UPDATE Norwood: Second Ceiling Collapse reported on Dekalb Avenue

By DAVID GREENE

For the second time in two months, firefighters were called to a second Dekalb Avenue building in Norwood for a report of a ceiling collapse. In the latest incident, Jumratan Inshanali, a 33-year resident of 3561 Dekalb Avenue, said she was sitting in her bedroom with her home health aide on Monday, March 10, when water started to pour out of her ceiling and into her first-floor apartment.

BP Gibson & Friends of Firefighters: Firefighters in Critical Need of Mental Health Counseling

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Nancy Carbone, executive director of Friends of Firefighters, “an organization that provides counseling to New York’s Bravest,” recently wrote an op-ed in The Bronx Times in which they talked about a critical need for available mental health counseling for NYC firefighters.

UPDATE Norwood: Man Arrested for Stabbing on E 208th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said they have arrested a man following an assault on a second man in Norwood earlier this month. Police had been asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photos in connection with the incident.

Kingsbridge Heights: Man Assaulted Aboard Northbound D Train

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A man was assaulted aboard a D train as it approached Kingsbridge Road subway station on Monday night, March 17, according to the NYPD. They said the incident took place at around 9.25 p.m. when a 35-year-old man was aboard a northbound “D” train in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Road. “An individual punched him in the face, causing bruising and pain after a verbal dispute,” they said. “The victim refused medical attention.”

Kingsbridge: One Sought for Assault on Older Adult inside 231st Street Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with an assault that occurred in Kingsbridge.

MTA Shares Bronx Weekend Subway Change Schedule

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The MTA shared some upates Friday, March 14, on weekend subway suspensions affecting The Bronx. Here are the changes happening this weekend, also viewable as a map: The 4 trains aren’t running between Woodlawn and 161st Street-Yankee Stadium. The 6 trains aren’t running between Pelham Bay Park and Hunts Point Avenue. Manhattan-bound 2 trains are running express from Wakefield-241st Street to East 180th Street, stopping only at Gun Hill Road, Keep scrolling for more details and for travel alternatives for stations that will be closed or skipped.

Three Sought for Bronx Robbery & Assault Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached media who they say are wanted in connection to a robbery pattern identified across Morris Heights and Fordham Heights.

Williamsbridge: Woman Sought for Groping Another Woman on White Plains Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the woman seen in the attached media who they say is wanted in connection with a sexual abuse incident that occurred in Williamsbridge last month.

Man, 27, Arrested for Hit & Run Collision Resulting in Death of Beloved Bronx Buccaneers “Coach D”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a multiple vehicle, hit and run, road incident in the East Bronx in which pedestrian and beloved volunteer Bronx football coach, Dwight “Coach D” Downer, was killed late last year.