Pelham Bay Park: Man Sought for Attempted Rape of 15-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached flier who they say is wanted in connection with an attempted rape that occurred in Pelham Bay Park.

Fordham Manor: Woman Sought for Pepper-Spraying Bus Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Norwood: Police Search for Three following Armed Robbery of Cab Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who they say are wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in Norwood.

Fordham Manor: Police Search for Female Assailant following Assault on MTA Bus Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they said is sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor aboard an MTA bus.

UPDATE Build-up Surrounds End of Trump Trial and Planned Crotona Park Rally & Counter Protest

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

A day before the defense rested its case in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president of the United States, and as build up surrounds a planned Trump rally in The Bronx on May 23, a Brooklyn man was spotted on East Fordham Road with a homemade doll he had created using a Donald Trump Halloween mask.

Fordham University Holds Climate Summit, Receives $50M Grant

By ARIEL PACHECO

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), gathered at Fordham University for a climate summit on April 8 to celebrate the awarding to the university of $50 million in grants for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Region 2 environmental justice initiatives. According to Fordham, it is the largest grant the university has ever received in its 183-year history.

Bronx Community College’s “Run the Bronx” Encourages Healthy Living

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As The Bronx continues to rank last out of 62 New York State counties in terms of overall good health, those who choose to never stop fighting to change this ranking showed up once again for the 46th Annual “Run the Bronx” event hosted by Bronx Community College on Saturday, May 4.

Neighborhood Notes: Annual Autism Walk, Housing Lotteries, Spend the People’s Money & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY & ARIEL PACHECO

Neighborhood Notes: Annual Autism Walk, Housing Lotteries, Spend the People’s Money & More!

Mosholu Parkway Elevator Installation Update

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As reported in November 2023, plans to install the long-awaited elevators at Mosholu Parkway subway station, located at the border of Bedford Park and Norwood and which serves the 4 line, finally started to take shape in December 2022, when MTA officials said its board approved two contracts to advance ADA upgrades to the NYC Transit system under a public-private partnership (P3) delivery model, including Mosholu Parkway station.