MTA Weekend Subway Service Updates for The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The MTA has advised of upcoming citywide weekend subway service updates, also viewable as a map.

Fall Events for Disposal of Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics Start Soon!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has announced its SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal fall 2024 events schedule. The events provide city residents an easy way to safely dispose of potentially harmful household and chemical products.

Norwood: Work Order in Place to Fix Lights in Oval while Late Night Noise Complaints Continue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Parks & Recreation said a work order is in place to fix the lights that have been out in Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval, while elsewhere in the neighborhood, noise complaints continue to be a headache for some residents.

DOT Launches New “Daylighting” Pedestrian Safety Program at 33 Bronx Locations

By ARIEL PACHECO

New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced on Sept. 3, that the NYC Department of Transportation has improved pedestrian visibility at 33 locations in The Bronx, using a technique called “daylighting” which removes obstructions, like parked cars, from intersections in an effort to enhance safety.

Yankees & STEM Institute Honor Students at Yankee Stadium

By ARIEL PACHECO

Students from the STEM Educational Institute were recognized on the field at Yankee Stadium before the Yankees vs. Blue Jays game on Friday, Aug. 2, as part of the New York Yankees STEM initiative. The initiative provides training by the STEM Educational Institute to underrepresented high school students across the city to help improve their technological and financial literacy skills.

Alleged Van Thief Suspect Pleads Innocence

By DAVID GREENE

A police pursuit of the driver of a stolen van through the streets of Fordham Manor ended in an apparent foot chase and an eventual arrest. The male driver now faces a slew of charges as he maintains his innocence.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Teacher Shot inside Classroom a day before Start of School Year

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A male teacher has been released from hospital after he was shot inside a Fordham Heights school on Wednesday morning, police said. No school children were present at the time of the shooting. The school, M.S. 391, The Angelo Patri School, located on the campus of X225 Theatre Arts Production Company School at 2190 Folin Street, is next to Twin Park towers, the site of the January 2022 fatal fire, in which 17 people died, including 8 children, mostly of Gambian descent.

Norwood: Group Sought for Robbery of 69-Year-Old Woman Pushed to the Ground

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who they say are sought in connection with a robbery of a 69-year-old woman in Norwood. Police said that on Thursday, July 18, at around 4.30 p.m., in the vicinity of Decatur Avenue and East 211th Street, three unidentified people approached a 69-year-old woman from behind. They said Individual #1 pushed her to the ground, and forcibly stole $9 and her cell phone, and that the victim went to St. Barnabas Hospital by private means, where she was treated for minor injuries.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media, who they say is wanted in connection to a grand larceny that occurred in Fordham Manor.