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Landlord of Burned Bronx Building Sued to Stop Heat Monitoring

  Hundreds of tenants were displaced after a fire ripped through the top floor of 2910 Wallace Ave. in The Bronx, Jan. 14, 2025.  Credit:  Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Ved Parkash had 10 properties put in a city housing agency program to track temperatures in chronically cold apartments. One just caught fire, leaving more than 250 homeless.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Samantha Maldonado ,  Mia Hollie , and  Jonathan Custodio BRONX - The landlord whose Bronx building burned in a five-alarm fire Friday fought the city’s housing agency in court last year in an unsuccessful bid to exit a city program that requires monitoring for landlords with chronic heat complaints. Landlord Ved Parkash owns 2910 Wallace Avenue, a now burnt-out 98-unit apartment building in the Allerton neighborhood of The Bronx, just east of the New York Botanical Garden. That apartment building, along with nine others ...
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Sex Attack Suspect Still Walking Around Neighborhood?

Social Media Claims Man Sought in Pelham Bay Attack of Teen Seen Recently in the Area
A poster of the suspect posted to the social media app Next Door of a suspect wanted in connection with an attempted sex assault of a 15-year-old girl in Pelham Bay Park. -Photo courtesy of Next Door

A poster of the suspect posted to the social media app Next Door of a suspect wanted in connection with an attempted sex assault of a 15-year-old girl in Pelham Bay Park. -Photo courtesy of Next Door


By David Greene 

Bronx Voice 

June 4, 2024


BRONX- The NYPD is asking for the public's help in identifying a sketch of a suspect still wanted in connection with the attempted sexual assault of a teenager inside of the popular Pelham Bay Park. One social media user claims he has seen the suspect after the attack. 


On May 23, the NYPD released information on the thwarted attack as well as a composite sketch of the suspect. According to a police source the incident took place at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. 



The NYPD official told the Bronx Voice, "A 15-year-old female was walking along a path inside of Pelham Bay Park, when she was approached by an unknown individual who engaged her in conversation."


The official continued, "The individual proceeded to put the victim in a headlock and dragged her to a wooded area of the park before attempting to sexually assault her. The victim fought off the individual and fled the location." 



The official added that the victim suffered minor injuries and refused medical attention.


Police describe the assailant as a male, 20 to 30 years old, with a medium complexion and slim build. The individual also is said to have a mustache and "curly eyelashes." 




The suspect in the case was last seen wearing a green hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants.


According to "R.D." a user of the popular 'Next Door' app, alerted residents, "He didn't have a mustache when I saw him, it was after the incident with the victim. He was asking for directions to Co-op City." R.D.'s claim could not be immediately verified, but R.D. ended his post stating that he had called the tip line and alerted police.



Anyone with any information is urged to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1 (800) 577-TIPS, or logging into their website at: https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, all calls remain confidential.

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Location: Pelham Bay Park, Middletown Road & Stadium Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465, USA

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