UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: 16-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing Found Safe

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Saturday, Oct. 7, that a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Kingsbridge Heights earlier this week is home and safe.

Fordham Heights: Three Youths Sought for Questioning after Gang Assault / Slashing of Girl, 13

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the three youths in the attached photos who police say are sought for questioning in connection to an assault on a 13-year-old girl in Fordham Heights.

UPDATE NYPD: Two-Month-Old Baby Found Safe after Mother Leaves Location of Supervised Visit with Child

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said that a 2-month-old baby girl has been located and is safe after it was reported on Wednesday, Oct. 4, that a “custodial interference” incident involving the infant had occurred on the border of Belmont and Fordham Manor.

East Bronx: CM Velázquez, FDNY Announce $1.39M for Two FDNY Firehouses and EMS Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez (C.D. 13), a Democrat, announced this morning, Oct. 2, in Pelham Parkway, that she has allocated $1.39 million in capital funding to support the New York City Fire Department’s (FDNY) operational needs throughout the district, including FDNY Engine 97 (Pelham Parkway), FDNY Engine 70/Ladder 53 (City Island), and FDNY EMS Station 20 (Pelham Parkway). Velázquez was joined by FDNY Bronx Borough Commander John Sarrocco and EMS Division 7 Commander John Eyzaguirre.

Belmont: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 2150 Clinton Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) have launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 2150 Clinton Avenue, a 5-story, residential building in Belmont, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by Boaz M. Golani Architect and developed by Skyrock NYC Development, the structure yields 36 residential units.

Mom Mourns Beloved Young Son who Died at Tracey Towers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The devastated mom of a 22-year-old young man who died on Sunday, Aug. 27, in tragic circumstances after falling from the 38th floor of Bedford Park’s Tracey Towers housing complex has said even though her son was on medication for mental health reasons, she doesn’t believe he took his own life, adding his actions prior to his death do not support this. She shared loving memories of her son as she and her family attempt to carry on with their lives without him. Cindy Rivera of Yonkers, mom of Mikey Malave, a daughter, and two other sons, said

By DAVID GREENE

Three people, including two children, were injured after a five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash took place along Sedgwick Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights.

Op-Ed: A Reckoning Arrives Over Campus Sexual Assaults

By FRANK AUSTIN

The persistence of sexual assault has always relied on an imbalance of power, particularly on college campuses. Whether it’s the violence of the assault, the reliance on public pressure and intimidation to keep victims silent, or the power of universities to manage their reputations, well-funded and well-connected institutions have relied on a lopsided justice system rife with insanely short statutes of limitations, and a culture of shame to protect their interests and silence those who dare speak out and share their story.

Bedford Park: Firefighter Injured, Eight Others Displaced in Fire

By DAVID GREENE

FDNY officials said one firefighter and two civilians suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out on the top floor of a three-family home in Bedford Park.