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Police, Community Mourn Fallen Police Officer

Police officers stand at attention and salute as the body of Detective Didarul Islam is carried through the streets of Parkchester on July 31. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene Bronx Voice August 1, 2025 BRONX - Thousands of police officers from across the metropolitan area and beyond gathered at the Parkchester Jame Masjid on Virginia Avenue to pay their respects and say goodbye to fallen police officer Didarul Islam, 36. Islam was one of four people killed by ‘active shooter’ Shane Tamura, who walked into a midtown office building with an assault rifle on July 28. The gunman later fatally turned the gun on himself. On July 31, officers flooded the surrounding streets as several roadblocks were set up in the area with Sanitation trucks blocking several intersections. Public officials in attendance included Governor ...

Honoring Memorial Day at Woodlawn

Norwood veteran and member of AmVets Post # 38 places a flag at the grave of an American service member at the Woodlawn Cemetery. -Photo by David Greene


By David Greene 

Bronx Voice 

May 30, 2023


BRONX - Several local groups including members of Community Board # 7 fanned out across the 400-acre cemetery to place American flags at the graves of nearly 9,000 U.S. servicemen and women. 




The Flagging event was hosted by the Woodlawn Conservancy who expected that all of the graves would have a flag placed at the graves of all service members in time for Memorial Day.




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