MTA Weekend and Fourth of July Holiday Service Changes

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The MTA has announced service changes for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.   The MTA has added weekend service on the , , and  lines. Starting this weekend, June 30, and every weekend going forward, average wait times for     trains will be reduced by up to 4 minutes, with  trains arriving every 8 minutes, and    trains arriving every 8-10 minutes (instead of every 10-12 minutes as before), meaning less time traveling.     Meanwhile, because of urgent track repairs,   trains aren’t running between Broad Channel and Far Rockaway all weekend, and are replaced by free shuttle buses. The silver lining is


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Double Parking

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the age-old problem of double parking, the problems it can cause, as well as possible solutions.   “I see a lot of cops stop people from double parking because every time there’s double parking, it always causes a lot of traffic and people can’t get through. If people keep on double parking, they’re just going to get tickets. If they don’t want to get a ticket, you must move the car because the cops always come around and tell you no double parking. There should be even more enforcement.” Allan Peisel, Norwood “It


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Kingsbridge: Tandem Trailer Stuck under Elevated Subway for Hours

By DAVID GREENE
  A tandem tractor-trailer recently got trapped under the elevated subway in Kingsbridge for several hours, as police and fire units blocked off traffic in the area and two dozen MTA employees attempted to free the truck with minimal damage to the subway line.   According to an unnamed MTA official, the incident took place at 10:42 a.m. on Thursday, June 22, at the intersection of Broadway and West 231st Street. The truck, registered to S Auto Transport of Bunridge, Florida was still stuck under by 1:30 p.m. that afternoon. MTA officials said the overhead subway service was not impacted,


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UPDATE Kingsbridge: One Dead and One Charged in Apparently Random Fatal Knife Attack

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police have formally charged one person in the context of a murder investigation after a man was taken into custody for questioning following the fatal stabbing of a 52-year-old second man in the middle of the street in a seemingly random attack in Kingsbridge in the early hours of Friday morning, June 30.   Police said that at around 00.16 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress at West 236th Street and Broadway, a few hundred feet from the 50th Precinct stationhouse.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 52-year-old male with multiple stab wounds


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Bedford Park: 74-Year-Old Female Pedestrian in Critical Condition following Two-Vehicle Collision

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 74-year-old female pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Bedford Park on Thursday, police said.   Police said the accident took place at 9.31 a.m. at Bainbridge Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway South.   Police said a 46-year-old man was driving a Honda CRV westbound on Bainbridge when it was struck by a 2006 Toyota Corolla traveling southbound on East Mosholu Parkway South. “Subsequently, the Honda struck a 74-year-old pedestrian [who] was crossing at that intersection,” a police spokeswoman said, adding that the pedestrian sustained severe trauma to the body and was transported to


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UPDATE Williamsbridge: Man, 26, Dies following Shooting, 2nd Man Shot in Leg

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police have identified the 26-year-old man who died following a fatal shooting in Williamsbridge on Thursday, June 29.   As reported, according to the NYPD, on June 29 at around 00.32 a.m., officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired at East 213th Street and Holland Avenue.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the right leg,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, in stable condition. Further investigation revealed a second victim from the incident location, a


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Jerome Avenue Men’s Shelter Client Charged in Brooklyn Sex Attack

By DAVID GREENE
  NYPD detectives from Brooklyn have arrested a man charged with beating and sexually assaulting a woman in Brooklyn on June 7, who they say had been a resident at the Jerome Avenue Men’s Shelter (JAMS) located on Jerome Avenue in Norwood.   Police say the 51-year-old victim was inside a building in the vicinity of Bradford Street and Pitkin Avenue in Brooklyn, when she “was pushed down a flight of stairs,” causing her to sustain a fractured eye socket, a fractured jaw, and broken ribs.   The assailant later allegedly forced his victim to perform a sex act, before


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UPDATE ELECTIONS 2023: Unofficial Results of Bronx Primary Races on Election Night & Ranked Choice

By SÍLE MOLONEY, MIRIAM QUIÑONES & DAVID GREENE
After the polls closed on Tuesday, June 27, NYC Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results of the primary elections which took place that day, based on a percentage of returned poll site scanners.   The initial results cover both early votes and election day votes. Absentee and overseas ballots still have to be counted, as do the remaining scanners. Below is a summary of the unofficial results for The Bronx. The latest updated results as of June 28 are also now included below.   Democratic incumbent, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark led with 72.72 percent of votes


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Elections 2023: Crime Rate Comparisons with Other Boroughs re the Bronx DA Democratic Primary Election

By SÍLE MOLONEY
One of the points debated in the lead-up to the Democratic primary election for the position of Bronx district attorney, taking place on June 27 between incumbent Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and defense attorney Tess Cohen, was the district attorney’s handling of cases. Cohen alleges Clark could manage her office more efficiently.   Cohen also said the DA gets to set priorities and where resources are spent, saying it isn’t as though every City crime gets prosecuted. She said this was particularly the case with powerful people who “tend to hurt others, like landlords, employers.” She said “no one really pays attention”


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