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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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Broadway Stars & Bronx Youth Harmonize at Montefiore, Addressing Teen Mental Health Crisis

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
Bronx kids and teens joined Broadway performers, including Lexi Lawson and Samantha Williams and Keren Abreu for a special event, Empowering Youth Through Songwriting and Performance, at Montefiore Medical Center earlier this month to address the teen mental health crisis.   Hear Your Song, a nonprofit that empowers children and teens who live with serious illness and complex health needs to make their voices heard through collaborative songwriting, teamed up with Montefiore, described by Montefiore officials as a leading academic medical center, for the event at the center, located at 110 East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, on May 3. The two organizations


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UPDATE SEE IT: Bedford Park Melee at BP Gas Station, Employee Placed in Chokehold, Assaulted

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park. However, employees at the store later said the incident arose due to a misunderstanding between two employees.   Police said that on Thursday, May 18, at around 11.17 a.m., four male individuals entered the store located at 3276 Jerome Avenue, and attempted to leave with some merchandise without paying. The address is the site of a BP gas station, a convenience store, and a Dunkin Donuts. CCTV CAMERA


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Williamsbridge: NYPD Release Video of Group Sought in White Plains Road Shooting of Two

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought in connection with an assault that occurred at 3762 White Plains Road in Williamsbridge on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD has released photos and video of a group of people who department officials say are sought in connection with a shooting that occurred in Williamsbridge on Thursday afternoon, as previously reported, and is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating them.   Police said that on Thursday,


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Norwood: As State Budget Talks Drag On, Health Officials Join Advocates Calling to Expand Healthcare Coverage to Immigrants

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As State elected officials remain in Albany thrashing out the latest overdue State budget deal with Gov. Kathy Hochul, a group of about 20 immigrants and health care workers joined nonprofit, Make the Road New York, for a rally outside Montefiore Medical Center on 210th Street in Norwood on Thursday, April 20, to call for the expansion of healthcare to immigrants.   Arlene Cruz Escobar, director of health programs at the nonprofit, addressed those gathered, saying, “We’re here today to stand in solidarity with our immigrant community members, our family, our friends, healthcare providers, nurses, health administrators, impacted community members.


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Doug Condit “One of a Kind”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Norwood and other local Bronx residents were heartbroken to learn on Sunday, April 2, of the death of beloved, active community member, Doug Condit, Jr., a Vietnam veteran who, among other roles, was one of the main drivers behind the opening, in 2018, of Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval Skate Park.   Fellow veteran and member of Friends of Mosholu Parkland (FOMP), Lorita Watson, one of many friends who had been visiting Condit in recent months as he underwent hospice care for colon cancer at his Wayne Avenue home, said, “Doug was a great guy with a lot of grit. He lived an


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UPDATE Norwood: 25-Year-Old Man Stable after Being Shot on Hull Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
  Police said a man is being treated at an area hospital after he was shot in Norwood on Saturday, April 8.   A police spokesperson said the incident occurred at around 6.16 p.m. at the corner of East 209th Street and Hull Avenue. The spokesperson said, “We have an individual [who] was shot one time in the right buttocks while sitting in a car.” He said the victim transported himself to Montefiore Medical Center in Norwood, and is in a stable condition. We asked if the person was sitting with the car door closed or open when the shooting occurred. “I


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UPDATE Wakefield: One Dead, One Injured in Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 24-year-old man has died and a 42-year-old man has been hospitalized following a shooting in Wakefield over the weekend. Police said that on Sunday, March 19, at around 11.48 p.m. officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at a deli located at 4702 White Plains Road.   An NYPD spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 24-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the torso. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased.” The spokesperson added, “A second


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