Norwood: No Reported Injuries after Electrical Fire Breaks Out at 3319 Decatur Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

There were no reported injuries following a fire in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Friday night, according to the City’s fire department.

UPDATE Parkside Housing Project: No Injuries Reported after Fire Breaks Out on 7th Floor at 669 Arnow Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A residential fire which broke out in the NYCHA Parkside Housing Project, located south of the Olinville section of The Bronx on Thursday, Jan. 16, amid snowy conditions, has been extinguished according to the FDNY.

NY Lottery: 2nd Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold in Allerton in 10 Days

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on Saturday, Feb. 24, a top-prize winning ticket was sold in The Bronx for the Feb. 23 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The ticket was sold at RANCH MINI MARKET & DELI INC., located at 2739 White Plains Road in Allerton just southeast of the Parkside Housing Project and was worth $38,846.50.

Bronx-Based Citywide Scooter Bandit Network Busted!

By DAVID GREENE

Hours after an early morning raid took place on Monday, Feb. 5, on an apartment at the NYCHA Parkside Housing Project in Allerton, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Edward Caban joined other members of the NYPD at a joint press conference held at NYPD headquarters at One Police Plaza to announce that nine people had been charged in the context of an elaborate cellphone robbery pattern with international criminal links.

Two Moped Riders Sought in Bronx & Manhattan Armed Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the people seen in the attached photo and surveillance video who they say are sought in connection with a robbery pattern that was identified during December and January across various Bronx neighborhoods located within the perimeters of both the 49th and the 50th Precincts, as well as in other northern Manhattan neighborhoods.

Allerton: Two Sought for Armed Morning Robbery of 29-Year-Old Pedestrian

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photo who they say are wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery that occurred south of the Parkside Housing Project in the Allerton section of The Bronx.

Rivera Comments on Adopted State Budget, Supports “Protect the People’s Budget Act”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined his colleagues in the senate majority to vote for the 10 bills approving the 2023-2024 New York State Budget of $229 billion before Gov. Kathy Hochul finally signed the overdue budget into law on May 3. Rivera, who represents much of the northwest Bronx including Norwood, voted in favor of all bills, which covered the following areas: aid to localities; debt service; revenue; capital projects; State operations; legislature and judiciary; transportation; economic development and environmental conservation (TEDE); public protection and general government (PPGG); education, labor, and family assistance (ELFA); and health and mental hygiene

By SÍLE MOLONEY

All hands were called on Sunday afternoon, May 14, to respond to a fire on the third floor of a multiple dwelling located at 3003 Olinville Avenue in the Olinville section of the borough, just north of Parkside Housing Project. An FDNY spokesperson told Norwood News that the department received the call at 2.34 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. “Members were able to determine that the fire was located in the multiple dwelling [at 3003 Olinville Avenue],” the spokesperson said. According to the FDNY, 12 units comprising 60 firefighters were deployed in response to the fire, which officials said was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on Wednesday, Aug. 11, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the August 10 TAKE 5 drawing. The ticket, worth $10,971.00, was purchased at H&M Deli & Grocery, located at 901 Burke Avenue in the vicinity of Gun Hill Houses and the Parkside Housing Project. The five winning numbers for the TAKE 5 game are drawn from a field of one to 39. The TAKE 5 drawing is televised every day at 10:30 p.m. A Lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing. New