UPDATE FDNY Called to Tracey Towers for Compactor Fire

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A compactor fire at Tracey Towers, the twin-tower, Mitchel Lama, residential housing complex located on the Bedford Park/Norwood border, on Saturday, Nov. 25, resulted in no injuries, according to the FDNY.

Neighborhood Notes: Free Lawn Leaf Bags, Toy & Coat Drives, Unused Commissary Funds & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Neighborhood Notes: Free Lawn Leaf Bags, Toy & Coat Drives, Unused Commissary Funds & More!

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Three-Alarm Residential Fire Results in One Fatality

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One person has died following a residential fire impacting two buildings in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, FDNY officials said.

Allerton: Two Sought for Armed Morning Robbery of 29-Year-Old Pedestrian

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photo who they say are wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery that occurred south of the Parkside Housing Project in the Allerton section of The Bronx.

UPDATE East Bronx: 44-Year-Old Man Dies following E-Scooter Accident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 44-year-old man has died following a road traffic accident involving an e-scooter in the Valley section of the east Bronx, police said.

Kingsbridge: 83-Year-Old Manhattan Man Dies following Bronx Two-Vehicle Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An 83-year-old man from Manhattan has died following a motor vehicle accident in Kingsbridge in late August, police said.

Funeral Details Announced for Jonathan Ramos Who Died in a Vehicle Accident on Jerome Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The funeral details have been announced for 30-year-old Jonathan “Baby Jay” Ramos, a father of three young children from Norwood, who died following a car accident on Jerome Avenue in Norwood in the early hours of Sunday morning, Nov. 12, as reported. His wife remains in critical condition at St. Barnabas Hospital.

Bronx ACS Employee Shirley Williams Honored with Proclamation Marking 70 Years of Service to City of New York

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Commissioner Jess Dannhauser presented Shirley Williams of ACS, educated in the Belmont section of The Bronx and currently the longest-serving city employee, with a proclamation to mark her 70 years of service to the City of New York on Monday, Nov. 13.

UPDATE Bedford Park: FDNY Access to East 205th Street a Struggle as they Respond to Reports of a Gas Leak

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY was called to a residential home in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Sunday for reports of a gas odor.

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UPDATE FDNY Called to Tracey Towers for Compactor Fire

Neighborhood Notes: Free Lawn Leaf Bags, Toy & Coat Drives, Unused Commissary Funds & More!

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Three-Alarm Residential Fire Results in One Fatality

Allerton: Two Sought for Armed Morning Robbery of 29-Year-Old Pedestrian

UPDATE East Bronx: 44-Year-Old Man Dies following E-Scooter Accident

Kingsbridge: 83-Year-Old Manhattan Man Dies following Bronx Two-Vehicle Collision

Funeral Details Announced for Jonathan Ramos Who Died in a Vehicle Accident on Jerome Avenue

UPDATE Bedford Park: FDNY Access to East 205th Street a Struggle as they Respond to Reports of a Gas Leak