UPDATE Williamsbridge: Four Burned in Construction Site Work-Place Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Four people were injured following a burn-related incident at 739 East Gun Hill Road, the site of a new building under construction, on Monday morning, May 15, FDNY officials said. All hands were asked to respond to the location at 8.38 a.m. on Monday. An FDNY spokesperson told Norwood News, “It was not a fire. It was a work-place related incident.” He explained that the department initially received a call regarding a fire at the location but it later transpired that it was a work-place related incident, saying there was some type of “ignition” that caused burns but that

By SÍLE MOLONEY

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined his colleagues in the senate majority to vote for the 10 bills approving the 2023-2024 New York State Budget of $229 billion before Gov. Kathy Hochul finally signed the overdue budget into law on May 3. Rivera, who represents much of the northwest Bronx including Norwood, voted in favor of all bills, which covered the following areas: aid to localities; debt service; revenue; capital projects; State operations; legislature and judiciary; transportation; economic development and environmental conservation (TEDE); public protection and general government (PPGG); education, labor, and family assistance (ELFA); and health and mental hygiene

By SÍLE MOLONEY

All hands were called on Sunday afternoon, May 14, to respond to a fire on the third floor of a multiple dwelling located at 3003 Olinville Avenue in the Olinville section of the borough, just north of Parkside Housing Project. An FDNY spokesperson told Norwood News that the department received the call at 2.34 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. “Members were able to determine that the fire was located in the multiple dwelling [at 3003 Olinville Avenue],” the spokesperson said. According to the FDNY, 12 units comprising 60 firefighters were deployed in response to the fire, which officials said was

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Norwood News has received a report of a possible fire in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx where smoke but no fire was seen some time on Sunday afternoon before 1.47 p.m. The location is situated close to a gas station. Fire trucks were seen in the vicinity of 2885 Jerome Avenue on Sunday afternoon. We’ve reached out to the FDNY for more information on the incident. A lot of smoke was seen on a building housing Verizon, located at 2885 Jerome Avenue which is located just behind a gas station on Jerome Avenue opposite Minerva Place, according

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A fire broke out in the Wakefield section of the Bronx on Sunday afternoon, according to the FDNY, in which two people were reported injured. Fire officials said all hands responded to what was initially categorized as a 2-alarm fire at 4519 Seton Avenue, a private property in the Wakefield section of The Bronx, on Sunday, May 14, at 1.46 p.m. The response comprised 33 fire units and 138 members, according to the FDNY. An FDNY spokesperson said, “Members were able to determine that the fire was located within a private dwelling at that location. The fire extended

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An off-duty New York City employee was arrested and charged in the 50th Precinct on Saturday, police said. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Saturday, May 13, Eriverto Carino, 24, an off-duty NYPD Officer was arrested within the boundaries of the 50th Precinct, which falls under the command of Captain Filastine Srour and covers the neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Riverdale, Fieldston, and Spuyten Duyvil, as well as Van Cortlandt Park. Carino was charged with driving while intoxicated or impaired. Police said the officer was assigned to the recruit training section of the department. A person

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, May 12, that four current and six former detainees of Rikers Island jail have been charged with violent attacks that occurred inside the jail. She said three men were brutally beaten during a “war” between alleged Bloods and Crips gang members, and one man was left with deep wounds after what was described by the District Attorney’s office as a “petty dispute.” In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “We continue to prosecute violence in our jails, even when the victims do not cooperate with the investigation out of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought in connection with an assault that occurred at 3762 White Plains Road in Williamsbridge on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD has released photos and video of a group of people who department officials say are sought in connection with a shooting that occurred in Williamsbridge on Thursday afternoon, as previously reported, and is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating them. Police said that on Thursday,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A SMASHED UP car is seen on Jerome Avenue by East 198th Street in Bedford Park after it reportedly collided with an MTA bus at 6.10 a.m. on Friday morning, May 12, 2023. Video courtesy of a local resident One man was hospitalized and two people allegedly left the scene of a reported two-vehicle road accident which occurred in Bedford Park early on Friday morning under the elevated train tracks of the 4 train. A police spokesperson told Norwood News the collision occurred at Jerome Avenue by East 198th Street in Bedford Park after on Friday morning, May

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