UPDATE National Weather Service: Flash Flood Watch in Effect in New York City through Tuesday, Oct. 26

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York’s National Weather Service (NWS) bureau issued a flash flood watch on Sunday, Oct. 24, for Southeast New York, including Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northeast Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Northwest Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern Westchester and Southwest Suffolk counties, effective Monday, Oct. 25 through Tuesday, Oct. 26. An identical flash flood watch has also been issued for the Tri State Area. From Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon, a rapidly developing low pressure system south of Long Island will likely produce heavy rainfall across the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have confirmed that two people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder regarding a non-fatal shooting that occurred inside a barber shop in Norwood in October. As reported, the NYPD had been seeking the public’s assistance identifying two individuals seen in the attached surveillance video who were sought for questioning regarding the non-fatal shooting in Norwood, located in the 52nd precinct. On Friday, Oct. 22, at approximately 6.45 p.m. inside a barber shop located at 250 East Gun Hill Road, a 22-year-old male victim was sitting in a barber chair when the two unidentified individuals entered

By SARAH HUFFMAN

Fans of the “Rebel Girls” book series celebrated the publication of the newest addition to the series during an outdoor book launch, held on Saturday, Oct. 2, at The Lit. Bar bookstore in Mott Haven. Rebel Girls is a series of books that tells the stories of powerful Black women of different racial and cultural backgrounds, who live or lived in different time periods, going back to the 17th century, in different parts of the world. Examples include activist and poet, Amanda Gorman, Shirley Chisholm who was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached photo who is sought for questioning in connection with a forcible touching incident that occurred in Kingsbridge Heights, located in the 52nd precinct (Transit#11). It was reported to police that on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at approximately 7.20 p.m., the individual approached a 16-year-old teenager from behind as she was exiting the Kingsbridge Road B & D subway station and grabbed her buttocks. The man then fled the location, on foot, in an unknown direction. The victim was not physically injured as a result of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has confirmed that the 30-year-old man who was reported missing on Thursday Oct. 21 from Fordham Manor has been found deceased inside Highbridge Park on West 167th Street and Edgecombe Avenue in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. The NYPD had sought the public’s assistance in locating Hancy Rodriguez of 2630 Kingsbridge Terrace in Fordham Manor, who had last been seen on Thursday, Oct. 21, at approximately 6 a.m., inside his home. He was described as a 30-year-old man, Hispanic, approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and weighed approximately 160 pounds. Friends and colleagues of Rodriguez

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D. 34), who represents parts of the Bronx and Westchester counties, confirmed that she has tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. The senator wrote as part of her weekly update on Friday, Oct. 22, “On Thursday evening I tested positive for COVID-19. While I am fully vaccinated and have taken all CDC recommended safety precautions, I unfortunately contracted the virus. I am experiencing symptoms and currently isolating at home per CDC guidelines.” Biaggi went on to say that as someone experiencing a breakthrough case, she wanted to take the time to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 22-year-old woman who has been reported missing from the University Heights section of The Bronx, in the 52nd precinct. It was reported to the police that Farzana Riche, 22, of 2275 Davidson Avenue in University Heights was last seen on Thursday, October 21, at approximately 6 p.m. in front of her home. She is described as female, approximately 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, Hispanic, has a slim build, black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, pink pants, and no shoes.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following weekend street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24. Tilden Street between Barnes Avenue and Bronxwood Avenue: This street will be closed Friday and Saturday from 8am to 6pm and Sunday from 9am to 6pm through 11/10/21 to facilitate crane operation. East 149th Street between Dead End and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 6pm through 11/8/21 for new building construction access and use. East 160th Street between Forest Avenue and Tinton Avenue: This street will be closed from

By DAWN CLANCY

On a cloudy Saturday morning, Cindy Barrera and her dog, Venom, stopped near the corner of East Mosholu Parkway North and 206th Street in Bedford Park and glared at the Heineken beer bottle caps, greasy granola bar wrappers, and spent coffee cups tangled up in a nearby patch of grass. Barrera, a 30-year-old registered nurse, is fed up with the amount of trash dumped along the parkway. It’s a problem that has plagued the area, also known as Mosholu Parkland, for years. “It really [expletive] me off because we have such a beautiful park,” said Barrera. “To see trash