NYPD Issues Security-Related Statement as Tensions Remain High in Israel & Palestine

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD issued a statement in response to recent escalating events in Israel and Palestine since the Hamas attacks on Saturday, Oct. 7, which prompted a “wartime visit” to the region by U.S. President Joe Biden, as reported by the Associated Press.

Pelham Parkway: Bronx Vigil Held for Israeli Victims of Hamas Attacks

By DAVID GREENE

Nearly 100 local residents gathered with local elected officials and clergy members at a “Prayer for Israel” vigil for an evening of unity and solidarity held at the Bronx Jewish Center in Pelham Parkway on Thursday, Oct. 12, following news that more than 1,200 soldiers and civilians had been killed, raped or captured in southern Israel, close to the Gaza Strip, during attacks by Hamas militia on Saturday, Oct. 7.

Williamsbridge: Arrest Made in Fatal Shooting of Justin Rodriguez

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they have made an arrest in the case of the fatal shooting of 26-year-old man Justin Rodriguez in Williamsbridge earlier this year.

Wakefield: Police Search for 23-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 23-year-old man reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.

UPDATE 66-Year-Old Mt. Hope Man Reported Missing Has Returned Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that a 66-year-old man who was reported missing earlier on Wednesday from the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx has returned home.

Gibson, Ayala Present FDNY with $350,000 to Fund New Larger Ambulance for The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson presented FDNY EMS Station 17 with a $350,000 check for a new bariatric ambulance at their fire station on 1080 Ogden Avenue in the Highbridge section of The Bronx on Monday, Oct. 16.

Fieldston: Bronx Vigil Held after Hamas Attacks

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Hundreds of Bronx residents joined various elected officials on Sunday, Oct. 8, for a vigil for Israel at Bell Tower Monument on West 239th Street in Fieldston, organized by Bronx Jewish clergy members, to mourn and pray for the thousands killed [including babies who were beheaded], raped, or captured on Saturday, Oct. 7, in a surprise terrorist attack in southern Israel near the Gaza strip by the Palestinian Hamas military group.

Bronx Family Suffers 2nd Tragedy in Nine Months

By DAVID GREENE

For the second time in nine months, a Bronx family were once again planning a funeral after a one-year-old baby girl died after she was removed by emergency services, along with her parents, from the family’s car in Syracuse, New York, having been found unresponsive, possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning.