University Heights: Building Applications Filed with DOB for 6-Story, Residential Building at 2311 Grand Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 6-story, residential building at 2311 Grand Avenue in University Heights, as reported by YIMBY.

Marble Hill: Delivery Worker Assaulted, Had Bike Robbed on Bailey Avenue

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for five individuals who police say robbed a delivery driver of his bicycle in the Marble Hill section of the borough.

Fordham Heights: Group Sought for Gang Assault on 33-Year-Old Man in Broad Daylight

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are wanted in connection with an assault that occurred in broad daylight on on the border of University Heights and Fordham Heights.

Mt. Hope: Man Sought after Woman is Punched, Kicked on MTA Bus amid Dispute

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached media who they say is wanted in connection with an assault that occurred aboard an MTA bus in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx.

Montefiore Einstein Medical Students Receive Free Tuition in Perpetuity

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Medical students at Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine learned on Monday morning, Feb. 26, that they will receive free tuition in perpetuity thanks to a gift from Dr. Ruth L. Gottesman, Ed.D., chair of the Einstein Board of Trustees and Montefiore Health System board member.

Bronx Talk Show Host Gary Axelbank Launches New Music Podcast

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx talk show host Gary Axelbank has announced a new podcast, The Bronx Music Podcast with Gary Axelbank, and the release of the debut episode, recorded on Sunday, Feb. 4, in front of a live audience at The Artist performance venue on City Island.

Mt. Hope: Group Sought for Reckless Firing Shots on Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are sought in connection with an incident in which shots were reckless fired on the street in Mt. Hope on Feb. 10.

Soundview: Woman Arrested & Charged in 2022 Hit & Run Killing Cyclist

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police announced on Friday, Feb. 23, that a 28-year-old woman from the Unionport section of The Bronx has been arrested following a 2022 “hit & run” collision in the Soundview section of The Bronx which resulted in the death of a 21-year-old male cyclist.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Three Bedford Park Residents Charged in D Train Subway Killing

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said Monday night that the three people who were taken in for questioning in connection with the killing of Williams “AI” Alvarez, 45, from Parkchester aboard the D train in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 23, have been charged with murder. All three lived in Bedford Park.