Motorcyclist Dies in Two-Vehicle Collision Close to Kingsbridge Heights, 2nd Driver in Custody

By DAVID GREENE

A 29-year-old male motorcyclist has died following a two-vehicle motor collision in the vicinity of Kingsbridge Heights. On Thursday, Aug. 5, at around 11.13 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a crash near the corner of West 229th Street and Bailey Avenue (in the vicinity of 2860 Bailey Avenue), in the 50th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed the 29-year-old motorcyclist lying on the roadway with head and body trauma. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Further investigation by the NYPD highway district’s collision investigation

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have opened an investigation following the discovery of a body in the basement of a building in Bedford Park. Police responded to a call about a bad odor inside 2854 Briggs Avenue in Bedford Park in the 52nd precinct, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at approximately 4.52 p.m. Upon arrival, officers observed a man, lying unconscious and unresponsive inside the basement of the location. EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. The New York City medical examiner will determine the cause of death. The incident has

By SILE MOLONEY

Police have re-classified a robbery investigation as a murder inquiry following the death of one of two male victims involved in a robbery and assault which occurred in Mount Hope on Saturday. Police responded to a 911 call on Saturday, July 25, at approximately 2.38 a.m. regarding an assault in progress near the corner of East 176th Street and Carter Avenue in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx, located in the 46th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed two men, a 42-year-old and a 38-year-old, each with head trauma. EMS responded to the location, and transported the 42-year-old

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Video courtesy of Citizen This is a developing story. A bus accident involving a Bee-line bus has been confirmed by police at 3660 Jerome Avenue in Norwood, close to Woodlawn subway station. It occurred at 11.05 a.m. on Thursday, July 29. Citizen App videos show emergency services at the scene. Citizen App users said that police report that there were 11 people injured, some seriously. Video courtesy of Citizen Norwood News contacted the NYPD directly and they could only confirm at this time that there were multiple injuries. They said a bus struck the elevated train pillar. The

By DAVID GREENE

Officers from the 52nd precinct were called to a Norwood building on Saturday after a woman reported being beaten by three women inside an apartment. According to police, officers responded to a 911 call at 12.50 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, after a female victim told police that during a visit to see a person at 3361 Decatur Avenue, located between East 209th Street and East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, three women punched her and pulled her hair. Officers reported that the victim had sustained multiple scratches to her body and a bloody lip. EMS responded to

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAVID GREENE & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Heavy rain and severe weather on Thursday, July 8, as well as the arrival of Storm Elsa which ripped through the City on Friday, July 9, caused widespread havoc across the Bronx, causing streets and parks to be flooded on both days. An electrical fire also broke out at 206th Street subway station in Norwood, apparently as a result of emergency services responding to flooding. Early indicators of the extent of the heavy rainfall were posted to social media on Thursday, July 8, which showed people wading through waist-high water at 157th Street station in the Bronx, serving the

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for the gunman who shot and wounded a 33-year-old man in Bedford Park on Sunday, June 27 at 9.05 a.m. According to police the man was shot several times inside a five-story apartment building on East 199th Street, close to Marion Avenue, in the 52nd precinct. He sustained several gunshot wounds. EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas hospital in stable condition. There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers

By DAVID GREENE

Quick-thinking police officers rushed to the aid of an unconscious man who had apparently suffered an accidental overdose at Kingsbridge Road subway at the weekend. Officers used a powerful anti-opioid drug to quickly revive him, possibly saving the man’s life in the process. According to NYPD Detective Denise Moroney, the dramatic incident unfolded outside the turnstile at the Kingsbridge Road subway station, located at East Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue on the border of Kingsbridge Heights and Fordham Manor, and which services the 4 train. A 911 call was received at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, June 26,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who is wanted in connection to an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor, in the 52nd precinct. On June 25, at approximately 11.10 p.m., in front of 2710 Morris Avenue, in Fordham Manor, the suspect fired several rounds from a firearm at a group of people, striking a 26-year-old man in the left thigh and a 20-year-old man in the right ankle, before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction. The 26-year-old victim was transported by EMS to St. Barnabas