Council to Hold Oversight Hearing on Upgrading School Transportation Services and Rebidding Contracts

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Monday, Sept. 30, New York City Council’s Committee on Education and Committee on Contracts will hold an oversight hearing on school transportation services and rebidding contracts.

Fordham Manor: Police Appeal for Help Locating Man Sought for Armed Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who they say is wanted in connection to an armed assault that occurred on the border of Kingsbridge Heights and Fordham Manor.

Wakefield: Search for 62-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 62-year-old man reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Belmont: Man Arrested after Fatal Shooting of 2nd Man at 788 E 182nd Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 26-year-old man has been arrested following the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 29, at 788 E 182nd Street in the Belmont Section of The Bronx, police said.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Police ID Man Sought in Fatal Shooting of 2nd Man at 2690 Morris Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A murder invesigation is underway after a 33-year-old man was fatally shot and a second man was shot but survived in Fordham Manor in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said.

UPDATE Bedford Park: 7 Hospitalized as E-Bike Suspected Cause of Fire at 15 East 199th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Seven patients were transported to local area hospitals on Saturday evening, following a residential fire in a Bedford Park, 5-story building which several residents believe was caused by an e-bike.

Did E-Bike Fire Threaten Former Paradise Cinema Landmarked Building?

By DAVID GREENE

A suspected e-bike fire in a Fordham Manor building on Creston Avenue adjacent to the famed Paradise Theater was thankfully brought under control before the fire spread to the landmarked building.

Update Olinville: NYPD Removes Snake found in Shopping Bag

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were no injuries reported on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28, after police removed a snake from a shopping bag in the Olinville section of The Bronx. An NYPD spokesperson said that police received a call on Saturday at around 2.09 p.m. for a report of a Honduran milk snake in the vicinity of 212th Street and White Plains Road. Police said officers found the snake inside a shopping cart and proceeded to remove it. Asked if they had any idea how the snake got there, they said they did not. They added that it was transferred to New

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx-based former immigration attorney, Kofi Amankwaa, pled guilty to immigration fraud in federal court on Sept. 17 in connection with his supervision of a multi-year scheme to file fraudulent immigration documents under the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”), federal prosecutors said. As reported in January, Attorney General Letitia James sued Amankwaa and other lawyers for scamming immigrants.

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Council to Hold Oversight Hearing on Upgrading School Transportation Services and Rebidding Contracts

Fordham Manor: Police Appeal for Help Locating Man Sought for Armed Assault

Wakefield: Search for 62-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

UPDATE Belmont: Man Arrested after Fatal Shooting of 2nd Man at 788 E 182nd Street

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Police ID Man Sought in Fatal Shooting of 2nd Man at 2690 Morris Ave

UPDATE Bedford Park: 7 Hospitalized as E-Bike Suspected Cause of Fire at 15 East 199th Street

Did E-Bike Fire Threaten Former Paradise Cinema Landmarked Building?

Update Olinville: NYPD Removes Snake found in Shopping Bag

Bronx Former Attorney Pleads Guilty To Large-Scale Immigration Fraud