POTS Opens Second Location on Grand Concourse

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

The address says 2450 Grand Concourse, but the public will find the entrance to the new, second location of the nonprofit, Part of the Solution (POTS), just a few steps from the eastside exit of the B and D subway station at Fordham Road on East 188th Street. The official opening was originally scheduled for June 8 but was rescheduled to June 29 following the issuance of an air quality advisory by health officials when the skies over NYC turned a deep orange due to residue from the Canadian wildfires. The three-week delay did not dampen the spirits

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who police officials say is sought in connection with a commercial robbery that occurred in Mt. Hope. Police that on Friday, July 7, at around 4.27 p.m., a man entered the Snipes apparel and streetwear store, located at 66 East Burnside and approached a 31-year-old female store employee about making a purchase. “The individual then displayed a handgun and told the employee to place merchandise in a green laundry bag he was carrying,” a police spokesperson said. “The individual removed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez (S.D. 36) paid a visit to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Morris Park section of The Bronx on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The senator spoke with senior leadership about substance abuse and her legislative priorities as chair of the Alcoholism & Substance Use Disorders Committee. She then toured the Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Center (CATC), spoke with Jacobi’s Stand Up To Violence (SUV) Program, and visited the newly renovated Mental Health Outpatient Clinic. As assemblywoman for A.D. 80, Fernandez had previously responded to concerns over the location of a proposed substance abuse treatment facility

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

FDNY officials said two workers have been injured following a construction site collapse at Orchard Beach Pavilion on Thursday, July 13. The accident happened at approximately 11:18 a.m. FDNY Chief Kenneth Scanlon, deputy chief of Division 7, said that units responded to reports of two construction workers trapped at the location of the construction site. “Upon arrival, our Orchard Beach EMS units (87 Paul) encountered two patients who were trapped under a large piece of concrete ceiling, dimensions about 20 by 15 feet, which had fallen upon them.” He continued, “Our fire unit Squad 61, Ladder 61 and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 33-year-old resident of Norwood has been murdered in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, police said. NYPD officials said that on Thursday, June 22, at around 9.03 p.m., cops responded to a 911 call for an aided male/calls for help inside 1165 Shakespeare Avenue in Highbridge. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 33-year-old male in a semi-conscious state within the fifth-floor hallway, with a sustained lactation under his chin,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the aided male to NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced deceased on Sunday, June 25, 2023.”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

FDNY officials said following what was described as a major technical rescue from a Bronx construction site in the Olinville section of the borough, six people suffered injuries, including three who were hospitalized. FDNY officials said they received a call at 4.07 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, and units responded to 3073 Barker Avenue for reports of a partial wall collapse. “Members were able to determine that the incident had occurred at a construction site a that location,” FDNY officials said. “There were six patients.” They said three were treated at the scene but refused transportation to hospital,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local residents gave their reaction to Norwood News to a shocking, multiple daylight shooting on East 193rd Street and Morris Avenue in Fordham Manor, beside St. James Park in which scores of people had gathered on Tuesday evening, July 11. As previously reported, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said during a press conference held at the crime scene on Tuesday night that at around 5.50 p.m. on Tuesday evening, video footage shows two people pull up on East 193rd Street by St. James Park on the scooter, wearing all black and ski masks. He said the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has released a video and photo of two suspects and is appealing to the public for help identifying the two shooters who are sought for the drive-by, daylight, multiple shooting of four people, including two young children under the age of 7, on East 193rd Street and Morris Avenue, beside St. James Park, in Fordham Manor on Tuesday evening. All four were reported to be in stable condition on July 11. During a press conference held at the crime scene on Tuesday evening, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said that the four gunshot victims included a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said they have arrested a 26-year-old man in relation to an attempted assault in University Heights in early February. As reported, the police had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who department officials said was sought for questioning in connection to the attempted assault. Police said it was reported to them that on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at approximately 10.22 p.m., three male individuals approached a large group of people in front of 2065 Jerome Avenue, two displayed guns and fired several rounds, striking a 28-year-old man and a

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POTS Opens Second Location on Grand Concourse

Mt. Hope: Man Sought for Armed Robbery at Snipes Store

Fernandez Discusses Substance Abuse & Legislative Priorities During Jacobi Visit

UPDATE Orchard Beach: Two Construction Workers Injured in Construction Site Collapse

Highbridge: NYPD Launches Murder Investigation after Norwood Man Dies in Apparent Bludgeoning

Olinville: Six People Injured in Bronx Partial Wall Collapse at Construction Site

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Residents React to Daylight Shooting of Two Cousins & Two Brothers by St. James Park

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Four Shot including Two Kids Three Days after Peace BBQ Held at St. James Park

University Heights: Further Arrest Made in February Attempted Assault on Two Men