Update: Police Search for Missing 10-Year-Old Girl in 52nd Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has confirmed that they are searching for Michelle Martin, 10, of 2767 Morris Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx, who was reported missing on April 12 in the 52nd precinct. Michelle is described as 4 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs 80 pounds, and was last seen wearing a black coat, light blue jeans, black boots, and purple eyeglasses. She was carrying a bright pink backpack and was wearing her hair in two braids. The incident was initially reported on the Citizen’s App on Monday, April 12, at 1.56 p.m. Police confirm that Michelle was

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Building applications have been sent to the NYC Department of Buildings for an eight-story mixed-use building at 1270 Boston Road in Morrisania, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Monday, April 12. Located between East 168th Street and East 169th Street, the interior lot is near the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Ting Zhang, under 1270 Boston Road LLC, is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 70-foot-tall development will yield 38,944 square feet, with 19,360 square feet designated for residential space, 5,476

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This article was updated as the count progressed. After the first count of all first choice ranked votes was concluded in the District 11 City Council special election race by the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) on Sunday, April 11, Eric Dinowitz maintained and increased his lead in the race with 4,401 votes. This represents 46.05 percent of all first-choice, ranked votes. To win, a candidate requires 50 percent plus one. Following the tallying of the total first choice, ranked ballots, which includes election day ballots, early ballots, military ballots and absentee ballots, Dinowitz picked up

Ahead of the US. Census Count, Bronx Democrats Form Club to Ensure a Proper Tally

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Oswald Feliz maintained his lead in the March 23 District 15 City Council special election, following three completed rounds of ranked choice voting counts by the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) on Sunday, April 11. However, to date, he has not reached the required 50 percent plus one share of the overall vote to declare himself the winner. The votes tallied now include the total of voters’ ranked choice votes based on election day ballots, absentee ballots, early voting ballots and military ballots. The ranked choice process began on Sunday, April 11, and after round one, 12

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The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG)’s expansive 2021 exhibition, KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature, which features the vibrant, fun-filled, colorful work by internationally celebrated Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, is sold out for Sunday, April 11. The exhibition is installed across the Garden’s landscape, in and around the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Building. A video of the exhibition can be viewed here. Tickets for future dates can still be booked via e-mail at Ticketing Support or by calling (718) 817-8716 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. KUSAMA TICKETS All visitors, including members, need advance

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The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Alejandrina Salgado, 81, of 799 East Gun Hill Road in the vicinity of Gun Hill Houses, who was reported missing in the 47th precinct. It was reported to police that Salgado was last seen on Thursday April 8, 2021, at 799 East Gun Hill Road, at approximately 9.41 a.m. She is described as female, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds, Hispanic, has brown eyes and gray hair and was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweater, blue jeans, black sneakers. She had a gray foldable shopping cart with

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The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individuals seen in the attached surveillance video regarding a non-fatal shooting/assault that occurred in the 47th precinct. It was reported to police that on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at approximately 7 p.m., inside a residential building located at 3230 Cruger Avenue, between Gun Hill Houses and the Parkside Housing Project, a 17-year-old male victim was sitting down in the rear of the building with a group. One member of the group then discharged one round and struck the victim in the abdomen and right thigh. The suspect then fled on

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Building applications have been sent to the NYC Department of Buildings for a seven-story, mixed-use building at 1330 Blondell Avenue in Westchester Square, The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Saturday, April 10. Located between Fink Avenue and Ponton Avenue, the lot is near the Westchester Square-East Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Nimrud Eyal of Exact Capital Group, under the Blondell Equities LLC, is listed as the owner behind the applications. YIMBY previously reported Blondell Equities filed a rezoning proposal for a nine-story, mixed-use structure at the site.

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Friends of Aqueduct Walk (FoAW) are hosting a clean-up event along the walk on Saturday, April 10, and are calling on volunteers to join their efforts. The group is meeting at 10 a.m. at the south side of Fordham Road inside Aqueduct Walk. It is anticipated they will work their way down the south side of Fordham Road and will finish up around 2 p.m. Grabbers will be available for volunteers and the group will be practicing social distancing. All volunteers are welcome. As reported previously by Norwood News, the group collaborates frequently with Partnership for Parks liaison, Pilar Maschi,