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NY Lottery: Top-Prize Winning TAKE-5 Ticket Sold in The Bronx
Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Theft Aboard Bx12
UPDATE Fordham Heights: Man Arrested following Attempted Rape
NY Lottery: Take-5 Top-Prize Ticket Sold in The Bronx
The New York Lottery announced that there were multiple top-prize winning tickets sold for the Friday, April 18, TAKE 5 midday drawing. The tickets were sold at Webster Meat Farm, located at 1170 Webster Avenue in the Morrisania section of The Bronx, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $9,787.50, and at Mr. Tobacco, located at 17 Singer Lane in Smithtown, NY, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $9,787.50.
UPDATE Bedford Park: “Alien” Arrested by ICE Agents as Council Seeks to Block Rikers Island ICE Office
As Bronxites remain on edge amid news of ongoing deportations, including those of some on working visas, ICE officials now confirm that an “alien” with a criminal record was arrested at gunpoint in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Tuesday afternoon, April 15. When asked, an NYPD spokesperson said the department had no arrest on file for the location in question.
Norwood: Kings College School Gets $1M for New Cafeteria
Students at Norwood’s P.S. 94 Kings College School got a special visit by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (C.D. 28) on Thursday, March 27, along with the Schools Superintendent for School District 10, Roberto Hernandez, as they joined local, Democratic, City Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) for the presentation of a check for $1 million to renovate the school’s cafeteria.
Norwood: Building Applications Filed with DOB to Convert Building at 3196 Webster Ave Vertically
Salamanca Secures Spot on Democratic Ballot for Election as Bronx BP
City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. (C.D. 17) announced on Wednesday, April 2, that he has submitted over 11,000 petition signatures to NYC Board of Elections to officially qualify for the ballot in the upcoming Democratic primary race for Bronx borough president which takes place in June 2025.