Transportation

UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Lost Dog, Earth Day, Gun Buyback, Safe Disposal of Electronics & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events. Friendly Voices Program for Seniors If you are an older New Yorker feeling lonely or isolated, NYC Ageing can connect you with a friendly volunteer to talk with over the phone or video chat. Call (212)-Ageing-NYC (212) 244 -6469 and ask about the Friendly Voices Program.   Assembly District Redistricting  The State Assembly districts will be redrawn ahead of the 2024 primaries. Drafts of the redrawn assembly districts were released on Dec. 1, 2022 by the NY Redistricting Commission. The latest plan released April 20 can be reviewed


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Olinville: 17-Year-Old Male Charged in Fatal Shooting of Second 17-Year-Old

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, April 18, that a 17-year-old Bronx boy has been indicted on murder, manslaughter, and additional charges in the fatal shooting, as reported, of a second 17-year-old boy at Burke Avenue subway station serving the 2/5 subway line in Olinville on April 10.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “Yet again, we are talking about the death of a boy at the hands of boys with a gun. The defendant, in concert with others, allegedly shot at the victim as he tumbled down the station stairwell, then as the


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Bronx Street, Bridge Closures and General Transportation Updates as of April 16 through 2026

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), the MTA, NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), New York City Department of Design & Construction (DDC), the NYPD, and other government agencies and private entities have shared the following street and bridge closures and transportation updates for The Bronx through 2026, as of Sunday, April 16.   Eastern Boulevard Bridge Single-lane northbound traffic will be closed Monday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 10 p.m. to 6.30 a.m. the next morning through April 28. Double-lane traffic will be closed Monday to Sunday from 1 a.m. to 6.30 a.m. through April


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Three Sought for Armed Robbery at Mosholu Parkway Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying three people wanted in connection to a robbery and assault that occurred at Mosholu Parkway subway station on the border of Jerome Park and Norwood.    Police said that on Friday, April 14, at around 4.55 a.m., a 52-year-old male victim was walking up the staircase into the Mosholu Parkway subway station, serving the 4 line, located at Jerome Avenue and Mosholu Parkway South, when three unidentified individuals who were unknown to him approached him.   They said the first placed the victim into a headlock and displayed a box cutter. The


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UPDATE University Heights: Two Arrested in Early Morning Shooting of Two Youths

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police said two people have been arrested in the case of the non-fatal shooting of two teenagers in University Heights in April. The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who, they said, were sought for questioning in connection to the incident.   Police said that on Friday, April 14, at around 2 a.m. in the vicinity of 1950 Andrews Avenue, three people fired several gunshots from a gray Hyundai Sonata, striking the two 18-year-old male victims.   “One victim sustained a gunshot wound to the back. The other victim


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Fordham Heights: Man Punched & Robbed aboard Overnight 4 Train at 183rd Street Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they said is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in transit on the border of Fordham Heights and University Heights.   Police said that on Thursday, April 13, at around 4.45 a.m., a 33-year-old male victim was sitting on the southbound 4 train which was heading toward the 183rd Street Station when an unidentified man, unknown to the victim, approached him and punched him multiple times in the face.   A police spokesperson said the suspect then


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UPDATE SEE IT: KFC Manager Shares Thoughts on Recording Kingsbridge Police-Involved Shooting in Real Time

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The manager of the KFC at Broadway and West 232nd Street in Kingsbridge, Chris Ferguson, has shared the video he took of the police-involved shooting outside the KFC premises on the elevated subway tracks of the West 231st Street subway station on Thursday night, April 13, as reported. He also shared his thoughts on capturing the incident in real time and his thoughts on gun violence. Click here and here to watch both the incident and the aftermath of the shooting, captured by Ferguson’s steady hand. [Videos courtesy of Chris Ferguson]   As reported, one man was hospitalized following the


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Norwood: Man Races Motorbike in Oval, Balancing on Back Wheel as Kids Play Nearby

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A man dressed in black and riding a blue fairly heavy looking motorbike up and down the path beside the running track in the Williamsbridge Oval in Norwood on Wednesday, April 12, while kids and seniors were playing / relaxing close by. At different stages, as he was racing, the man elevated the bike at the front, balancing it just on its back wheel. He slowed down when he saw us and asked us not to record him. As reported, since Aug. 1, 2022, tickets are being issued to drivers who breach the 25 mph citywide speed limit by exceeding


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UPDATE Morris Park: 64-Year-Old Male E-Cyclist Killed in Hit & Run Incident

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
A 64-year-old, male e-cyclist was killed in a hit and run incident in Morris Park, according to the NYPD.   Police said that on Wednesday, April 5, at around 11.22 p.m., responding officers from the 49th Precinct discovered the male e-cyclist lying on the roadway at the intersection of Williamsbridge Road and Pierce Avenue.   They said he sustained head trauma and was removed to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.   “Further investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that a white, pick-up truck with an unknown make, model or year, driven by an


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