Bedford Park: 74-Year-Old Female Pedestrian in Critical Condition following Two-Vehicle Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 74-year-old female pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Bedford Park on Thursday, police said. Police said the accident took place at 9.31 a.m. at Bainbridge Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway South. Police said a 46-year-old man was driving a Honda CRV westbound on Bainbridge when it was struck by a 2006 Toyota Corolla traveling southbound on East Mosholu Parkway South. “Subsequently, the Honda struck a 74-year-old pedestrian [who] was crossing at that intersection,” a police spokeswoman said, adding that the pedestrian sustained severe trauma to the body and was transported to

By SÍLE MOLONEY, MIRIAM QUIÑONES & DAVID GREENE

After the polls closed on Tuesday, June 27, NYC Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results of the primary elections which took place that day, based on a percentage of returned poll site scanners. The initial results cover both early votes and election day votes. Absentee and overseas ballots still have to be counted, as do the remaining scanners. Below is a summary of the unofficial results for The Bronx. The latest updated results as of June 28 are also now included below. Democratic incumbent, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark led with 72.72 percent of votes

By DAVID GREENE

A 23-year-old motorcycle driver remains in serious condition and his 23-year-old female passenger was in stable condition after an early morning collision at Jerome Avenue and Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood. Police say the crash took place at 7:17 a.m. on Monday, June 26, after a 31-year-old man driving a 2003 Toyota attempted to make a U-turn and collided with the motorcycle which was traveling southbound at the time. They said both victims were transported to St. Barnabas Hospital and there were no arrests as of Tuesday morning. As reported, two people were injured, one critically, in the South

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A fire at Tracey Towers housing complex, located on the Norwood-Bedford Park border, on Saturday resulted in no injuries the FDNY said. An FDNY spokesperson said the department was alerted to reports of a fire at the 871-unit complex, located at 40 West Mosholu Parkway South, at around 5.10 p.m. on Saturday, June 24. A security guard later told Norwood News the fire broke out on the 27th floor. Meanwhile, the FDNY spokesperson said the incident was caused by an “oven fire” and was contained to the stove. The spokesperson said the gas was shut down on the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events. Bronx CB7 Community Coordinator Bronx Community Board 7 is hiring a community coordinator. For details, visit www.nyc.gov/jobs and search for job ID number 587540. Hot Meal Giveaway District 13 City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez is partnering with GrubHub, and Pelham Parkway Houses Tenant Association president, Oscar Grant, for the first “Serving the City” in Council District 13, on Monday, June 26, at 12:15 p.m. where hot meals will be distributed to families in Pelham Parkway Houses, in collaboration with Pelham Parkway Houses Tenant Association, at 780

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, and NYC Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kevin D. Kim announced a new action plan on Wednesday, June 21, to expedite investigations into complaints made via 311 about potentially hazardous conditions involving lithium-ion batteries at bike shops and bike repair shops within the five boroughs. As reported, another e-bike battery fire, this time inside Electric Transporters e-bike store in the Norwood section of The Bronx, broke out on June 7 and fortunately resulted in no injuries. However, a separate e-bike battery fire claimed the lives of four people at

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A 58-year-old scooter driver is in critical condition in hospital and a second 60-year-old male scooter driver was also injured after a collision in the South Bronx involving two scooters and an MTA bus on the morning of Juneteenth, June 19. An NYPD spokeswoman said the collision occurred at 10.28 a.m. when 58-year-old male scooter driver and and a 60-year-old male scooter driver were both traveling southbound on Third Avenue [between E 149th Street and Westchester Avenue]. “Both of the scooters collided with each other, and as a result, one of the scooters wound up colliding with an MTA

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An affordable housing lottery is open for units in a newly constructed, 8-story building, Gun Hill Road Apartments, located at 739 East Gun Hill Road in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Designed by Marin Architects and developed by RYTY Home Builders, according to YIMBY, the structure yields 134 residential units and 69 parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect, the online portal for New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are 41 affordable housing units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible annual incomes from $73,886 to $227,630.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached photo who department officials say is sought in connection with the theft of a vehicle in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, and later an assault on two police officers in the Van Nest section. Police said that on Wednesday, June 7, at around 7.45 p.m., in front of 1854 Cedar Avenue, a 46-year-old male victim was inside his vehicle, a black Audi Q5, when he was approached by two women. Police said that as they approached, the man exited his car. They

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