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UPDATE Mayor Bans Grilling / BBQs in Public Parks Amid Brush Fires, Drought & Fire in Van Cortlandt Park

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following several brush fires across the City, including in the Highbridge section of the Bronx on Friday, Nov. 8, as well as continued wildfires in New Jersey, New York City Mayor Eric Adams took additional measures on Saturday to mitigate an increased fire risk amid a historic streak of dry weather in the City and in the counties upstate that host New York City’s water reservoirs.

New Yorkers Urged to Conserve Water Amid Drought Watch

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A drought watch in New York City was declared by City officials on Nov. 2. City agencies are taking action to reduce water usage and protect water supplies, they said, as they urged residents to limit water usage during this dry season.

Bronx Man Gets Life for Dec 2021 Murder & Attempted Robbery on Aqueduct Park Walkway

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A Bronx man, Ricardo Ferguson, a/k/a “Maybach,” has been sentenced to life in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Berman for the Dec. 5, 2021 murder of Robert Brown, Sr. inside Aqueduct Park walkway in the University Heights neighborhood of The Bronx. The news was confirmed by Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, on Wednesday, Nov. 6. 

Bedford Park: Man Sought for Raping Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who they say is sought in connection with a rape that occurred in Bedford Park.

Swimmers See No Danger in Bronx River Swims

By DAVID GREENE
Following our recent story on unsupervised swims in the Bronx River over the summer and despite some drowning incidents in New York City this summer, swimmers, mostly teens and young children, were once again observed having an unsupervised swim in the river last month. Two sources say the practice has been going on for years, if not decades.