Olinville: Nine Injured in Multiple Vehicle Accident, No Fatalities

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Nine people have incurred non life-threatening injuries following a multiple vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway in Olinville. On Saturday, June 19, at around 7.36 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision on Bronx River Parkway (southbound lane) in the vicinity of East 219th Street, located in the 47th precinct. After a preliminary investigation, police said a female driver told officers she had been driving a 2020 Honda (Vehicle #3) in the far right parkway lane, and had been attempting to change lanes into the middle lane when a second vehicle recklessly

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A man is dead following a hit and run incident in the vicinity of the Bronx River Parkway underpass and Southern Boulevard. On Friday, June 18, 2021, at around 11.22 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision involving an e-bike and a 2019 Mercedes Benz sedan, in which a cyclist had been struck in the vicinity of the Bronx River Parkway underpass and Southern Boulevard, located in the 52nd precinct. Upon arrival, responding officers observed an as yet unidentified man on the roadway with severe trauma to his head and body. EMS also

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A woman has died after an apparent fall from her bicycle in Van Cortlandt Village, police have confirmed. On Friday, June 11, at approximately 12.29 in the afternoon, police were informed of an unconscious cyclist, lying on the roadway along the paved bike path in Van Cortlandt Park, near Dickinson Avenue, located in the 50th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 56-year-old woman lying on the roadway/bike path, unconscious and unresponsive with head trauma. Police said no helmet was found. EMS responded to the location and transported the aided woman to Montefiore Hospital, where she was pronounced

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

A jam-packed agenda extended the May Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) general board meeting to just under two hours. Much of the meeting, held on May 25, was spent going over the nominations for incoming officer positions for the upcoming year, including chairperson, first vice chair, second vice chair, third vice chair, treasurer, and secretary. Several motions were also passed, including those relating to requested letters of support from the board to different city agencies and elected officials. Each year, during the general board’s May meeting, nominations are made for new officer positions, and the final vote is

By SÍLE MOLONEY

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The NYPD confirmed an accident involving three vehicles occurred at Fordham Road and Webster Avenue on the border of Fordham Manor and Fordham Heights, last weekend. Police said the three impacted vehicles included a parked 2006 Acura, a 2021 Toyota, and a second 2006 Acura. According to eye witness reports, the accident happened on Saturday, May 15, at around 9.30 a.m. This was later confirmed by police. Eye-witnesses said a white SUV was traveling along a bus lane, and was about to park when another blue/gray SUV arrived on the scene and the two vehicles collided, causing the

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

As part of a new, holistic approach aimed at combatting the culture of gun violence, concentrated in a few specific blocks of the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx, the NYPD’s 52nd precinct has launched a multi-agency, community collaboration to tackle the issue. Announced by Deputy Inspector Thomas J. Alps during the Bronx Community Board 7 executive meeting on March 18, part of the initiative involves giving the area a type of physical make-over, while also partnering with City agencies and community-based organizations to address unemployment and quality of life issues that plague the neighborhood. As a first

By DAVID GREENE

It’s perhaps still too early to tell if a New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) bollard pilot program designed to protect pedestrians from moving traffic will be successful in the long-term, but initial findings show that it’s creating a nightmare for some drivers, and appears to be causing a number of vehicle accidents. The installation of bollards – two-foot high, cylindrical-shaped barricades placed along streets and traffic islands around the city – has become a hot topic of debate online among Bronx drivers. The bollard program was launched by DOT at the end of 2019. Among some of