Safety

UPDATE EXCLUSIVE: Construction Workers Burned in Bronx Work-Place Accident Sue Stagg Group & Others

By SÍLE MOLONEY & SARA MARTINEZ
Three migrant construction workers in their twenties, one from Ecuador and one with a young family, who were seriously burned following a work place accident / flash fire in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx have filed a negligence lawsuit against BE Bronx Builders, LLC, Stagg Group, and Mark Stagg. The accident occurred at 739 East Gun Hill Road, a new building under construction, on Monday, May 15, as reported.   The suit alleges that the named entities are liable for failing to protect their employees from danger while using flammable waterproofing materials, and causing severe burn injuries to them,


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Allerton/Pelham Parkway: Man Allegedly Rubs Erect Penis Against Woman Aboard BX12 Bus

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the man seen in the attached photos who department officials say is sought in connection with an alleged sexual offense [forcible touching] that occurred aboard a BX12 MTA bus on the border of Allerton and Pelham Parkway.   Police that on Friday, May 26, at approximately 4.30 p.m., a 28-year-old woman was aboard the BX12 bus (5544) at the intersection of Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road, when a man approached her and allegedly rubbed and pressed his erect penis on her buttocks. “The victim


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Mom Flips Out as Son’s Alleged Killer Allegedly Tells Loved Ones “I’m Coming Out”

By DAVID GREENE
The Bronx mother of a young Norwood man who she alleges was shot 17 times inside a bodega in Fordham Manor now says the man charged with her son’s killing, allegedly told his own family members inside a courtroom, “I got this, I’m coming out,” which allegedly set off a heated exchange between the families of the victim and of the accused, and an alleged subsequent removal of some attendees from the courtroom.   The victim’s mother, who Norwood News has agreed not to name, is the parent of longtime Norwood resident, Angel “Pookie” Cuasant, 26, who was shot and


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Williamsbridge: Motor Vehicle Accident Results in Three Injuries, One Hospitalization

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Three people were injured following a motor vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Monday night, May 29, FDNY officials said.   An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call about the accident at 10.12 p.m. on Monday night. They said one person was transported to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment, while two refused medical attention at the scene.   We have contacted the NYPD for more information about the cause of the accident which, according to unofficial sources, may have involved an emergency vehicle and will update this story upon receipt of


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Williamsbridge: Car Overturns & Bursts into Flames on Bronx River Parkway

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A car flipped on its roof and apparently burst into flames on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Tuesday afternoon, May 30.   An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call regarding the incident at 2.02 p.m. on Tuesday and that FDNY units responded to reports of an overturned vehicle on fire. The spokesperson indicated that three victims were ambulatory, meaning they could wait for treatment and were considered “walking wounded.”   They were transported to Jacobi Medical Center and St. Barnabas Hospital respectively for treatment, the spokesperson said. Their genders, ages and conditions were


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UPDATE Highbridge: Man and Woman Arrested following Death of 3-Month-Old Baby Girl Found in Woods

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on Monday after a 3-month-old baby girl was found dead in a wooded area of the Highbridge section of The Bronx on Sunday, police said. A 20-year-old woman was also arrested on Monday evening in connection with the incident, they said. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, May 28, at around 8.24 p.m. a 3-month-old baby girl was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in a wooded area in the vicinity of West 161st Street and the Major Deegan Expressway in Highbridge. “EMS pronounced the infant deceased at the scene,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “The


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UPDATE Fordham Manor: 72-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing Safely Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department said on Friday evening, June 2, that a 72-year-old woman who had been reported missing from Fordham Manor has been safely located.   Prior to the latest update, police had said that Lucille Maese, 72, of Fordham Hill Oval in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, had last been seen on Monday, May 29, at around 8.30 a.m., leaving her home. She was described as 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing 130 pounds, with brown eyes, gray hair, and prior to being located, had last been seen wearing a black shirt, black leggings,


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UPDATE Norwood: 29-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Safely Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said on Friday, June 2, that a 29-year-old man who had been reported missing from the Norwood section of The Bronx has been safely located.   Prior to being located, police said Joshua Colon from West Mosholu Parkway North had last been seen on Saturday, May 27, at around 3.30 p.m., leaving his home. Police said Colon was described as male, 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighed 270 pounds, had a heavy build, brown eyes, brown hair, a beard and had last been seen wearing black slippers, a grey shirt, and blue sweat shorts. They said he was


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UPDATE Morris Heights: Male Youth, 15, Arrested following Stabbing of Second Youth

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said a unidentified 15-year-old boy has been arrested on assault charges following a stabbing in Morris Heights.   The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the young person seen in the attached photo who had been sought for questioning in connection to the assault. Police said that on Sunday, May 28, at around 8.09 p.m., a 16-year-old male victim and another male [youth] got into a dispute in the vicinity of Richman Plaza and Matthewson Road. The assailant allegedly stabbed the victim in the right side of the neck with a switchblade and then fled on


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