Safety

UPDATE University Heights: Fire in Garbage Truck Caused by Lithium-Ion Battery

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
A fire broke out in a garbage truck at Grand Avenue and North Street in University Heights on Saturday morning, April 15, 2023. Video courtesy of Lois Chadwick A fire broke out in a garbage truck in University Heights on Saturday morning, FDNY officials said. The fire department was alerted to the incident at Grand Avenue and North Street at 8.45 a.m., an FDNY spokesperson said.   The fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery inside the garbage truck, the spokesperson said.   The fire, categorized as a hazmat incident, was extinguished and handled by units on scene and that there


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UPDATE Mount Hope: Drivers Illegally Place Cone Over Fire Hydrant to Secure Parking Causing Fire Safety Hazard

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Despite repeated reminders by the FDNY not to block critical access to fire hydrants which are needed to access water supply in the event of a fire, at least one driver has resorted to a new low all in a seemingly selfish move to covertly secure a parking space. A resident of the Mount Hope section of The Bronx shared photos with Norwood News which she took of a fire hydrant covered with a traffic cone, an act which has the potential to cause major disruption to firefighters in the event of a fire in the area, not only because


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UPDATE University Heights: Two Arrested in Early Morning Shooting of Two Youths

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police said two people have been arrested in the case of the non-fatal shooting of two teenagers in University Heights in April. The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who, they said, were sought for questioning in connection to the incident.   Police said that on Friday, April 14, at around 2 a.m. in the vicinity of 1950 Andrews Avenue, three people fired several gunshots from a gray Hyundai Sonata, striking the two 18-year-old male victims.   “One victim sustained a gunshot wound to the back. The other victim


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Fordham Heights: Man Punched & Robbed aboard Overnight 4 Train at 183rd Street Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they said is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in transit on the border of Fordham Heights and University Heights.   Police said that on Thursday, April 13, at around 4.45 a.m., a 33-year-old male victim was sitting on the southbound 4 train which was heading toward the 183rd Street Station when an unidentified man, unknown to the victim, approached him and punched him multiple times in the face.   A police spokesperson said the suspect then


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UPDATE SEE IT: KFC Manager Shares Thoughts on Recording Kingsbridge Police-Involved Shooting in Real Time

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The manager of the KFC at Broadway and West 232nd Street in Kingsbridge, Chris Ferguson, has shared the video he took of the police-involved shooting outside the KFC premises on the elevated subway tracks of the West 231st Street subway station on Thursday night, April 13, as reported. He also shared his thoughts on capturing the incident in real time and his thoughts on gun violence. Click here and here to watch both the incident and the aftermath of the shooting, captured by Ferguson’s steady hand. [Videos courtesy of Chris Ferguson]   As reported, one man was hospitalized following the


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Riley Leads Press Conference at City Hall to Close Rikers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
District 12 City Council Member Kevin Riley and District 33 City Council Member Lincoln Restler lead a rally entitled, “A Pathway to Closing Rikers Island and Ending Mass Incarceration in NYC,” by safely reducing the jail population at City Hall in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 11,  together with other council members and advocates for the incarcerated.   As reported, Rikers Island jail has been plagued with bad press for many years due to, among other reasons, the number of people who have died while in custody, awaiting trial, and the number of violent incidents involving both detainees and NYC Department of


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Norwood: Man Races Motorbike in Oval, Balancing on Back Wheel as Kids Play Nearby

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A man dressed in black and riding a blue fairly heavy looking motorbike up and down the path beside the running track in the Williamsbridge Oval in Norwood on Wednesday, April 12, while kids and seniors were playing / relaxing close by. At different stages, as he was racing, the man elevated the bike at the front, balancing it just on its back wheel. He slowed down when he saw us and asked us not to record him. As reported, since Aug. 1, 2022, tickets are being issued to drivers who breach the 25 mph citywide speed limit by exceeding


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Norwood: Free Tablets & Phones for People on Government Assistance

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Percy Barber of Back Office Management Group is tabling outside the Bainbridge Avenue entrance to the 205th Street subway station in Norwood (at East 206th Street) on Wednesday, April 12, offering free phones and tablets to eligible persons.   “This is a government program where we give life lines like free phones and tablets to those on government assistance, whether it’s food stamps, Medicaid, SSI, WIC, public housing… anybody that’s basically in need of an extra push and that’s what we do,” he said.   Barber said he works with Insurance Wireless but he, himself, works for Back Office Management


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UPDATE Olinville: 17-Year-Old Male Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Second 17-Year-Old

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police said they have made an arrest in the case of the recent fatal shooting of a 17-year-old male youth in Olinville.   As reported, according to the NYPD, the shooting took place on Monday, April 10, at around 10.05 p.m. A police spokesperson said officers from the 47th Precinct / Transit District 12 responded to a 911 call regarding a male who had been shot inside Burke Avenue subway station, located on White Plains Road, serving the 5 and the 2 lines.   “Upon arrival, police observed two 17-year-old males with gunshot wounds,” the spokesperson said. The first


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