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Belmont: Police Release Photos of Suspect following Murder of 25-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man in Belmont last month, as reported, the NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached surveillance photos regarding the incident.   Police said that on Sunday, Feb. 26, at approximately 1.24 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired at 526 East 183rd Street and Bathgate Avenue, where they said a 25-year-old male victim got into a dispute with an unidentified person who took out a gun and shot the victim, striking him multiple times. The individual fled the location by foot on Bathgate


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Tracey Towers Seniors Weigh in on Need for Honest History during Black History Celebration

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Black History Month was celebrated across The Bronx in February with several events held in honor of the country’s ancestors, while elsewhere, the ongoing debate over the teaching of Black history to children in schools continues to make headlines.   Democratic State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), who broadly represents the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Jerome Park, Riverdale, Fieldston, North Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, parts of Fordham, Belmont, Tremont, Van Nest, Little Yemen and Allerton, held a Black History Month celebration at Tracey Towers housing complex, located at 40 West Mosholu Parkway South in Jerome Park on Saturday, Feb. 25,


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Belmont: 25-Year-Old Man Dies following Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has opened a homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man in Belmont.   Police said that on Sunday, Feb. 26, at approximately 1.24 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired at the intersection of Bathgate Avenue and East 183rd Street.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 25-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the head,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the aided male to St. Barnabas hospital where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing at this time.”   The


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Bronx CB6 Wants Answers on Fordham Plaza Reconstruction as City Assesses Fordham Corridor Needs

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Extremely concerned members of Bronx Community Board 6 (CB6) sent a letter dated Feb. 20 to Keith Kalb, interim commissioner at the Bronx borough office of NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) on “the current state of Fordham Plaza.” In it, they refer to what they describe as DOT’s prior eviction of vendors and businesses previously operating in the Plaza, located in Belmont on the border with Fordham Heights and Fordham Manor, to facilitate reconstruction works at the site. The works were completed in 2016, according to CB6.   At the time, CB6 members said DOT committed to filling the newsstands


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Off-Duty NYPD Lieutenant Arrested in The Bronx on DUI Charge

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  An off-duty cop was arrested in The Bronx on Monday on a DUI charge, police said.   Police said that on Monday, Feb. 20, at around 8.46 a.m. Kenneth McNair, 43, an NYPD lieutenant assigned to Transit District 4, was arrested and charged in the 48th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms. It also covers Fordham University’s Bronx campus, Arthur Avenue, the Cross Bronx Expressway and Crotona Park. Transit District 4 covers Union Square Subway Station, 14th Street/Union Square West in Manhattan. McNair, who became a police officer in 2005, was charged with


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Belmont: Two Sought in Murder Probe following Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photo who are sought for questioning in connection to the fatal shooting in the Belmont section of The Bronx of Miguel Vargas, 22, of Tiebout Avenue in Fordham Heights, as reported.   An NYPD spokesperson said that on Monday, Feb. 13, at around 6.57 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a male victim who had been shot at 689 East 187th Street.   “Two unknown individuals arrived at the location on motorized scooter,” the spokesperson said in reference to the incident. “The


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Fordham Manor/Kingsbridge Heights: Valentine’s Day Vigil/Rally Held Following Shooting of Man, 30

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A Valentine’s Day vigil was organized by violence interrupters, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.) on the evening of Feb. 14 in response to the non-fatal shooting of a young man on Saturday, Feb. 11, on the Fordham Manor / Kingsbridge Heights border. The event was attended by District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez.   Police Officer Stephen Echevarria from the 52nd Precinct Community Affairs team said the shooting took place on Feb. 11 at 9:30 p.m.  “Multiple calls for a male shot came through 911 at 196th Street and Morris Avenue,” Echevarria said. “The uncooperative male victim was shot


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Belmont: 22-Year-Old Man from Fordham Heights Dies following Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 22-year-old man from Fordham Heights died after he was fatally shot in the Belmont section of The Bronx, according to the NYPD.   Police said that on Monday, Feb. 13, at around 6.57 p.m., officers from the 48th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot inside 689 East 187th Street.   An NYPD spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 22-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. EMS responded and transported the aided male to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.”   Police said there were no arrests and


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Yadhira González-Taylor Inducted as Civil Court Judge at Monroe College Ceremony

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Belmont native, The Hon. Yadhira González-Taylor, a lawyer, veteran, educator, retired firefighter, children’s author, and mother of three, was formally inducted as a civil court judge of the City of New York for Bronx County on Sunday, Jan. 29 at Monroe College. It followed her November 2022 general election win when, as reported, she garnered 23.30 percent of the vote, along with fellow Democrats, the Hon. Michele Davila who won 22.82 percent of the vote, the Hon. Sophia Hershman who won 20.11 percent and the Hon. Cynthia Isales who won 19.56 percent.   Among the attendees were Bronx District Attorney Darcel


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