Traffic Safety

MTA Plans Intermittent Closures at RFK Bridge to/from Manhattan on Tuesday, Aug. 3

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The MTA has announced that intermittent, full closures at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to and from Manhattan are scheduled for Tuesday, August 3, from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. to test mechanical functionality and allow completion of any routine preventative maintenance. Intermittent closures are planned for both directions. Each closure will last approximately 20 minutes. Motorists may experience delays and should consider an alternate route.   Motorists can sign up for MTA e-mail or text alerts at www.mymtaalerts.com for the latest information on this planned work.

UPDATE: Serious Bus Collision on Jerome Avenue in Norwood, Multiple Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
Video courtesy of Citizen This is a developing story.   A bus accident involving a Bee-line bus has been confirmed by police at 3660 Jerome Avenue in Norwood, close to Woodlawn subway station. It occurred at 11.05 a.m. on Thursday, July 29.   Citizen App videos show emergency services at the scene. Citizen App users said that police report that there were 11 people injured, some seriously. Video courtesy of Citizen Norwood News contacted the NYPD directly and they could only confirm at this time that there were multiple injuries. They said a bus struck the elevated train pillar. The


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Update: Scooter Rider Killed by Amazon Truck in Van Nest

By DAVID GREENE
Police are still looking to identify a male scooter driver, three days after he was struck and killed by an Amazon delivery truck in Van Nest.   On Tuesday, June 22, police spokeswoman, Detective Denise Moroney said the collision took place outside 1230 East Tremont Avenue, between Van Nest Avenue and Morris Park Avenue, at 7:18 p.m., on Saturday, June 19. “Police responded to a call of a person struck by a vehicle,” she said. ” Upon arrival, officers observed a male lying unconscious and unresponsive on the street in front of the location with severe trauma.”   She continued,


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Update: Morris Heights Man involved in Citywide Police Impersonation Scam Arrested

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has arrested a man living in Morris Heights who had been sought in connection with a citywide police impersonation and theft pattern.   The pattern spanned a number of police precincts, including the 48th precinct, encompassing Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms, the 102nd precinct which covers central Queens containing Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, and the northern part of Ozone Park, and the Midtown Manhattan North precinct which serves the area of Midtown Manhattan, south of Central Park.   On July 20, 2020, at approximately 1.20 p.m., the suspect allegedly engaged in a verbal


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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


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Bronx River Parkway Hit & Run Leaves E-Bike Cyclist Dead

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


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Van Cortlandt Village: Woman Dies Apparently after Fall from Bike

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


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Bronx CB7 May General Meeting Sees New Officer Nominations & Veterans Fare Discounts

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


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Norwood News Website Available in Spanish, Bengali, French, Arabic, Chinese & English!

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Dear Readers, In 2020, in acknowledgement of the diverse composition of the local communities the Norwood News serves, we updated our website, www.norwoodnews.org, to allow users to read our site in Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, Chinese and French, using a Google Translate function.   Readers can translate the site from English into each of these languages by selecting the relevant language from the drop-down menu located in the top, right-hand corner of the home page.   As a nonprofit news organization, with limited resources, we decided to include this translation function on our site to help you, our community of readers, access local


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