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UPDATE FDNY Called to Tracey Towers for Compactor Fire
University Heights: Man Sought in Hate Crime Investigation following Antisemitic Harassment
Montefiore Einstein Awarded FDA Grant for Clinical Trial on Experimental Blood Cancer Treatment
Two related blood cancers that disproportionally target older adults called acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), are notoriously difficult to treat and are associated with high relapse rates, according to medical experts at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC). Although new therapies have improved survival rates, they say treatment options remain limited, and the prognosis for the 50% of people who have these cancers, remains poor.
Fordham: Man Sought following Armed Assault
Fordham Heights/Manhattan: Three Women Sought in Armed Robbery Pattern
Kingsbridge: Police Appeal to Public to Help Find 15-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing
UPDATE Family & Friends Gather to Remember & Celebrate Counterculture Icon and Writer “Tracy 168”
A second memorial event was held in Norwood in November for counter-culture icon and artist, Michael Tracy, 65, known as “Tracy 168,” a native of Kingsbridge who many regard as the father of modern-day graffiti. Tracy was discovered unresponsive inside a Bronx Wendy’s restaurant on Sept. 3, and died reportedly of a heart attack.