Abandoned Pitbull Rescued by Allerton Residents & Placed for Adoption Later Euthanized by ACC

By SÍLE MOLONEY

After an “extremely hungry” and “dehydrated” pitbull was found abandoned in the Allerton section of The Bronx on Saturday, May 4, and was later placed in the care of Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC), the pitbull in question was later euthanized by the center, much to the devastation of the local residents who helped rescue him.

Wakefield: Two People Injured following Residential Fire, Five Households Assisted by Red Cross

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two people suffered minor injuries after a residential fire broke out in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, FDNY officials said.

Fordham Manor: Fire at 2690 Morris Avenue Results in One Minor Civilian Injury

By ASHLEY CASTILLO

One person was injured following a fire last month on Morris Avenue in Fordham Manor, officials from the fire department said.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: 8 Injured, including 2 FFs, in Early Morning Fire on Bainbridge Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Eight people were injured following an early morning residential fire in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, FDNY officials said.

Fordham Manor: Two Injured in Jerome Avenue Crash

By DAVID GREENE

Two people were injured in the Fordham Manor neighborhood in an early morning crash when a vehicle struck a pillar of the elevated subway line along Jerome Avenue, City officials said.

University Heights: Popular Deli, Discount Store Destroyed in Fire

By DAVID GREENE

A fire that broke out inside a popular University Heights deli and that spread to an adjacent 99 Cents store took firefighters more than 90 minutes to extinguish, FDNY officials said. The fire caused a lot of damage to the two businesses, leaving a shell of the one-story structure remaining.

UPDATE Bedford Park: Two Firefighters Injured in Fire at 3071 Villa Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two firefighters were injured responding to a fire in Bedford Park on Wednesday afternoon, FDNY officials said.

UPDATE Bedford Park: Two Households Assisted by Red Cross after Fire at 3050 Grand Concourse

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY said there were no reported injuries following an afternoon residential fire in Bedford Park on Monday, June 24. However, a resident of the affected building later disputed this.

UPDATE St. James Park Large Tree Branch Fall Sends Kids & Mom with Stroller Running but Results in No Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Around ten kids and a young mom with a toddler and a younger child in a stroller narrowly escaped injury on Saturday night in St. James Park in Fordham Manor after a heavy tree branch suddenly broke off and crashed to the ground, sending those underneath scrambling to safety, an eyewitness said.

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Abandoned Pitbull Rescued by Allerton Residents & Placed for Adoption Later Euthanized by ACC

Wakefield: Two People Injured following Residential Fire, Five Households Assisted by Red Cross

Fordham Manor: Fire at 2690 Morris Avenue Results in One Minor Civilian Injury

UPDATE Fordham Manor: 8 Injured, including 2 FFs, in Early Morning Fire on Bainbridge Avenue

Fordham Manor: Two Injured in Jerome Avenue Crash

University Heights: Popular Deli, Discount Store Destroyed in Fire

UPDATE Bedford Park: Two Firefighters Injured in Fire at 3071 Villa Avenue

UPDATE Bedford Park: Two Households Assisted by Red Cross after Fire at 3050 Grand Concourse

UPDATE St. James Park Large Tree Branch Fall Sends Kids & Mom with Stroller Running but Results in No Injuries