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Police Looking For Two Missing Bronx Teenagers

Police sent out two media alerts this morning, asking for help in locating two missing Bronx teenagers: 13-year-old Ross Harrison and 14-year-old Darniese Dervin. Both live in the 46th Precinct

Bronx Notes: Workshops to Improve Communities

The Department of City Planning will hold interactive community workshops in University Heights, Saturday, March 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Monroe College’s gymnasium, Ustin Hall, at the corner of Jerome Avenue and 190th Street, and in Melrose, Saturday, March 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Boricua College’s 4th floor conference room, 890 Washington Ave., to encourage participation in exercises that address important community issues. For more information or to RSVP, call Shawn Brede at (718) 220-8505.

Saturday Tour to Explore Rezoning Of Kingsbridge and U-Heights

Community Board 7’s Land Use Committee is hosting a walking tour of several neighborhoods in Kingsbridge Heights and University Heights to assess possible rezoning options. The walk is set to begin 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, in front of the Kingsbridge Armory (West Kingsbridge Road and Davidson Avenue).

More NW BX Violence: 4-year-old Boy Shot; Gunman Shoots Up Bronx Lebanon

The recent outbreak of violence in the northwest Bronx continues. A four-year-old boy was shot during a botched robbery attempt in University Heights on Tuesday night. Last night, two hospital workers were struck by bullets when a gunman opened fire at Bronx Lebanon Hospital in Mount Eden.

Fight Over Worship at Schools Puts U-Heights Church in Spotlight

When the leaders of Bronx Household of Faith, an evangelical Christian congregation based in University Heights, first approached the city, in 1994, about using its public schools to hold worship services, they didn’t think much of it. They certainly did not think they would find themselves, 17 years later, fighting for freedom of religion and speech as part of a back-and-forth legal case that could end up in front of the Supreme Court.