Safety

MTA to Perform Switch Replacement Work on B, D, F, M Lines between May and July

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Sunday, April 30, that switch replacement work will begin on the  and Sixth Avenue lines. These switches near West 4th Street in Manhattan will allow the and  trains to move between the uptown local and express tracks. As a result, there will be changes to service on the  and  lines beginning Monday, May 15, at 5 a.m. through Monday, July 3, at 5 a.m.   The MTA advises customers of the following service impacts: Between May 15 and July 3, customers should expect their uptown commutes on the  and lines to take an


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UPDATE Bedford Park: 15-Year-Old Missing Boy Located on May 6

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said a 15-year-old boy from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx who had been reported missing on Saturday, April 29, was located on May 6.   Prior to being located, police said Oumar Diarrassouba of Briggs Avenue had last been seen on Monday, April 24, at around 7 a.m., leaving his home. Oumar was described as male, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, Black, with a dark complexion, a thin build, black hair and brown eyes. Prior to being located, he had last been seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, and black Nike sneakers.


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Bedford Park: Local Man Charged in Valentine Avenue Shooting

By DAVID GREENE
  A 25-year-old local man was arrested for attempted murder and other charges following a daylight shooting in Bedford Park earlier this month.   Officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to Valentine Avenue and East 197th Street for a report of shots fired on Saturday, April 15. The incident was reported at 2.22 p.m., police said. An NYPD spokesperson said a 35-year-old man reported that he observed a man on the sidewalk who was unknown to him fire one round into an occupied and moving vehicle at the location and that the shooter then fled the scene in a


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UPDATE Norwood: Woman 58 Pistol-Whipped, Boy 5 Threatened with Gun During Home Invasion Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought in connection with a home invasion robbery in Norwood on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, during which a 5-year-old boy was threatened with a gun and a 58-year-old woman was pistol-whipped. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a home invasion robbery in Norwood during which a 5-year-old boy was threatened


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Norwood: Search for 14-Year-Old Missing Boy

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old boy reported missing from Norwood.   It was reported to police that Michael Harripul of 3349 Hull Avenue was last seen on Tuesday, April 25, at around 6 p.m., leaving his home. He is described as male, has a medium complexion, is around 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and blue sweatpants.   Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public


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UPDATE 15-Year-Old Fordham Manor Missing Girl Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYPD officials said a 15-year-old girl who had been reporting missing from Fordham Manor has been located.   Prior to being located, police had said that Khaidley Rodriguez had last been seen on Sunday, April 23, at around 3 a.m. inside her Heath Avenue home. She was described as female, around 5 feet, 4 inches tall, Black Hispanic, weighing around 126 pounds, with brown eyes and dark colored hair.   On Monday, May 1, police said the 15-year-old had been “located safely.”      

As Worshippers Return for Holy Week Services, One Lector Discusses Addiction Concerns & Mental Health

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
  Worshippers once again returned in person for the annual Passion of the Christ Reenactment in Bedford Park with several hundred parishioners and passersby seen watching members of Our Lady of Refuge congregation reenacting the Good Friday procession and  crucifixion.   The event was held outside Our Lady of Refuge church, located at 290 East 196th Street on Friday, April 7, as the street was shut down between Bainbridge Avenue and Briggs Avenue. The annual Bedford Park event is believed to have started in the 1980s and the current pastor of Our Lady of Refuge church, Father Patrick D’Arcy, said


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Norwood: Man Arrested in Ongoing Murder Inquiry following Stabbing of 53-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has launched a murder inquiry following the death of a 53-year-old man in Norwood on Tuesday, April 25.   Police said that on Thursday, April 13, at approximately 12.07 in the afternoon, officers from the 52nd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been stabbed at the corner of Bainbridge Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway North in Norwood.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 53-year-old male with stab wounds to the torso,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital in serious condition.”   According


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UPDATE Belmont/Fordham Heights: Man Arrested after Woman 68 “Choked” & Sexually Assaulted

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this video who department officials said was sought for questioning in connection with an attempted rape and assault on the border of Belmont and Fordham Heights on Saturday, April 22, 2023.   Police said a 36-year-old man has been arrested following an assault and attempted rape of a 68-year-old woman on the border of Belmont and Fordham Heights.   As reported, the New York City Police Department had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who department


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