Torres Announces $18,171,279 in Federal Funds for Community Projects

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced $18,171,279 in federal funding for community projects across New York’s 15th Congressional District on Thursday, March 21. The funding, which his office said was secured through the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations process, will support a range of initiatives aimed at improving infrastructure, expanding access to healthcare, and enhancing educational opportunities for constituents.

Bronx Man Gets Life in Prison for Stabbing and Burning an 18-Year-Old to Death After Jury Trial

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood-based daycare center owner, Silfredo Castillo Martinez, 34, pled guilty on Thursday, March 21, before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to a superseding information charging him with sexual exploitation of a child and production of child pornography, federal prosecutors said.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Three Arrested following Fatal Shooting of 47-Year-Old Man on Morris Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three people have been arrested following the fatal shooting of a 47-year-old man in Fordham Heights earlier this month, police said.

Bedford Park: Police Release Bodycam Footage of Police-Involved Shooting Amid DV Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY, MIRIAM QUIÑONES & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD released in early March the bodycam footage in relation to the police-involved shooting of Michael Dotel, 30, a father of two, that took place amid a domestic violence incident at 2865 Creston Avenue in Bedford Park on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023.

UPDATE Pelham Bay Park: 5th Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Two Left Inside Burning Car

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Wednesday, March 20, that a 32-year-old Bronx male resident is the fourth person to be arrested and charged in connection with the kidnapping and murdering of two young people who were shot, execution-style, and left in a burning car on the side of a road near Pelham Bay Park in 2022, as reported at the time.

UPDATE Bedford Park: Trial Begins for Man Arrested after Fatal Shooting of Mother & Assault of Two Minors

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The murder trial following the fatal shooting of Saida Bonilla Mejia, 40, of 226 East 203rd Street in Bedford Park began at Bronx Hall of Justice on Wednesday, March 13.

Fordham Manor: Elderly Man Found Dead inside Home

By DAVID GREENE

Firefighters responding to a 911 call on Wednesday, Feb. 28, discovered the body of an elderly man inside a private home in Fordham Manor who reportedly showed signs of electrical burns. He could not be resuscitated according to fire officials.

Iraq War Veteran, Luis Moreno, 19, Remembered 20 Years After His Death in the Line of Duty

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY

Family, friends, veterans, and community leaders gathered for a vigil on Jan. 29 in Fordham Manor to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of veteran, Luis Moreno, a 19-year-old soldier from The Bronx who was killed in the line of duty in Iraq.

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Two People Injured & Five Cats Die in Residential Fire on Bailey Avenue & West 230th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two people were injured and five cats died in a residential fire that broke out on the second floor of a 6-story building (100 x 50) located on the corner of Bailey Avenue and West 230th Street in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx on Friday night.

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Torres Announces $18,171,279 in Federal Funds for Community Projects

Bronx Man Gets Life in Prison for Stabbing and Burning an 18-Year-Old to Death After Jury Trial

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Three Arrested following Fatal Shooting of 47-Year-Old Man on Morris Ave

Bedford Park: Police Release Bodycam Footage of Police-Involved Shooting Amid DV Incident

UPDATE Pelham Bay Park: 5th Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Two Left Inside Burning Car

UPDATE Bedford Park: Trial Begins for Man Arrested after Fatal Shooting of Mother & Assault of Two Minors

Fordham Manor: Elderly Man Found Dead inside Home

Iraq War Veteran, Luis Moreno, 19, Remembered 20 Years After His Death in the Line of Duty

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Two People Injured & Five Cats Die in Residential Fire on Bailey Avenue & West 230th Street