400 Pelham Parkway South in Morris Park, will provide LGBTQ-affirming care for a variety of services, including primary care, adolescent care, OB/GYN, family planning services, behavioral health, dental services, eye care, hormone therapy, testing for sexually transmitted infections and HIV, as well as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), meaning medicine taken to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday, Oct. 22, that construction has begun on a $64.4 million project to replace the bridge carrying the Bronx River Parkway over the Metro-North Railroad in the Wakefield and Woodlawn Heights sections of the Bronx. According to the governor’s office, the project will replace a 72-year-old bridge with a modern, multi-girder steel structure that will improve travel and enhance safety along this vital artery for commuters in the metropolitan area. Hochul said investments in infrastructure are one of the surest ways to super charge New York’s economy and at the same time create a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed for a six-story residential building at 1701 Clay Avenue in the Concourse section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East 173rd and East 174th Streets, the interior lot is within walking distance of the 174-175 Streets subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Chananya Bineth of Pointy Developments is listed as the owner behind the application. The proposed 74-foot-tall development will yield 11,202 square feet designated for residential space, according to YIMBY. The building will have 17 residential units, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached video who is sought for questioning in connection with a forcible touching incident that occurred in Williamsbridge, located in the 47th precinct. On Friday, Oct. 22, at approximately 11.22 p.m., the individual approached a 22-year-old female victim in front of 3353 Boston Road and grabbed her buttocks. According to New York Penal Code §130.52, the legal definition of forcible touching is touching the intimate or sexual parts of another person to receive sexual satisfaction or for no legitimate reason at all. Forcible touching is a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York’s National Weather Service (NWS) bureau issued a flash flood watch on Sunday, Oct. 24, for Southeast New York, including Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northeast Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Northwest Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern Westchester and Southwest Suffolk counties, effective Monday, Oct. 25 through Tuesday, Oct. 26. An identical flash flood watch has also been issued for the Tri State Area. From Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon, a rapidly developing low pressure system south of Long Island will likely produce heavy rainfall across the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have confirmed that two people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder regarding a non-fatal shooting that occurred inside a barber shop in Norwood in October. As reported, the NYPD had been seeking the public’s assistance identifying two individuals seen in the attached surveillance video who were sought for questioning regarding the non-fatal shooting in Norwood, located in the 52nd precinct. On Friday, Oct. 22, at approximately 6.45 p.m. inside a barber shop located at 250 East Gun Hill Road, a 22-year-old male victim was sitting in a barber chair when the two unidentified individuals entered

By SARAH HUFFMAN

Fans of the “Rebel Girls” book series celebrated the publication of the newest addition to the series during an outdoor book launch, held on Saturday, Oct. 2, at The Lit. Bar bookstore in Mott Haven. Rebel Girls is a series of books that tells the stories of powerful Black women of different racial and cultural backgrounds, who live or lived in different time periods, going back to the 17th century, in different parts of the world. Examples include activist and poet, Amanda Gorman, Shirley Chisholm who was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, and

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Montefiore Highlights Importance of Organ & Tissue Donation as 8,486 New Yorkers Await Organs

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Hochul Announces Launch of $64.4M Project to Replace Bronx River Parkway Bridge in North Bronx

Building Application Filed for 1701 Clay Avenue in the Concourse

Williamsbridge: Forcible Touching of 22-Year-Old Woman

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UPDATE Two Arrested for Shooting of 22-Year-Old in Norwood Barber Shop

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