Bedford Park: One Sought for House Burglary

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who police say is sought in connection to a burglary that occurred in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.

NYC Emergency Management “Commissioner for a Day” Essay Contest Deadline Feb. 3 at 11.59 p.m.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

All New York City high school students are invited to participate in the fourth annual NYC Emergency Management “Commissioner for a Day” essay contest. Entrants must submit an original essay and complete an application form. The NYC Emergency Management Commissioner will select the winner who will be invited to participate in the Commissioner for a Day ceremony.

Bronx Book Swap Promotes Love for Reading and Beer in The Bronx

By SHERICA DALEY

In a quiet, industrial area located in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx, something unexpected took place in mid-December. The Bronx Brewery hosted a Bronx Book Swap event on Dec. 17 in conjunction with Norwood Community Library, a bookworm’s event at no cost. Participants came to donate, swap books, listen to live music with DJ Buddy Lee, and enjoy a cold brew beer. The event was the first such event when books in Spanish and in other languages were made available and sought, and it laid the ground for the “Books & Brews” Book Club which launched in January 2024.

UPDATE Norwood: 15-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing Now Found

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a 15-year-old girl from Norwood who had been reported missing on Tuesday, Jan. 30, has been located.

AG Sues Fraudulent Bronx Immigration Lawyers for Scamming Immigrants

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Jan. 22 against Kofi Amankwaa, 69, a Bronx immigration lawyer, and others operating in his Concourse-located office, Sylvester Boateng, Nana Adoma Kontoh, Betty Smith, and Kofi Amankwaa Jr., 37, son of Kofi Amankwaa, for allegedly running an illegal scheme that scammed hundreds of vulnerable immigrants into paying thousands of dollars for fraudulent services that caused many to be deported or have their green card applications denied.

Bronx Former Finance Director of Hawthorne Healthcare Sentenced for Stealing $700K+ from Organization

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Westchester County District Attorney (DA) Miriam E. Rocah announced on Jan. 29 that a Bronx woman was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 25, to an indeterminate term of two to six years in state prison for stealing more than $700,000 from Hudson Valley Community Services (HVCS), a division of Cornerstone Family Healthcare, a nonprofit healthcare provider in Hawthorne, NY where the woman was employed as the director of finance.

Allerton: Woman Arrested after Unresponsive Newborn Baby Girl Located inside Apartment

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 31-year-old woman was arrested, pursuant to an ongoing investigation, following the death of a newborn child in a residential home in the Allerton section of the Bronx last September.

UPDATE HPD Affordable Housing Lottery First Dibs to Reduce for Local Residents following Lawsuit Settlement

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The City of New York has settled a lawsuit with a group after nearly 10 years of legal fighting and will reportedly change its existing practice of giving local residents first dibs on new affordable apartments via NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development’s lottery system.

UPDATE Bedford Park: Stop Work Order Rescinded at 383 East 201st Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Stop Work Order which had briefly been put in place at 383 East 201st Street in Bedford Park in December has since been rescinded, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) officials said.