UPDATE Norwood: One Person Arrested after Youth Gets Slashed in Face amid Dispute

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a 36-year-old man has been arrested following an assault n Norwood.

UPDATE Norwood: 71-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing Found

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The NYPD said a 71-year-old woman reported missing from Norwood on Monday, Feb. 26, has been found.

Little Yemen: One Sought after Youth, 15, Pistol-Whipped & Shot in Groin

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The NYPD is asking the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached media who they say is sought in connection with an assault that occurred in the Little Yemen section of The Bronx.

Mt. Hope: Man Sought after Woman is Punched, Kicked on MTA Bus amid Dispute

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached media who they say is wanted in connection with an assault that occurred aboard an MTA bus in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx.

Espaillat, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Temporary Protected Status for Ecuador Act

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Bronx Congressional Reps. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), along with nine other original cosponsors, introduced the Temporary Protected Status for Ecuador Act (H.R. 7371) to the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, Feb. 26. The bill, if passed, would grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to over 300,000 Ecuadorians in the U.S. who have fled the current mass outbreak of gang-related violence in Ecuador to seek safety for their families.

Bronx Convicted Felon Gets 9 Years for Criminal Gun Possession

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A Bronx man from the Concourse section of the borough was sentenced to 9 years in prison on Monday, Feb. 26, for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for keeping a gun in his apartment.

Bronx Woman Gets 4-8 Years for Death of Woman She Injected with Silicone

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A 49-year-old Bronx woman has been sentenced to four to eight years in prison for the death of a woman and the serious injuring of another during botched cosmetic procedures involving illegal silicone injections provided in her home.

Montefiore Einstein Medical Students Receive Free Tuition in Perpetuity

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Medical students at Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine learned on Monday morning, Feb. 26, that they will receive free tuition in perpetuity thanks to a gift from Dr. Ruth L. Gottesman, Ed.D., chair of the Einstein Board of Trustees and Montefiore Health System board member.

Bronx Talk Show Host Gary Axelbank Launches New Music Podcast

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx talk show host Gary Axelbank has announced a new podcast, The Bronx Music Podcast with Gary Axelbank, and the release of the debut episode, recorded on Sunday, Feb. 4, in front of a live audience at The Artist performance venue on City Island.