Second Young Man Dies after Horrific Morris Park Crash

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD has confirmed that a second young man has died following a horrific car crash which occurred in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, just eight days before Christmas. NYPD Detective Denise Moroney said the crash occurred at the intersection of Morris Park Avenue and Haight Avenue at 12.15 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16. Moroney told Norwood News, “Police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision… within the confines of the 49th Precinct.” She continued, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 26-year-old male vehicle operator with severe trauma to the head and a 24-year-old male

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Video courtesy of Citizen A 57-year-old woman has died following a fire which broke out in a multiple dwelling in Kingsbridge Heights on Monday. Police said they responded on Monday, Dec. 20, at approximately 10.34 a.m., to a 911 call regarding a fire at 2835 Webb Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights, located in the 50th precinct. Upon arrival, police encountered FDNY personnel taking measures to put out the blaze. Once the fire had been extinguished at around 11.56 a.m., FDNY personnel discovered an unconscious and unresponsive 57-year-old woman inside Apartment 2B. EMS were at the scene and pronounced the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Video courtesy of Citizen FDNY officials have confirmed that a fire that broke out in a multiple dwelling building in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx is under control and there were no injuries. According to Twitter, an initial FDNY alert was raised at 10.36 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, at around 10.36 p.m., requesting all hands respond to the incident at 18 E 198th Street. Verified videos posted to the Citizen’s App a short time later showed multiple fire trucks at the scene with one ladder extended to reach one of the higher level floors of a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 35-year-old man from North Riverdale has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident in which a woman died, police confirmed on Sunday. On Saturday, Nov. 27, at 5.03 p.m., an off-duty New York City employee was arrested and charged in the 50th precinct with regarding a hit and run incident that occurred in August. Demoy Adams, 35, of the North Riverdale section of the Bronx, who is a maintenance worker with the New York City Department of Education, was charged with “leaving [the] scene of an accident without reporting – death” and “leaving [the] scene of

By DAVID GREENE

Eleven people, including nine firefighters, suffered minor injuries arising from a two-alarm fire on the Grand Concourse at East Kingsbridge Road in Fordham Manor, less than 24 hours after a COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline for most City employees took effect. The resistance of many within the ranks of the FDNY to get vaccinated has reportedly led to a wave of retirements, sick-leave, and closures of some fire companies. An unnamed FDNY official said the Fordham Manor fire was reported on the third floor of a six-story building at 2664 Grand Concourse at East Kingsbridge Road, at 2:48 p.m.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has reported that a 3-alarm residential fire broke out in a multiple-unit building in Van Cortlandt Village in the early hours of Thursday morning. There were eight injured but none seriously. FDNY officials initially reported, via Twitter, that “all hands” were being asked to respond to a reported fire in a multiple dwelling at 124 Van Cortlandt Avenue West in Van Cortlandt Village at around 4.21 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4. Bronx All Hands Box 3770, 124 VAN CORTLANDT AVE W, MULTIPLE DWELLING A — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) November 4, 2021 A subsequent

By DAVID GREENE

At least one woman was injured, and four cars were damaged when the axle on one car detached, causing the car to smash into three other vehicles in the Norwood section of the Bronx. An axle on a vehicle is a rod or shaft that rotates the wheels and supports the car’s weight. According to NYPD spokeswoman, Sergeant Jessica McRorie, the crash was reported outside Woodlawn Cemetery, at East 211th Street and Tryon Avenue in Norwood at 10:32 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 22. Officers from the 52nd precinct were observed surveying the damage, and at least one female victim was transported to a local hospital

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Video courtesy of Citizen Users of the Citizen’s app have posted a video of a vehicle on fire in the Norwood section of the Bronx. The incident was reported by Citizen users on Saturday, Oct. 30, at around 10.48 p.m. at E 207th Street and Bainbridge Avenue. In the footage, a section of the sign for Kolb Radiology can be seen. In the video, the car which is on fire appears to be parked by the sidewalk, other traffic continues to pass by, and a fire truck is seen at the scene, along with a firefighter who uses a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Republican mayoral candidate, Curtis Sliwa, was struck by a yellow cab on Friday, Oct. 29 in Manhattan, while rushing to a live radio show at WABC, according to sources from his campaign. Sliwa went ahead and completed his hour-long scheduled show interview. Later, out of an abundance of caution, his campaign postponed his afternoon schedule so that medical professionals could check on Sliwa at Lenox Hill Hospital. On Friday afternoon, at around 4.25 p.m., Sliwa’s wife released an update from Lenox Hill Hospital, saying he was expected to be released within the hour. BREAKING: this morning, Curtis was hit

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