Update: 11 Firefighters Injured, Stores Destroyed in Morris Heights Fire & 3 Separate Fires in Norwood

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
  This is a developing story.   Four separate fires were reported in the Morris Heights and Norwood sections of The Bronx over the weekend.   Firefighters responded to a fire at 34 W. Burnside Avenue in Morris Heights on Sunday. While we await the official FDNY report on the incident, eleven firefighters were reportedly injured and several stores reportedly destroyed. FDNY members are operating on scene of a 4-alarm fire at 34 West Burnside Avenue in the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/OZSipHN7LA — FDNY (@FDNY) June 27, 2021 The fire is believed to have started in an electronics store and spread to


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Police Revive Man at Kingsbridge Road Station after Accidental Overdose

By DAVID GREENE
  Quick-thinking police officers rushed to the aid of an unconscious man who had apparently suffered an accidental overdose at Kingsbridge Road subway at the weekend. Officers used a powerful anti-opioid drug to quickly revive him, possibly saving the man’s life in the process.   According to NYPD Detective Denise Moroney, the dramatic incident unfolded outside the turnstile at the Kingsbridge Road subway station, located at East Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue on the border of Kingsbridge Heights and Fordham Manor, and which services the 4 train.   A 911 call was received at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, June 26,


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Mount Hope: Affordable Housing Lottery Closes in 7 Days for Units at 1728 Townsend Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The affordable housing lottery closes in seven days for units at 1728 Townsend Avenue, a six-story building in Mount Hope, as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Badaly Architects, the structure has seven units available on NYC Housing Connect for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $48,000 to $139,620.   Tenants are responsible for electricity, including electric stove, heat and hot water.   To request an application by mail, send a self-addressed envelope to MGNY Consulting, c/o 1728 Townsend Avenue Apartments, 18 Bridge St, Suite 2D, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Residents are


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Jerome Park: Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 27 East 198th Street Closes in 5 Days

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The housing lottery closes in five days for units at 27 East 198th Street, an eight-story residential building in Jerome Park, in the Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Badaly Architects, the structure has 14 units available on NYC Housing Connect for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $46,629 to $167,570.   Tenants are responsible for electricity, including electric stove, electric heat and electric hot water. Amenities include a rear yard, a common laundry area (card operated), bike storage* and general storage* (*subject to additional fees).   To request


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Crotona Park East: Affordable Housing Complex for Seniors Advances at 1281 Hoe Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Gerald Caliendo Architects has released new renderings for a future, 8-story, residential building to be built at 1281 Hoe Avenue in Crotona Park East, which will comprise roughly 28,500 square feet and will be dedicated (100 percent) to affordable housing for seniors, as reported by YIMBY.   Mark Shakarov is the current property owner and is listed as 1281 Hoe Avenue LLC on the building permit applications filed with New York City Department of Buildings.   The residential component accounts for the majority of the building’s footprint, and will include around 23,000 square feet of space, which will yield 45


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Bedford Park: Robbery at Gunpoint

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in the 52nd precinct.   On Friday, June 25, at approximately 4.05 p.m., in the vicinity of Bedford Park Boulevard and Decatur Avenue in Bedford Park, the suspect approached a 50-year-old male victim from behind and removed his necklace, then pointed a firearm at him.   The victim then attempted to follow the suspect, at which point the suspect fired a shot in the victim’s direction before fleeing the scene. No injuries


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University Heights: Man Sought in Connection with Non-Fatal Shooting, Victim in Stable Condition

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection to an assault/shooting which occurred in University Heights, in the 46th precinct.   On May 28, at approximately 00.35 a.m., the individual in question approached a 27-year-old male victim in the vicinity of Davison Avenue and Buchanan Place in University Heights and displayed a firearm. The suspect discharged the weapon at least three times at the victim, striking him three times about his body.   The victim made his way to Saint Barnabas Hospital by private means and is in


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Update: Kathryn Garcia, Returned to the Northwest Bronx ahead of Election Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
  Mayoral candidate, former food czar and former NYC Department of Sanitation commissioner, Kathryn Garcia, returned to the Northwest Bronx on Sunday, June 20, for a final pitch to voters before Primary Day on Tuesday, June 22.   As reported, Garcia had already been accompanied on a prior local Northwest Bronx tour of the Jerome Avenue business district on Friday, June 11, by District 11 City Councilman Eric Dinowitz and Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernández (A.D. 80), both of whom were also candidates in the recent primaries, with Dinowitz defending his District 11 City Council seat, and Fernández running for Bronx borough


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Update: Public School Cleaners & Handypersons Reach New Four-Year Contract with City

By SÍLE MOLONEY
School cleaners and handypersons who maintain over 1,500 New York City public school buildings voted on Saturday to ratify a new four-year contract with their employer, the New York City School Support Services (NYCSSS). According to NYCSSS, the new agreement, which was signed less than two weeks before the current contract was set to expire on June 30, secures improved communication with the employer to resolve workplace issues, improved access to vacancies, and increased funds for the workers’ supplemental retirement fund, among other improvements.   School building service workers perform a critical role cleaning and sanitizing school buildings. Throughout the


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