Bedford Park: No Injuries Reported following Jerome Avenue Rail Yard Fire

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were no injuries reported following a trash fire at Jerome Avenue rail yard in Bedford Park on Friday morning, FDNY officials said.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: More Residents React to Residential Fire at 2552 University Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Additional residents have shared their experience of the residential fire that broke out on Tuesday evening, Oct. 8, in Fordham Manor which resulted in eight people being hospitalized due to smoke inhalation, including one elderly woman reported to be around 80 years of age who is in critical condition.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Nine Injured, One Critical after Residential Fire at 2552 University Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY said eight people, including at least one woman believed to be around 80, have been hospitalized following a 2-alarm fire that broke out in Fordham Manor on Tuesday evening, Oct. 8.

Bedford Park Fire Survivor: “Yo! Dad! I Love You! My Building is on Fire! I Don’t Want to Die!”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A young teenager who survived the Bedford Park fire after which seven people were transported to area hospitals and in which at least two others were also injured on Sept. 28 has recounted the terrifying experience, and how his father allegedly broke down the back windows of his apartment and came to the rescue of the teen and his mom.

Nicholas Dominici Way Unveiled as Daycare Oversight Legislation Stalls in Assembly

By SÍLE MOLONEY & ARIEL PACHECO

.A year to the day after one-year-old Nicholas Otoniel Feliz Dominici tragically died from fentanyl poisoning at Divino Niño Daycare Center in Kingsbridge Heights on Sept. 15, 2023, the infant’s family, surrounded by friends, clergy, community members, elected officials, and members of the NYPD, gathered for an emotional street co-naming ceremony in his honor at the intersection of West Kingsbridge Road and Kingsbridge Terrace on Sunday, Sept. 15.

UPDATE Bedford Park: 7 Hospitalized as E-Bike Suspected Cause of Fire at 15 East 199th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Seven patients were transported to local area hospitals on Saturday evening, following a residential fire in a Bedford Park, 5-story building which several residents believe was caused by an e-bike.

Did E-Bike Fire Threaten Former Paradise Cinema Landmarked Building?

By DAVID GREENE

A suspected e-bike fire in a Fordham Manor building on Creston Avenue adjacent to the famed Paradise Theater was thankfully brought under control before the fire spread to the landmarked building.

Bronx Former Attorney Pleads Guilty To Large-Scale Immigration Fraud

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx-based former immigration attorney, Kofi Amankwaa, pled guilty to immigration fraud in federal court on Sept. 17 in connection with his supervision of a multi-year scheme to file fraudulent immigration documents under the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”), federal prosecutors said. As reported in January, Attorney General Letitia James sued Amankwaa and other lawyers for scamming immigrants.

Wakefield: 64-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Hit & Run Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 64-year-old male pedestrian from Wakefield has died after he was struck during a hit & run incident in Wakefield on Monday, police said.

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Bedford Park: No Injuries Reported following Jerome Avenue Rail Yard Fire

UPDATE Fordham Manor: More Residents React to Residential Fire at 2552 University Avenue

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Nine Injured, One Critical after Residential Fire at 2552 University Avenue

Bedford Park Fire Survivor: “Yo! Dad! I Love You! My Building is on Fire! I Don’t Want to Die!”

Nicholas Dominici Way Unveiled as Daycare Oversight Legislation Stalls in Assembly

UPDATE Bedford Park: 7 Hospitalized as E-Bike Suspected Cause of Fire at 15 East 199th Street

Did E-Bike Fire Threaten Former Paradise Cinema Landmarked Building?

Bronx Former Attorney Pleads Guilty To Large-Scale Immigration Fraud

Wakefield: 64-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Hit & Run Collision