Family of Angellyh Yambo Launch Foundation in her Memory on her 17th Birthday

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Angellyh Yambo was a 16-year-old high school student with dreams of becoming a doctor when she was shot and killed as she walked home from school with friends in Mott Haven on April 8, 2022. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, on what would have been Angellyh’s 17th birthday, her family and friends gathered at her mausoleum in Woodlawn cemetery to mark the official launch of The Angellyh Yambo Foundation. During the emotional event, different colored balloons were released into the air marking the exact moment of her birth, 17 years earlier. Later, the family confirmed that the foundation’s website was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An off-duty cop was arrested in The Bronx on Monday on a DUI charge, police said. Police said that on Monday, Feb. 20, at around 8.46 a.m. Kenneth McNair, 43, an NYPD lieutenant assigned to Transit District 4, was arrested and charged in the 48th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms. It also covers Fordham University’s Bronx campus, Arthur Avenue, the Cross Bronx Expressway and Crotona Park. Transit District 4 covers Union Square Subway Station, 14th Street/Union Square West in Manhattan. McNair, who became a police officer in 2005, was charged with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought for questioning in connection to an menacing incident involving a gun that occurred in Kingsbridge late last year. Police said that on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at around 3.02 a.m., in front of 5668 Broadway, a dispute arose between staff and the individual sought. Police said the person was asked to leave the premises, at which point he went outside to his vehicle and returned a short time later, displaying a silver gun to the security guards at the location. “The

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in this video who are sought for questioning in connection to the commercial robbery of a jewelry store located at 50 East Fordham Road in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the two people seen in the attached video and photo who are sought for questioning in connection to a commercial robbery that occurred in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. Police

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photo who are sought for questioning in connection to the fatal shooting in the Belmont section of The Bronx of Miguel Vargas, 22, of Tiebout Avenue in Fordham Heights, as reported. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Monday, Feb. 13, at around 6.57 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a male victim who had been shot at 689 East 187th Street. “Two unknown individuals arrived at the location on motorized scooter,” the spokesperson said in reference to the incident. “The

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating this man who is sought for questioning in connection to a groping incident that occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at around 10 p.m. at Kingsbridge Road subway station. Video courtesy of the MTA via the NYPD. The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought for questioning in connection to a groping incident that occurred on the Fordham Manor / Kingsbridge Heights border. Police said that on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at around 10 p.m., the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Valentine’s Day vigil was organized by violence interrupters, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.) on the evening of Feb. 14 in response to the non-fatal shooting of a young man on Saturday, Feb. 11, on the Fordham Manor / Kingsbridge Heights border. The event was attended by District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez. Police Officer Stephen Echevarria from the 52nd Precinct Community Affairs team said the shooting took place on Feb. 11 at 9:30 p.m. “Multiple calls for a male shot came through 911 at 196th Street and Morris Avenue,” Echevarria said. “The uncooperative male victim was shot

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 22-year-old man from Fordham Heights died after he was fatally shot in the Belmont section of The Bronx, according to the NYPD. Police said that on Monday, Feb. 13, at around 6.57 p.m., officers from the 48th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot inside 689 East 187th Street. An NYPD spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 22-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. EMS responded and transported the aided male to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.” Police said there were no arrests and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 23-year-old man and a 25-year-old man were stabbed and brought to a local area hospital following an incident on Valentine’s Day in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, coincidentally in the vicinity of Valentine Avenue. Police said that on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at approximately 3.40 p.m., police [from the 52nd Precinct] responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired at 239 East 203rd Street, which intersects with Valentine Avenue. A police spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers discover a 25-year-old male with stab wounds to the neck.” The spokesperson added, “While conducting a hospital canvass at Montefiore Medical