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5 Teens Missing from Castle Hill Group Home

The NYPD says five female teens have gone missing from a foster home on Howe Avenue in the Castle Hill section between May 14 and June 7. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice July 1, 2025 BRONX - The NYPD is asking for the public's help in locating five female teenagers who have gone missing from a group home in Castle Hill—the teens disappeared on different days within a 24-day span. All of the teens were from a group home on Howe Avenue that is run by the non-profit Catholic Guardian Services (CGS) which is affiliated with and shares office space in the same building as the Archdiocese of New York. According to the NYPD, Jy-Lee Connor, 14, went missing after she left the group home at 7 p.m. on May 14 and has not returned. She is described as female with brown eyes, 5 foot 6’ tall and weighs 120 pounds. Jayleen Suarez, 15, was reported missing after she left the home at 7:30 a.m. on ...

Shock and Awe - Bronx Building Collapse Unnerves Community

Bronx Building Partially Collapses  

The FDNY digs through the debris of a building collapse in the Bronx. So far no injuires have been reported. -Citizen App


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 11, 2023 


BRONX - The FDNY is searching through the wreckage of a partial building collapse in the Bronx. At this time officials have reported no injuries.


Emergency crews responded to a partial collapse at 1915 Billingsley Terraces at around 3:30 pm in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.


The exterior wall of 1915 Billingsley Terraces collapsed. -Citizen App


Citizen App video captured the dramatic scene. The corner exterior wall of the entire six-story building fell away. From the street people could see into the tenant’s bedrooms and apartments. 


The building had a scaffolding shed around the site previously. It is unknown if repairs were being carried out prior to the collapse.


It is unknown if this weekend’s heavy rains played a part in the collapse.  


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