Yadira Arroyo

Jose Gonzalez Found Guilty of Killing EMT Yadira Arroyo

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Fordham Heights resident, Jose Gonzalez, was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday, March 8, of the murder of FDNY Emergency Medical Technician, Yadira Arroyo, who he ran over with her ambulance nearly six years ago, according to the Office of the Bronx District Attorney. Darcel Clark, Bronx district attorney, announced the news the same day. As reported, after years of waiting, the family of the victim received news that Gonzalez was finally fit to stand trial on Sept. 21, 2022.   In the context of the conviction announcement, Clark said, “Jose Gonzalez was convicted today of first-degree murder in


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Dinowitz & BetaNYC Launch New Map Showing Accessible City Playgrounds

By SÍLE MOLONEY
District 11 City Council Member Eric Dinowitz, in partnership with BetaNYC, has launched a new mapping tool which shows the level of playground accessibility for residents near their homes and schools. The map was designed to provide an easy way for residents and their families to locate playgrounds that are safe and accessible and to accommodate those with disabilities.   The new mapping tool includes detailed information about each playground throughout New York City, including the types of accessible features that are available at each playground. According to the councilman’s office, Dinowitz, a former teacher who represents the Northwest Bronx


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UPDATE Judge Finds Jose Gonzalez Fit to Stand Trial for Alleged Killing of EMT, Yadira Arroyo

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney, Darcel D. Clark, announced on Wednesday, Sept. 21, that Jose Gonzalez has been found fit to stand trial for the alleged murder of EMT, Yadira Arroyo. Gonzalez, as reported, had been found unfit for trial on May 26, 2022, to the dismay of Arroyo’s family.   In a statement referring to the latest update on the case, Clark said, “When Jose Gonzalez was deemed unfit for trial, we said this was by no means the end of this prosecution. Now, approximately four months later, health professionals at Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center have determined him to be no


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NYC Parks & FDNY Rename Blackrock Playground in Honor of EMT Yadira Arroyo 

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Friends and family members of the late Yadira Arroyo were joined by community members and elected officials to officially rename Blackrock Playground, in Unionport, in honor of the FDNY Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) on Thursday, May 27.   Arroyo, a 14-year FDNY Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), was a dedicated leader and public servant who gave her life for the community.   She was tragically killed in the line of duty on March 16, 2017, one block from Blackrock Playground. NYC Parks First Deputy Commissioner Liam Kavanagh joined FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro, State Assembly Member Karines Reyes, and Community Board 9


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Street Renamed for NYPD Det. Miosotis Familia

Street Renamed for NYPD Det. Miosotis Familia
By JOSE A. GIRALT
Top city officials were once again in the Bronx in the span of three weeks to rename a street, this time in honor fallen NYPD Det. Miosotis Familia who was shot to death by an assailant with an apparent mental illness.  Familia, 48, who was posthumously promoted to detective, was remembered with a street sign on Ryer Avenue and East 181st Street, in front of the 46th Precinct, where she was stationed. Familia was killed while completing an administrative report inside a mobile command post truck on July 5, 2017. This was the second street renaming in recent weeks for a


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Funeral for EMT Killed in Line of Duty

By DAVID GREENE
A sea of blue intertwined with thousands of New Yorkers paying their final respects to fallen EMT, Yadira Arroyo, in a funeral procession on March 25. Arroyo died after being run over by a crazed man who hijacked her ambulance in the Soundview section of the Bronx on March 16. Thousands of firefighters and paramedics from several states lined University Avenue outside of the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Roman Catholic Church, at the corner of University Avenue and West Fordham Road in the Fordham section of the Bronx, to say goodbye to the 14-year veteran of the FDNY. Maria Perez,


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