Traffic Safety

Sanchez Chairs Council Committee on Housing & Buildings, as Women Comprise Council Majority

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Thursday, Jan. 20, the New York City Council appointed recently elected, Bronx, District 14 City Council Member, Pierina Sanchez, as chair of the council’s powerful housing & buildings committee, which has jurisdiction over New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Buildings (DOB), as well as rent regulation policies and practices.   HPD is responsible for promoting the quality and affordability of the city’s housing by developing new, affordable housing, enforcing the housing maintenance code, and engaging neighborhoods in planning. DOB is the primary regulator of the construction and real estate industries in


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Snow Storm Aftermath in Photos as City Provides Update on Snow Clearance Operations

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Department of Emergency Management Services (EMS) updated New Yorkers on Saturday on the City’s response to the most recent snow storm, saying Sanitation workers were working to clear roadways as quickly as possible, with 1,800 plows dispatched throughout the five boroughs.      As reported, Mayor Eric Adams paid another trip to the Bronx in the space of a week on Saturday to assess the snow situation on the ground, as he did in other boroughs also. “Yes, up in the Bronx on Tiffany Street. Roads are slippery out here today, and so, be careful,” he said.


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UPDATE DSNY Issues Snow Alert from Friday, January 28, beginning 4 p.m., through Sunday Morning

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) issued a snow alert for Friday, Jan. 28, beginning at 4 p.m. The alert is in effect through all of Saturday and into Sunday morning. A snow alert is the department’s “higher-level” winter weather message, as opposed to the “lower-level” winter operations advisory.   Get all your storm-related information about closings, snow removal, trash collection, transportation, city-impacting advisories, and more in one place! The #NYC311 Snow Page: https://t.co/95SwOqhAH4 pic.twitter.com/rtDS2Frn18 — New York City 311 (@nyc311) January 29, 2022   Based on forecasts, DSNY officials said scattered snow showers may start as early


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Kingsbridge Area: 41-Year-Old Man Dies in Collision with NYC Sanitation Plow Truck

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has confirmed that a 41-year-old Bronx man has died following a car accident. On Sunday, Jan. 9, at approximately 4.04 a.m., police responded to a 911 call following a vehicle collision which occurred on the southbound Major Deegan Expressway at West 233rd Street on the Kingsbridge border.   They said a preliminary investigation determined that a 41-year-old man driving a 2015 Black Acura TLX was traveling southbound on the Major Deegan Expressway when he struck the rear of a 2003 White Mack NYC Sanitation plow truck driven by a 43-year-old man. The truck was also traveling southbound on


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from January 21 through February 22

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Jan. 21 to Feb. 22.   East 144th Street between Gerard Avenue and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Jan. 31, to facilitate crane operation.   East 146th Street between Gerard Avenue and Exterior Street/River Avenue: This street will be closed 24/7 through Jan. 31, for crawler crane operations.   East 149th Street (service road) between Dead End and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 8 a.m. to


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Throggs Neck: Person Transported to Hospital following Vehicle Flip

By SILE MOLONEY
One person was transported to hospital following a road accident in Throggs Neck.   The FDNY reported that emergency services received a call regarding an incident at 1.39 p.m. on Jan. 13, at Harding Avenue and Revere Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx for a report of an overturned vehicle and motor vehicle accident involving an overturned vehicle. They said one person was transported to Albert Einstein Hospital. No details of injuries were known.   A Citizens’ App user had earlier reported on an overturned vehicle at the location and said one person was trapped inside. Norwood News


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Bronx DA: Bronx Man Charged for Fatal Hit and Run Incident in Fordham Manor

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that a Bronx man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and other charges, following a deadly crash on East Fordham Road last summer.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant’s alleged reckless actions led to the death of a woman and injuring of a second woman. Instead of staying on scene to help and take responsibility for his actions, the defendant allegedly fled and then falsely claimed his car was stolen to obtain financial compensation.”   Clark said the defendant, Demoy Adams, 35, of


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DSNY Issues ‘Winter Operations Advisory’ for Sunday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m.

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As previously reported, due to the possibility of snow, heavy rain, and ice conditions in the forecast for Sunday and Monday, Jan. 16 and 17, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) issued a Winter Operations Advisory for Sunday, Jan. 16, beginning at 7 p.m. Snow accumulation during the overnight hours is likely to be up to one inch in all parts of the City before a change-over to heavy rain (in other words, less than a plowable amount), according to DSNY.   However, they said New York City is close to the “rain/snow line” of this event, and heavy


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from January 14 through February 14

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Jan. 14 to Feb. 14.   East 144th Street between Gerard Avenue and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Jan. 31, to facilitate crane operation.   East 146th Street between Gerard Avenue and Exterior Street/River Avenue: This street will be closed 24/7 through Jan. 31, for crawler crane operations.   East 149th Street (service road) between Dead End and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 8 a.m. to


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