Highbridge: NYPD Seek Public’s Assistance To Locate Second Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Xavia Campbell, 15, within the confines of the 44th precinct in the Highbridge section of the Bronx.   Xavia was last seen on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at her home, at 1001 University Avenue, The Bronx, at approximately 1:30 p.m. She is described as a female, Black, 5 foot, 4 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds, has brown eyes and dyed red hair, and was last seen wearing pink pants and a blue jean jacket.   Anyone with information in regard to this missing person is asked to call


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Highbridge: NYPD Seek Public’s Assistance To Locate Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Jazmary Thompson, 15, of 1001 University Avenue, Highbridge, The Bronx.   Jazmary was last seen on Saturday, Oct. 10, within the confines of the 44th Precinct at 1001 University Avenue at approximately 4 p.m. She is described as a female, Black, 5 foot, 1 inch tall, weighs 115 pounds, has brown eyes and black hair with yellow highlights, and was last seen wearing a gray sweatsuit.   Anyone with information in regard to this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)


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Update – Bedford Park: Man Stabbed and Dragged onto Street, Woman Charged with Murder

  Detectives from the 52nd precinct are investigating their second stabbing homicide of the weekend, after a woman apparently stabbed a man and dragged him out onto the street, apparently leaving him for dead.   According to an NYPD source, the department received a call to 911 at 7.13 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, of a man stabbed at 2837 Valentine Avenue, at the corner of East 198 Street in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx. As officers from the 52nd precinct arrived, the source said, “A 35-year-old man was found with a stab wound to the chest and


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NYS Tax Department Reminds New Yorkers of Oct. 15 Deadline to File Income Tax Returns

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance have reminded New Yorkers of two important deadlines:   Taxpayers who obtained a filing extension must submit their personal income tax returns on or before Thursday, October 15; and Some 538,000 New Yorkers who haven’t claimed the federal Economic Impact Payment that they’re eligible to receive from the IRS must do so by November 21.   “With less than two weeks before the deadline for filing personal income tax returns on extension, we’re reminding taxpayers to take advantage of online guidance and free tax filing software available on our website,” said


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TRANSCRIPT: Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Sixth State of the City Address

Announcer: Please welcome Rabbi Dr. Alvin Kass to deliver our invocation. Rabbi Alvin Kass: Almighty and eternal God, thou controlest the destiny of all peoples, and in whose hand lies the fate of all nations. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “It’s fine to be alive when great things are happening.” Indeed, it’s fine to be alive when great things are happening here in New York City, under the wise, determined, and creative leadership of Mayor Bill de Blasio. [Applause] We are blessed to be residents of a city where crime is at an all-time low and educational opportunity is at an


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Latest Edition of the Norwood News is Out!

Dear Fellow Readers, The latest edition of the Norwood News, covering the northwest section of the Bronx, is out with plenty of community news you can use. There are 16 pages filled with a lot of useful information intended to make your aware of where you live. We begin, of course, with page one. In one of the more hotly controversial stories of the year (we’re only the second edition of 2018) teachers and staffers of JHS/MS 80 came in the defense of its principal, Emmanuel Polanco. The five-year principal and the school are under investigation for covering up a fight


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JOB POST: Norwood News Advertising Sales Rep

Job Summary Norwood News , a bi-weekly newspaper covering the Bronx, seeks a dynamite sales person to increase advertising revenue and offer assistance on in-house responsibilities for the newspaper. Norwood News, an award winning bi-weekly newspaper produced by Mosholu Preservation Corporation (an affiliate not-for-profit of Montefiore Health System), was established in 1988. It covers the Norwood section of the Bronx and its surrounding communities. The ideal candidate is a go-getter with some sales experience and excellent communication and organizational skills. Responsibilities and Duties Identify and attract prospective advertisers, which includes cold calling Cultivate prospective advertisers that could include business owners, institutions, representatives of


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Education Advocates to Discuss Troubled JHS 80 Amid Reports

  Despite a New York Post expose detailing a history of problems at JHS 80, teachers came in defense of its principal, embroiled in controversy. But teachers, five of whom declined to give names to the Norwood News, spoke highly of Polanco and his ability to turn the school around. Dayana Nunez, a 14-year veteran of the school, praised Polanco’s administrative performance and the the school’s performance. “They tell a little truth and expand it with a bunch of lies,” said Nunez. “This school has been a transformation. A total transformation. Our classrooms are clean, our hallways are clean.” Nunez, who teaches


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Latest Edition of the Norwood News is Out!

Dear Fellow Readers, The latest edition of the Norwood News, covering the northwest portion of the Bronx, is out with plenty of community news you can use. For the sake of consistency, we begin with page one as usual and a story that keeps on giving–the Kingsbridge Armory. This time, in a move aimed at advancing the reconfiguration of the building to a massive ice center, state officials heard from the community on whether to fund give the beleaguered project a $138 million state loan to begin phase one. The findings were near unanimous. Reporter Aaron Mayorga chronicles reaction from


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