Bronx Man Gets 10 Years After Leading High-Speed Smuggling Pursuit and Injuring 11 Migrants

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to 120 months (10 years) in prison for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens causing serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, Feb. 13.

UPDATE Norwood: Car Fire in Parking Lot Results in No Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A car fire which broke out in a parking lot on Rochambeau Avenue in Norwood close to Montefiore Medical Center’s Moses campus on Thursday, Feb. 13, resulted in no injuries, FDNY officials said.

Con Ed: Power Restored to 115 Norwood Residents as Hochul Calls for Rejection of Con Ed Rate Hike

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Con Edison said that power has been restored to residents at Parkside Place and East 207th Street in Norwood after a reported outage on Thursday morning, Feb. 13.

Wakefield: Police Appeal for Help Locating 22-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 22-year-old woman from Wakefield reported missing.

Bedford Park: 61-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Now Found

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a 61-year-old man from Bedford Park who had been reported missing has been found.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Two Killed in Fire at Buddhist Temple; Fire Hydrant Blocked by Vehicle

By DAVID GREENE

Two people were killed after a fire engulfed a Buddhist temple in Fordham Heights on Wednesday and fire officials said their rescue efforts were hampered by a car parked in front of a fire hydrant across the street from the blaze. Fire marshals said the fire was caused by a space heater.

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: 16-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing Now Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 16-year-old girl who is reported missing from Kingsbridge.

UPDATE Bedford Park: “Dexter” Film Shoot Prohibits Parking, Frustrating Residents & Ruining Superbowl Sunday

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A number of Bedford Park residents are extremely frustrated that their Superbowl Sunday was disrupted due to having to move their cars amid heavy snow on Sunday night, Feb. 9, to facilitate filming in their neighborhood this week from Monday, Feb. 10, through Wednesday, Feb. 12 of the new Paramount+ “Dexter” show.

DNA Helped Convict Bronx Man Who Got 20 Years for Home Invasion & Attack on 12-Year-Old Girl

By by SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Friday, Feb. 7, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for beating and choking a 12-year-old girl during a gunpoint robbery in her building.

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Bronx Man Gets 10 Years After Leading High-Speed Smuggling Pursuit and Injuring 11 Migrants

UPDATE Norwood: Car Fire in Parking Lot Results in No Injuries

Con Ed: Power Restored to 115 Norwood Residents as Hochul Calls for Rejection of Con Ed Rate Hike

Wakefield: Police Appeal for Help Locating 22-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing

Bedford Park: 61-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Now Found

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Two Killed in Fire at Buddhist Temple; Fire Hydrant Blocked by Vehicle

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: 16-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing Now Located

UPDATE Bedford Park: “Dexter” Film Shoot Prohibits Parking, Frustrating Residents & Ruining Superbowl Sunday

DNA Helped Convict Bronx Man Who Got 20 Years for Home Invasion & Attack on 12-Year-Old Girl