Wakefield: Two Sought following Shooting of 31-Year-Old Man

    The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached video and photo who are sought for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred in the 47th precinct.   It was reported to police that on Wednesday Nov. 10, at approximately 11.30 p.m., in front of 4600 White Plains Road, two individuals approached a 31-year-old male victim and one of them produced a firearm and shot him once in the buttocks and twice in his left leg.   The assailants fled the scene on foot eastbound on East


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Jerome Park: Search for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl, reported missing on Saturday, Nov. 13, in the 52nd precinct. Felicana Esteban, 15, of 2928 Jerome Avenue, Apartment 1E, Bronx, New York, was last seen at her home at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13.   She is described as being 5 feet, 3 inches tall, and  weighs 110 pounds. A photo of Felicana is attached.   Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public


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Bedford Park: Man Sought in Connection with Shooting

  The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought for questioning in connection with a shooting that occurred in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd precinct.   It was reported to police that on Tuesday Nov. 9, at approximately 10.27 p.m., in front of 2804 Bainbridge Avenue in Bedford Park, the person discharged several rounds from a firearm into the air, and then fled on foot westbound on East 198th Street.  There were no injuries or no property damage was reported as a result of


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Mount Hope: Two Sought in Connection with Shooting Incident

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying two individuals seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a shooting that occurred in Mount Hope, located in the 46th precinct.   On Sunday, Nov. 7, at approximately 9.42 p.m., the individuals displayed a firearm in front of an unknown male victim in the vicinity of 2000 Anthony Avenue. They then discharged the firearm at least three times at the victim before fleeing the location. No injuries were reported.   One of the individuals is described as a male who was wearing a Yankee baseball cap.


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Edenwald: Search for Three Men following Shooting

    The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the three individuals seen in the attached video and photo who are sought in connection with a shooting that occurred in Edenwald, located in the 47th precinct.   It was reported to police that on Tuesday Oct. 4, at approximately 1.45 a.m., inside 1851 Schiefelin Place, the three individuals entered the location, and one discharged one round from a firearm into an apartment door. There were no injuries reported as a result of the shooting, only property damage to the apartment door. The three later


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Williamsbridge: Three People Shot, One Fatally

The New York Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who are sought for questioning, following a shooting which injured three, one fatally, in Williamsbridge.   On Sunday, Oct. 31, at approximately 00.50 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who was shot at Colden Avenue and Adee Avenue, in Williamsbridge, located in the 49th precinct.   Upon arrival in front of 951 Adee Aevneue, police observed three victims with gunshot wounds. The first victim was a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. The second was


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UPDATE Bronx Elected Officials Hold Various Halloween Celebrations Across the Borough

Bronx elected officials teamed up in various groups to co-host a number of Halloween celebrations for youngsters across the borough last weekend, ahead of Election Day.   In Pelham Bay Park in the Northeast Bronx, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez (NY-14) and State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D 34) co-hosted a Halloween celebration for families in the area, which included face painting, mask decorating, candy, and socially distanced, family-friendly games.   Others contributing to the festivities included City Councilman Kevin Riley (C.D. 12) and, as reported, projected winner of the District 13 City Council race, Democratic candidate, Marjorie Velázquez, as well as community


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Van Nest: Car Wash Employee Shot

A car wash employee in the Van Nest neighborhood was hospitalized with a gun shot wound to the leg after a customer got into a verbal dispute with the employee, pulled a gun and shot the worker.   Police officials say the shooting took place inside the B&G hand carwash, located at 1243 East Tremont Avenue at Van Nest Avenue, just after 2 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 17. The NYPD is now asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached video and photograph who is wanted for questioning in connection to the assault.   Police


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Op-Ed: The Myth of Redemptive Violence

Several million dollars’ worth of fiction exploded a few week ago, leaving cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, 42, a wife and mom, dead, and plunging actor, Alec Baldwin, who accidentally shot her, into a state of unimaginable hell.   This happened on Oct. 21, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the set of the movie Rust. Despite the enormity of coverage the incident has gotten, I remain bewitched with incredulity over one unanswered question. Baldwin, the star and one of the producers of the movie, a western, was practicing his gun draw, using a prop gun he’d been given — except the gun


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