Seniors

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on U.S. President Joe Biden Running for a Second Term

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the recent announcement by U.S. President Joe Biden of his decision to run for reelection in 2024. If he were to win, he would be 82 years old when sworn into office.   “I think it’s fantastic. I think he’ll be a great, great president when he gets reelected. I don’t buy that [he’s too old]. I don’t believe in Fox News. I believe in facts, not fiction. The president has all his faculties, absolutely! He will run again. Against whom? No comment if you catch my drift.” Jeff Corman, Kingsbridge “Well,


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Greek Heritage Month Celebrated in Kingsbridge ahead of Greek Independence Day Parade in Manhattan

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson hosted her administration’s 2nd Annual Greek Heritage Month celebration in Kingsbridge on Friday, March 24, in conjunction with sponsors, Ponce Bank and the Bronx Terminal Market. There was food, cake, musical and dance performances, as well as the presentation of proclamations to a list of honorees.   Held at St. Peter the Apostle Greek Orthodox Church, located at 3245 Kingsbridge Avenue, the event was emceed by mistress of ceremonies, Aravella Simotas, a former New York State assemblywoman who represented parts of Queens and alongside whom Gibson had previously served in the State legislature. The invocation


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Riverdale: Man Arrested following Road Accident which Killed 99-Year-Old Female Pedestrian

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 54-year-old Riverdale man has been arrested following the death last year of a 99-year-old female pedestrian, also from Riverdale.   As previously reported, the 99-year-old died after she was struck by an SUV while attempting to cross an intersection in southeast Riverdale, just west of the Kingsbridge border, on July 27, at around 8.30 a.m.   Police said officers were flagged down regarding a pedestrian who had been struck at Oxford Street and West 235th Street on the day of the incident. A police spokesperson later said, “A preliminary investigation determined that a 53-year-old male operating a 2022 Mazda


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UPDATE Belmont/Fordham Heights: Man Arrested after Woman 68 “Choked” & Sexually Assaulted

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this video who department officials said was sought for questioning in connection with an attempted rape and assault on the border of Belmont and Fordham Heights on Saturday, April 22, 2023.   Police said a 36-year-old man has been arrested following an assault and attempted rape of a 68-year-old woman on the border of Belmont and Fordham Heights.   As reported, the New York City Police Department had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who department


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UPDATE Mount Hope: Drivers Illegally Place Cone Over Fire Hydrant to Secure Parking Causing Fire Safety Hazard

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Despite repeated reminders by the FDNY not to block critical access to fire hydrants which are needed to access water supply in the event of a fire, at least one driver has resorted to a new low all in a seemingly selfish move to covertly secure a parking space. A resident of the Mount Hope section of The Bronx shared photos with Norwood News which she took of a fire hydrant covered with a traffic cone, an act which has the potential to cause major disruption to firefighters in the event of a fire in the area, not only because


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Riley Leads Press Conference at City Hall to Close Rikers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
District 12 City Council Member Kevin Riley and District 33 City Council Member Lincoln Restler lead a rally entitled, “A Pathway to Closing Rikers Island and Ending Mass Incarceration in NYC,” by safely reducing the jail population at City Hall in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 11,  together with other council members and advocates for the incarcerated.   As reported, Rikers Island jail has been plagued with bad press for many years due to, among other reasons, the number of people who have died while in custody, awaiting trial, and the number of violent incidents involving both detainees and NYC Department of


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University Heights: Two Sought in Attempted Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who the department says are sought in connection with an attempted assault that occurred on the southern border of University Heights.   It was reported to police that on Monday, April 10, at approximately 2.05 p.m., two unidentified male individuals on a blue moped approached two unidentified male individuals who were walking in the vicinity of Andrews Avenue South and West Burnside Avenue.   A police spokesperson said one of the two got off the moped, displayed a gun and shot multiple rounds in


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Bedford Park: Man Sought in Robbery of Elderly Person

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached photo who they said is sought in connection with the robbery of an elderly person which took place in Bedford Park.   It was reported to police that on Saturday, April 8, at around 01.10 a.m., in the vicinity of East 199th Street and Briggs Avenue, a 68-year-old male victim was entering his residential building when an unidentified man approached him from behind and pushed him to the ground.   A police spokesperson said, “The victim fell on his face and the individual then forcibly


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UPDATE Woman Hospitalized after Fordham Heights Fire that Petrified Small Dog

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Fire department officials said one elderly female resident was hospitalized following an “all hands” fire at 2364 Tiebout Avenue in Fordham Heights on Tuesday, March 28. An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a report of smoke and a fire on the 4th floor of the 6-story, multiple dwelling at 1:16 p.m. on the day of the blaze.   Twelve fire units, comprising 60 personnel arrived at the scene, according to the FDNY. “One civilian in serious condition [was] transported to Jacobi Hospital,” the spokesperson later said, adding that the fire was brought under control at 2.22 p.m. and the


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