NYS Office of Addiction Services & Support Releases New Cannabis Toolkit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS) announced on Friday, April 19, the launch of a new Cannabis Toolkit for parents and mentors, designed to offer resources and information about cannabis and how to talk to young people about the risks of underage cannabis use and the impact it can have. The free toolkit is available in both English and Spanish on the OASAS website.

UPDATE City Council: Commercial Property Owners Not Being Summonsed for Leasing to Unlicensed Smoke Shops

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

A 2023 City law which prohibits owners of commercial premises from knowingly leasing such commercial premises to, or otherwise allowing the use of such premises by, unlicensed smoke shops went into effect last July but is not being actively implemented, according to the city council.

Kingsbridge: Man Sought in Identified Burglary Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media who they say is wanted in connection to a burglary pattern that has been identified across the boundaries of the 50th Precinct, which covers some or all of the neighborhoods of Riverdale, Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.

UPDATE 2nd Member of B.R.A.G. Cure Violence Group Arrested on Drug & Gun Charges

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a second member of the local cure violence group, Bronx Risies Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), Jermaine Greene, has been charged with firearm and drug offenses, following his arrest at Fordham Road subway station.

UPDATE Up to a Foot of Inundation in Coastal Areas Forecast for Thursday Night April 11 to Early Friday Morning April 12

By SÍLE MOLONEY

National Weather Service (NWS) New York office officials have advised that up to one foot of flood waters above ground level is expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline in The Bronx, Connecticut, and Southern New Haven County, starting Thursday night, April 11.

Con Edison Restoring Customers’ Power Following Damaging Winds and Drenching Rainstorms

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Con Edison crews are continuing to work to restore 16,100 customers without power in New York City and Westchester County after a powerful coastal storm slammed into the tri-state region Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

NYPD Officer Arrested in The Bronx on Several Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested in The Bronx in January, police said.

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Dog Falls from Roof, Lands on Spiked Gate, Family “Completely Devastated”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Kingsbridge family is reportedly devastated after a pet dog reportedly fell from the roof of a multistory, residential building on Tuesday night, and tragically became impaled on a spiked iron gate below.

UPDATE Norwood: Two People Transported to Jacobi after Fire on Tryon Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Two people were treated for minor injuries at Jacobi Hospital after a fire broke out in Norwood on Saturday, March 9.

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NYS Office of Addiction Services & Support Releases New Cannabis Toolkit

UPDATE City Council: Commercial Property Owners Not Being Summonsed for Leasing to Unlicensed Smoke Shops

Kingsbridge: Man Sought in Identified Burglary Pattern

UPDATE 2nd Member of B.R.A.G. Cure Violence Group Arrested on Drug & Gun Charges

UPDATE Up to a Foot of Inundation in Coastal Areas Forecast for Thursday Night April 11 to Early Friday Morning April 12

Con Edison Restoring Customers’ Power Following Damaging Winds and Drenching Rainstorms

NYPD Officer Arrested in The Bronx on Several Charges

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Dog Falls from Roof, Lands on Spiked Gate, Family “Completely Devastated”

UPDATE Norwood: Two People Transported to Jacobi after Fire on Tryon Avenue