Traffic Safety

MTA Issues Ban on Empty Tandem Trailers & Trucks on MTA Bridges on May 16 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The MTA has issued a ban on empty tractor-trailers and tandem trucks on all MTA Bridges from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., on Monday, May 16. The pedestrian walkways of the RFK and Henry Hudson bridges will remain open, weather permitting. List of MTA Bridges Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (The Bronx/Queens) Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge (Queens) Henry Hudson Bridge (Manhattan/The Bronx) Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge (Queens) Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (The Bronx/Queens) Throgs Neck Bridge (The Bronx) Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (Brooklyn/Staten Island)      

Castle Hill: 62-Year-Old Woman Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Van

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 62-year-old woman has died following a traffic accident in Castle Hill.   On Saturday, May 14, at approximately 11.02 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a pedestrian who had been hit at Olmstead Avenue and Seward Avenue, in the 43rd precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed an unconscious and unresponsive 62-year-old woman with trauma about the body.   EMS responded to the location and transported the aided woman to Jacobi Hospital where she was pronounced deceased. A preliminary investigation revealed a 54-year-old man had been driving a 2004 Ford van traveling southbound on Olmstead Avenue and made a


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Fordham Manor/Belmont: Queens Woman Sideswipes Bus, Charged with DWI

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said a 62-year-old Queens woman was arrested and charged with allegedly driving while intoxicated (DWI), after she collided with an MTA bus on the Fordham Manor-Belmont border.   When contacted by Norwood News about the incident, police confirmed on May 11 that the crash was reported at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, at the intersection of Southern Boulevard and East Fordham Road, across the street from the New York Botanical Garden. Police said a 62-year-old woman was behind the wheel of a 2004 Dodge Durango, when she struck the back of an MTA bus being driven by a


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from May 13 to June 29 including for Bronx Week Parade

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from May 13 to June 29.   Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation. Shakespeare Avenue between Featherbed Lane and Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through May 17 to facilitate crane operation. Bullard


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National Weather Service NYC Says Dense Fog Expected until Saturday, May 14 at 10 A.M.

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City office of the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a dense fog advisory which is in effect until Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m.   Visibility of one quarter mile or less is expected in portions of northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut and in the southeast of New York State. Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility are also expected. Residents are requested, if driving, to slow down, use the vehicle’s headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of your vehicle.    

Norwood/Olinville: Man Suffers Minor Injuries in Motor Vehicle Collision

By SILE MOLONEY
  A man was taken to hospital following a motor vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway over the weekend.   Police said on Saturday, May 7, at 6.49 a.m., a Nissan traveling north on the exit ramp of the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road [located in the 47th precinct] in the vicinity of Norwood / Olinville rear-ended a 2003 Ford who was stopped in traffic. The driver of the 2003 Ford was removed to an area hospital with minor injuries.   Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline


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Kingsbridge: 21-Year-Old Woman Charged with DWI, Three Injured in Collision

By SILE MOLONEY
A woman has been hit with a DWI charge following a collision in Kingsbridge over the weekend.   The FDNY said on Friday, May 6, at 10.52 p.m., emergency units responded to W 230th Street and The Major Deegan Expressway following reports of a motor vehicle accident. Three patients were transported to Harlem Hospital and Jacobi Medical Center. Their genders/ages/conditions were unavailable. We asked for confirmation of how many vehicles were involved in the collision and police later confirmed there were two.   A traffic alert issued by New York State on Friday night at around 11.33 p.m. referred to


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Driver: Bee Allegedly Causes Crash Injuring Infant

By DAVID GREENE
The following story is an updated version of the one that appears in our latest print edition. A bee flying inside a moving car is said to be the reason for a single-vehicle accident that occurred on the Grand Concourse in Bedford Park, causing an unidentified driver to slam into a tree and the car to later burst into flames.   According to the NYPD, on Saturday, April 30, at approximately 3.37 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision on Grand Concourse at Miriam Street in the vicinity of Bedford Park. Upon arrival, officers were


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UPDATE Mobile Car Washes Posing Fire Hazard & Other Concerns for Community Members

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
  The following story is an extended and updated version of the one that appears in our latest print edition.    District 11 Council Member Eric Dinowitz and Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz (A.D. 81) visited Webster Avenue with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), the Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and members of the 47th Precinct on Friday, April 29, to observe firsthand what was described as an escalating situation regarding the increased presence of mobile car washes along the avenue, as first reported by Norwood News in 2016.   The council member and assemblyman discussed with agency representatives how


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