UPDATE Norwood: 8-Year-Old Missing Girl Found Safe

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have confirmed that an 8-year-old girl who was reported missing on Sunday from the Norwood section of the Bronx has been found and is safe. Users of the Citizens’ App posted on Sunday morning, Oct. 3, that police were searching for the child, described as an 8-year-old, Hispanic girl, who, prior to being found, had last been seen the same morning, wearing pink pajamas and traveling southbound on Webster Avenue. Norwood News reached out to the NYPD for verification of the incident and for any further information on the missing girl, including a photo. In a follow-up

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for the suspect who slashed a man on the arm before stealing personal property from two victims inside a Bainbridge Avenue building in Norwood. Police say the incident was reported at 7:41 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, inside 3591 Bainbridge Avenue. Officers from the 52nd precinct reported that a 20-year-old male victim got into a verbal dispute with the suspect, who displayed a knife and caused a small laceration to the victim’s arm. The suspect then forcibly removed property from both the victim and from an 18-year-old female victim. Police report no arrests in the case

By DAVID GREENE

Fire department officials were called when a 4-year-old child got their finger caught in a seatbelt. FDNY confirmed the unusual incident took place at West Kingsbridge Road and Davidson Avenue in Fordham Manor, at 8:40 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 24. Without providing any additional details regarding the child’s gender or circumstances, one unnamed, fire official reported that the patient was treated at the scene and the child’s finger freed from the belt without suffering serious injury.

UPDATE Norwood: Man Shot at on Knox Place

By DAVID GREENE

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached video who is sought in connection with a reckless endangerment incident that occurred in Norwood, in the 52nd precinct. Police said they are looking for the gunman who fired several rounds from a handgun at a victim. Police reported that the shooting incident took place outside 3422 Knox Place, between West Mosholu Parkway and West Gun Hill Road at 4:17 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Officials said the still, unidentified assailant fired several shots at a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl who has been reported missing and who lives in Melrose in the 44th precinct, Yanirzy Murillo, 14-year-old of 3125 Park Avenue, Apt#11B was last seen Friday, Oct. 1, at approximately 6 a.m., inside her home. She is described as female, approximately 4 feet, 5 inches tall, Hispanic, weighs 100 pounds, has a thin build, a dark complexion, brown eyes with black braided hair. She was last seen wearing a navy blue polo, gray pants, white sneakers, and a black backpack. Anyone with information regarding this missing person

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has confirmed that an 11-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Castle Hill, in the 43rd precinct has been located. Prior to being found, Toura Oumou, 11, of 2025 Seward Avenue, Apt#7U, had last been seen Friday, Oct. 1, at approximately 7.30 a.m., leaving her home. She was described as female, approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall, Black, weighs 140 pounds, with a dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. She had last been seen wearing glasses, a black hijab, a pink sweater, blue jeans, black Nike sneakers and she was carrying a black Nike

By SÍLE MOLONEY

First launched in 2019, the New York City International Book Fair / Feria Internacional del Libro NYC, an initiative of the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute, aims to disseminate academic and literary work published in Spanish, whether in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, or the United States, and, at the same time, promote better reading habits within Hispanic communities in New York. This year’s virtual panels and events, which take place from Oct. 1 to Oct. 3 will be streamed on Facebook Live through the @FILNYC account. Last year, the event brought together scholars and authors from more than a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery is open units at Woodlawn Senior Living, located at 69 East 233rd Street in the Woodlawn Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Developed by RiseBoro Community Partnership, and designed by Paul Castrucci Architects, YIMBY reports that the 80-unit, affordable, senior housing development is built with green infrastructure and water conservation, and also has on-site social services. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 55 units for residents at 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $0 to $53,700. Residents will have access to a shared

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 186 East 205th Street, an eight-story residential building in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Badaly Architects, and developed by Franco Sukai, the 42,524-square-foot structure yields 62 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s housing portal, are 19 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $41,143 to $167,570. Residents will have access to a shared laundry room and outdoor green spaces. Units include name-brand appliances