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UPDATE-Fordham Heights: 18-Year-Old Youth Dead and 19-Year-Old Wounded in Shoot-Out

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police have arrested two people following the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old young man and the wounding of a second 19-year-old male youth during an apparent drive-by shooting following a Fourth of July street celebration in Fordham Heights.   As reported, police said that on Wednesday, July 5, at around 2.21 a.m., officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding two young men who had been shot at 2256 Morris Avenue.   “Upon arrival officers observed an 18-year-old male with a gun shot wound to the leg and 19-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the hip,”


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Norwood: Pedestrian Apparently Injured in Apparent Hit & Run on Gun Hill Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The condition of a seemingly injured person seen lying on East Gun Hill Road in Norwood in a video filmed by a bystander on Thursday afternoon, June 29, is currently unknown.   A video posted to the Citizens’ App on Thursday, June 29, at around 1.30 p.m. shows a person lying on Gun Hill Road by the intersection with DeKalb Avenue, surrounded by bystanders, some using walking canes. According to unverified reports by users of the Citizens’ App, the person was hit by a car at 47 E Gun Hill Road around 1 p.m.   Users of the app


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UPDATE South Bronx: Two Injured, One Critical following Scooter / MTA Bus Crash

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
A 58-year-old scooter driver is in critical condition in hospital and a second 60-year-old male scooter driver was also injured after a collision in the South Bronx involving two scooters and an MTA bus on the morning of Juneteenth, June 19.   An NYPD spokeswoman said the collision occurred at 10.28 a.m. when 58-year-old male scooter driver and and a 60-year-old male scooter driver were both traveling southbound on Third Avenue [between E 149th Street and Westchester Avenue]. “Both of the scooters collided with each other, and as a result, one of the scooters wound up colliding with an MTA


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East Bronx: 60-Year-Old Man Survives Shooting with Minor Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
A 60-year-old man has survived a shooting with minor injuries on Saturday, June 17, in the Laconia section of the East Bronx.   A police spokesperson said the shooting occurred at around 8.30 p.m. at 1255 Adee Avenue. He said the victim incurred graze wounds to the hand. “He refused medical attention at the scene by EMS,” the spokesperson said.   The investigation is ongoing.   Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging


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Morris Heights: Police Appeal to Public for Help Identifying Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Man 42

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
  THE NYPD IS appealing to the public for help identifying the individual seen in this video who they say is sought in connection to a homicide that occurred in front of 1538 University Avenue in Morris Heights on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the individual seen in the attached video and photo who they say is sought in connection to a homicide that occurred in Morris Heights. Police said that on Saturday, June 10, at around 4.46 a.m., in the front of 1538 University Avenue,


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Fordham Heights: Man, 62, Hospitalized following Daylight Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
A 62-year-old man has been hospitalized following a daylight shooting in Fordham Heights on Friday, June 16.   An NYPD spokesperson said, “At 16.50 hours, at 2386 Ryer Avenue, a male…he was shot once in the knee.” The address is the location of Ryer Housing Development, and is located between East 187th Street and East 184th, one block from the Grand Concourse, according to Google Maps. The spokesperson added that the victim, whose age was confirmed as 62, was transported by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.   “Perpetrators fled on foot southbound on Ryre Avenue,” the spokesperson


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UPDATE Air Quality Advisory Remains in Effect Through Friday due to Canadian Wild Fires

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs provided New Yorkers with an update on Thursday on the unprecedented event the city is facing as a result of smoke coming from Canadian wildfires. At 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, the Air Quality Index hit 484, meaning “hazardous” the highest level for health concern on the index level, City officials said, adding that there was potential for conditions to significantly improve on Thursday.   “We are encouraging New Yorkers to stay home and indoors today, whenever possible,” a City representative said on Thursday. “All New Yorkers should limit outdoor activity to the


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UPDATE Mt. Hope: Search for Assailant after Straphanger Pushed onto Subway Tracks

By SÍLE MOLONEY  
THE NEW YORK City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in this video who is sought in connection with an assault that occurred at the 174th-175th Street Subway Station serving the B/D lines. Police said a man was pushed from behind from the platform onto the subway tracks. Video courtesy of the NYPD The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who police say is sought for questioning in connection with an assault inside a Mt. Hope subway


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UPDATE Mayor & City Officials Address Deteriorating NYC Air Quality due to Canadian Wild Fires

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed the deteriorating air quality across the five boroughs on Tuesday night due to smoke coming from recently reported Canadian wildfires, with the Air Quality Index hitting 218 at 10 p.m. on Tuesday in parts of New York City, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A rating of 218 means “very unhealthy” on the “Levels of Health Concern,” according to City officials.   “Smoke from wildfires in Canada began to impact New York City’s air quality today, and conditions this evening have worsened with additional smoke and haze moving into the region,”


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