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New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched the New York City Safe Charging Accelerator to ensure safe e-bike usage and charging, and to prevent deadly lithium-ion battery fires in New York City. As a part of this accelerator, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) will propose a rule to expedite approvals for property owners to more quickly install e-bike battery swapping and charging cabinets on public sidewalks, removing barriers to their installation and making them accessible and usable for e-bike users. -Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office By Mayor Eric Adams  Community OpEd  July 30, 2024  Follow @Bronxvoice1 NEW YORK - New York is the safest big city in America, and we are working hard every day to keep New Yorkers safe from all kinds of dangers — including those posed by lithium-ion battery fires. While the rise of battery-powered mobility devices has had many positive effects, too many of these devices contain uncertified lith...

Beats Man After he Almost Runs Him Over The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the assaults which left two men unconscious. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice July 25, 2024 Follow @Bronxvoice1 MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for a moped rider who beat two men unconscious. The attacker got into a dispute with the victim after he almost ran him over with a moped. At around 2:40 am on July 22, a man was riding a moped on the sidewalk in front of 627 9th Avenue. The moped driver bumped into a 56-year-old man who was standing in front of a bar at the location. Cops said the man confronted the moped driver and that’s when things got heated. The driver began arguing with the pedestrian. Suddenly the driver sucker punched the pedestrian knocking him to the ground unconscious. Cops said the victim’s 38-year-old friend tried to intervene. The driver then punched the Good Samaritan in the face knocking him unconscious. The attacker then hopped back on h...

Girl, age 12, Sexually Assaulted by 2 Men - Cops Say By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice July 23, 2024 Follow @Bronxvoice1 MANHATTAN - Cops are searching for two men for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. The NYPD released a video of the alleged suspects. Investigators released surveillance video taken from inside the lobby of an apartment building in East Harlem. Cops said the men are wanted in connection to the attack on the girl. Details are sparse. At around 6:30 pm on July 21, a 12-year-old girl was attacked by two males in the vicinity of East 113th Street and 1st Avenue.  Cops said the girl was sexually assaulted by the attackers. The girl was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at  https:/...

Dispute Turns Deadly on Train The NYPD is searching for four men in connection with a stabbing at the Times Square Station. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice July 12, 2024 Follow @Bronxvoice1 MANHATTAN - A man was stabbed inside a subway car at Times Square and now cops are searching for four men. The NYPD just released surveillance video of four men wanted in connection with the stabbing at the 42nd Street station. At around 11:30 pm on July 9, a 31-year-old male was riding a southbound “A” Train. Cops said at some point a verbal dispute broke out between the victim and a group of four men on the train. Suddenly the group pounced. The victim was stabbed repeatedly in the abdomen and the back.  When the train stopped the attackers ran out. EMS rushed the victim to Bellevue Hospital where he was treated and listed in stable condition. The NYPD released surveillance video taken from inside the Times Square Station. The first suspect is describe...

Tried to Set Emergency Vehicle on Fire on Lower East Side The NYPD is searching for a man who set fire to an Orthodox Jewish emergency vehicle. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice July 11, 2024 Follow @Bronxvoice1 MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for an arsonist who set fire to an emergency vehicle from an Orthodox Jewish ambulance organization on the Lower East Side. Now the case is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Police released the surveillance video which shows the fire as well as the suspected arsonist. The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an arson that is being investigated as a possible hate crime. -Photo by NYPD At around 11 pm on July 6, a Hatzalah emergency vehicle was parked in front of 557 Grand Street. Cops said a man walked up to the truck and intentionally started a fire at the rear of the vehicle. The surveillance video shows the suspect crouched down at the rear of the truck on the passenger side. He is seen i...