UPDATE Fordham Manor: One Woman Has Died & A Man is Critical After Two-Vehicle Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A woman has died and a 36-year-old man remains in critical condition following a two-vehicle road collision on University Avenue in Fordham Manor. The NYPD said on Sunday, May 22, at around 10.47 p.m., police officers responded to a 911 call about a motor vehicle collision at 2518 University Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 2016 Suzuki motorcycle with extensive damage, a 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300, with driver-side front-end damage, and two aided individuals: a 36-year-old male and an unidentified adult female, both with severe head and body trauma,” the official said. “EMS also responded to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Following the City Council’s May 19th vote on the first package of fire safety legislation to pass in response to the Jan. 9 Twin Parks North West fire tragedy, a group of primarily Bronx council members in the form of Council Members Pierina Sanchez (C.D. 14), Althea Stevens (C.D. 16), Amanda Farias (C.D. 18) and Carmen De La Rosa (C.D. 10), have introduced a further bill which aims to to expand the city’s Heat Sensor Program (HSP). According to the councilmembers’ offices, the program identifies buildings with recurring heat violations for enhanced monitoring and enforcement. The councilmembers said the program,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Council voted unanimously in the affirmative on Thursday, May 19, to pass the first package of bills sponsored by District 15 City Council Member Oswald Feliz, chair of the City Council Twin Parks Fire Safety Committee, which aim to strengthen fire enforcement and safety in New York City communities. The various bills increase penalties and fines for self-closing door violations. As reported, the FDNY found that a self-closing door violation was a contributing factor in the occurrence of loss of life during the Twin Parks fire tragedy of Sunday, Jan. 9. The bills also

By JULIAN NAZAR

In the wake of the Twin Parks fire tragedy in Fordham Heights on Sunday, Jan. 9, a tragedy that claimed the lives of 17 people, including 8 children, Felicia Galitsky remembered that years earlier she had passed a permanent roadside memorial erected in memory of other victims of a prior Bronx tragedy. The memory and image stuck with her and inspired her to arrange a similar, permanent tribute to the victims of the Twin Parks residential fire. The chief of staff for Laundry Capital Co. LLC, parent company of Clean Rite Centers, told Norwood News, “What if, instead of a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a 30-year-old man has died and three others were injured after a driver lost control of his vehicle and drove off a southbound Bruckner Expressway embankment landing on the northbound lanes below. On Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at approximately 11.48 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle collision on the northbound Bruckner Expressway, south of Exit 7C, Country Club Road, in Pelham Bay. “Upon arrival, police observed a 2009 BMW BMW 328 with extensive exterior damage and air bags deployed, and a Toyota Rav4 with front passenger side damage,” an NYPD

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 62-year-old woman has died following a traffic accident in Castle Hill. On Saturday, May 14, at approximately 11.02 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a pedestrian who had been hit at Olmstead Avenue and Seward Avenue, in the 43rd precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed an unconscious and unresponsive 62-year-old woman with trauma about the body. EMS responded to the location and transported the aided woman to Jacobi Hospital where she was pronounced deceased. A preliminary investigation revealed a 54-year-old man had been driving a 2004 Ford van traveling southbound on Olmstead Avenue and made a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 62-year-old Queens woman was arrested and charged with allegedly driving while intoxicated (DWI), after she collided with an MTA bus on the Fordham Manor-Belmont border. When contacted by Norwood News about the incident, police confirmed on May 11 that the crash was reported at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, at the intersection of Southern Boulevard and East Fordham Road, across the street from the New York Botanical Garden. Police said a 62-year-old woman was behind the wheel of a 2004 Dodge Durango, when she struck the back of an MTA bus being driven by a

By DAVID GREENE

Fire officials say one person was seriously injured after a fire broke out inside a 5th-floor apartment at 125 West 195th Street in Kingsbridge Heights. According to the FDNY, the fire broke out at 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, inside a 7-story apartment building. The 2-alarm fire drew 106 fire personnel from 25 units to the location to bring the blaze under control. Providing few details on the incident, an unnamed FDNY official told Norwood News, “One civilian [was] transported in critical condition at Jacobi Hospital.” The official added that the fire was brought under control at

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said one person was transported to a local area hospital following a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident in Van Cortlandt Park on Monday. An NYPD spokesperson told Norwood News, “On Monday, May 9, 2022, at approximately 2044 hours [8.44 p.m.], police responded to a 911 motor vehicle collision in the vicinity [of the] Major Deegan Expressway and Van Cortlandt Park, within the confines of the 50th Precinct.” The official continued, “Preliminary investigation reveals a 2022 Nissan (Vehicle #1) operated by a 34-year-old male was traveling southbound on Major Degan Service Road merging onto the Major Degan when he

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UPDATE Fordham Manor: One Woman Has Died & A Man is Critical After Two-Vehicle Collision

Bronx City Council Members Introduce Bill Expanding Heat Sensor Program to Track Building Heat Requirements

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