UPDATE Fordham Manor: Group Seen with Stolen Vehicle No Longer Being Sought

By ARIEL PACHECO

The NYPD said on Jan. 8 that pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the group of people seen in the attached photo and video who they said were wanted for questioning in connection to the theft of a vehicle in Fordham Manor, are no longer being sought.

Bedford Park: Man Sought for Stealing from 63-Year-Old Woman

By ARIEL PACHECO

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who they say is sought for questioning in connection with theft from a senior in Bedford Park.

NYC Health Department Announces Most Popular Names for Babies Born in 2023

By ARIEL PACHECO

New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) announced on Dec. 27, 2024, that a total of 10,613 babies were born in The Bronx in 2023. This compared with 39,484 born in Manhattan the same year, 22,297 born in Brooklyn, 20,148 born in Queens, and 5,847 born on Staten Island.

Bedford Park: Creston Avenue Pharmacy Holds 2nd Annual Toy Giveaway

By DAVID GREENE

For the second year in a row, Creston Avenue Pharmacy, located at 29 East 198th Street in Bedford Park, held a Holiday Toy Giveaway, providing toys and gifts to 350 local children.

NYC Health + Hospitals Welcomes the First Bronx Babies of 2025 Born in its Network

By ARIEL PACHECO

NYC Health + Hospitals/ Jacobi | North Central Bronx welcomed two newborn babies in the early hours of Jan. 1, the first children to be born at each facility in 2025.

Morris Park: Montefiore Welcomes First Newborn Baby of 2025!

By ARIEL PACHECO

Montefiore Health System welcomed the first newborn baby to be delivered in the New Year within its network at midnight on Jan. 1, 2025.

Bedford Park: Building Applications Filed for New 8-Story Building at 3180 Villa Avenue

By ARIEL PACHECO

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 8-story residential building at 3180 Villa Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

UPDATE Gun Hill Section: Six People including Mother Used as Human Shield & Daughter Shot in White Plains Road Store

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD has released photo and video of two unidentified gunmen sought for questioning in connection to the shooting of six people, including a 40-year-old mother who was used as a human shield, and her 12-year-old daughter, inside a White Plains Road convenience store in the Olinville section of The Bronx on Monday evening, Dec. 30. They said the two “opened fire in the middle of the street” and continued shooting inside the small “crowded convenience store” injuring all six people in the process.