UPDATE Parkchester: FDNY Responds to 4-Alarm Fire at 1869 Archer Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The FDNY responded to an eventual 4-alarm fire in the basement and first floor of a building located at 1869 Archer Street in the Parkchester section of The Bronx on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 5.13 p.m. The location houses Bravo Super Markets According to initial tweets from the FDNY, the fire reportedly broke out on the first floor, was upgraded from an initial 2-alarm alert to a 3-alarm fire, and finally to a 4-alarm fire. Bronx 3-Alarm Box 3064, 1869 ARCHER ST, STORE, BSMT/1 FLR — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) February 22, 2022 Verified videos posted to the Citizen’s App

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City is launching a new data tool to gather public input from City communities to help plan for a more equitable future. According to City officials, the new data tool, an interactive website, will better equip New Yorkers with data that can facilitate challenging conversations about housing affordability, racial equity, displacement, and many other issues related to the future of New York City and its neighborhoods. NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) director, Dan Garodnick, and NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) commissioner, Adolfo Carrión Jr., announced on Tuesday, Feb. 22, that public engagement work

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Police confirm a man was found deceased at Bedford Park Boulevard-Lehman College subway station, which serves the number 4 line, in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 22. An NYPD spokesperson told Norwood News an unidentified man was observed by a witness at around 1.40 a.m. on Tuesday morning, lying on the roadbed of the southbound 4 train, at Bedford Park Boulevard-Lehman College subway station, located in the 52nd precinct and transit district 11. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Southbound 4 trains are delayed while emergency teams respond to a person struck by a train at

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A fire in Bedford Park which broke out in a multiple dwelling on Sunday evening has been brought under control, FDNY officials confirmed. The FDNY later confirmed to Norwood News that the department was alerted to the incident at 7.09 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 20 and that it had been reported at 2777 Webster Avenue. It was classified as a 2-alarm incident, with 25 units, comprising 106 firefighters responding to the call. Fire officials said the fire was on the top floor of a 3-story, multiple dwelling. Images from the Citizen’s App showed visible signs of flames

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

A truck was pictured reportedly stuck and somewhat damaged under the subway elevated structure at W 238th Street and Broadway in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Norwood News photographer, Miriam Quiñones, took a photo of the truck from her car at around 2.45 p.m. on Tuesday. She said traffic had been moving very slowly as she approached the area, and it later became obvious why. “It was just frustrating to be in bumper-to-bumper traffic,” she said. “I was able to get a quick picture when I was told to move to my right

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police confirmed a 60-year-old man died after being hit by a car in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx as he was attempting to cross the street. Another man has since been taken into custody in relation to the incident. On Sunday, Feb. 13, at approximately 6.59 p.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle collision at 1657 Jerome Avenue. Upon arrival, officers observed a 60-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with trauma to the head and body. EMS responded and pronounced the man deceased at the scene. A preliminary investigation determined that a 2010 BMW GT5

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

FDNY officials responded to reports of an elevator that was out of order at Fort Independence Houses, a residential housing complex located at 3340 Bailey Avenue in Van Cortlandt Village on Wednesday evening, Feb. 9. Video by David Greene Fire trucks and firefighters were seen both inside and outside the multiple dwelling building on Wednesday evening, responding to the incident. Norwood News reached out to the FDNY for more information, after FDNY officials were heard on site inside the location telling residents that the issue was potentially linked to a burst pipe. Regarding the cause of

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

New York Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and New York Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) announced that on Friday, Feb. 4, they introduced federal legislation to address manufacturing issues with space heaters. The “Safer Heat Act” (H.R. 6615) comes as a result of the recent Twin Parks North West apartment building fire that stole the lives of 17 New Yorkers, including 8 children, as reported, and one day before another 2-alarm fire was reported in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Saturday. According to Torres and Clarke’s offices, the new bill is part of a federal legislative

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 50-year-old man has died following a car accident in the vicinity of Bronx Park. Police said on Sunday, Feb. 6, at approximately 5.13 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle collision on the southbound Bronx River Parkway at East Fordham Road. Upon arrival, they observed a vehicle that had been involved in a collision and a 50-year-old man with serious injuries. EMS also responded and transported the man to NYC Health + Hospitals/ Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased. The NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad is investigating. The victim has since been