Espaillat Calls on District 13 High School Students to Enter Congressional Art Competition

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who represents New York’s 13th congressional district (NY-13), released a statement on Thursday, March 4, to encourage high school students throughout New York’s 13th congressional district to submit entries to this year’s Congressional Art Competition. The national contest is open to high school students from around the district to showcase their artistic talents and provides an opportunity for students to display their winning art in the United States Capitol for up to one year. Espaillat serves as a national co-host of this year’s art competition, which is open to high school students from around the nation. The

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The supermarket chain, Stop & Shop, is expanding its reach in the Bronx, announcing a new pick-up location in Crotona at 961 East 174th Street on Tuesday, March 30. The new Crotona store joins the first Bronx Stop & Shop store at Castle City, located at 1720 Eastchester Rd., which opened in January, as reported by Norwood News. The store concept brings a certain level of comfort to both the public and employees in terms of its novel approach to shopping by minimizing contact with crowds. Customers can order their groceries online, schedule a pick-up time at the store,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been sent to the NYC Department of Buildings for four, three-story residential buildings at 2570-2576 Young Avenue in Pelham Gardens, The Bronx. as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website on Saturday, April 3. Located between Allerton Avenue and Mace Avenue, the adjacent lots are within walking distance of the Pelham Parkway subway station, serviced by the 5 train. Saman Rabbanifar under the Young Avenue Development LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 30-foot-tall developments will yield between 3,759 and 4,749 square feet, with 2,835 to 3,562 square

Editor’s Pick Join the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness for a discussion on steps for getting vaccinated in NYC, COVID-19 demographic data in communities, CDC and DOHMH safety guidance and resources, and questions about the vaccines. The department will be focusing on The Bronx on April 8. To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/, search “How to Sign Up for the COVID-19 Vaccine,” and select April 8. Events From December 2020 to June 2021, the Norwood Farmstand will be open to the community on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at E.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD confirm that on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 2.48 a.m. in front of 2661 Briggs Avenue in Fordham Manor, a man was found lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his back. He was later removed to St Barnabas Hospital at an unknown time. Norwood News reached out to FDNY/EMS for more information on the timing of the transportation of the victim to hospital. We were only informed that 2:51 a.m. was the time the call was received in their system. There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Sunday, April 4, 2021 at approximately 9.05 p.m., police responded to a 911 call about two male victims who had been shot in front of 2105 Monterey Avenue close to Belmont, in the 48th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest and a 31-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. EMS responded to the location and transported both victims to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where the 37-year-old man was pronounced deceased, and the 31-year-old man remains in critical condition. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.

By DAVID GREENE

Though we’re still living through a pandemic, another welcome sign that life is slowly returning to normal is the return, for the 2021 season, of The Bronx Night Market, a spring to fall smorgasbord laid on by a range of food vendors who line Fordham Plaza, as visitors sample the savory delicacies of different, local eateries. The 2021 season kicked off on Saturday, April 4, and featured a rotating line-up of over fifty vendors from 20 countries, including “Crabman Mike’s Famous Uptown Crab and Seafood Boil,” “Downeast Lobstah,” and “Fried Lasagna Mama.” As many as twenty individual eateries are expected

By DAVID GREENE

An apparent, erroneous call placed with the emergency services about a person who was allegedly shot prompted an arrest of an individual for drug sales in Bedford Park. At about 9:15 a.m. on Friday, April 2, officers from the 52nd precinct who were responding to the report of the alleged shooting, duly arrived at 2974 Valentine Avenue in Bedford Park. A half dozen police vehicles briefly shut down Valentine Avenue, between East 201st Street and East Bedford Park Boulevard, as officers entered the five-story Valentine Avenue building. Two ambulances also responded to the call. Police later emerged from

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached surveillance photo and video who is wanted for questioning in connection to a menacing incident that occurred in the 47th precinct. On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at approximately 5.48 p.m., in front of 4766 Matilda Avenue, in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, an the suspect exited a blue Nissan sedan and proceeded to engage in a verbal dispute with a 42-year-old man and a 45-year-old man. The suspect then displayed a firearm and verbally threatened the victims. He later fled on