Morris Heights Health Center (MHHC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 29 for its new facility in Wakefi eld. Photos by Jason Cohen
Dental facility opens in Wakefi eld
BRONX TIMES REPORTER,48 NOVVEMBER 6-12, 2020 BTR
BY JENNA BAGCAL
The NYPD is asking for the public’s
assistance in fi nding the suspect in an
October shooting in the south Bronx,
which left two teens in the hospital.
On Thursday, Oct. 22 just before 7
p.m., two 18-year-old men were standing
in front of a Westchester Avenue building
when they reportedly got into an argument
with an unidentifi ed man.
Police in the 40th Precinct reported
that the armed suspect allegedly fi red
multiple shots from a silver gun, striking
one victim in the chest and the other
in the back. The suspect then fl ed on foot
toward the St Mary’s Houses.
EMS personnel transported the victims
to Lincoln Hospital, where they
were in stable condition.
The suspect is described at darkskinned
man who is approximately 16
to 18 years old with a medium build
and black hair. He was last seen wearing
a red hoodie, black sweatpants and
black sneakers.
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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.
COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips.
All calls and messages are
strictly confi dential.
Surveillance footage of the suspect.
Photo courtesy of NYPD
BY JASON COHEN
Morris Heights Health Center
(MHHC) unveiled its new
dental facility in Wakefi eld on
Thursday morning.
New York State Assembly
Speaker Carl Heastie, who allocated
$1 million to MHHC
with a NYS Capital Assistance
Grant, was in attendance for the
ribbon cutting. The 810 square
foot space at 825 E. 233rd St., offers
four state-of-the-art operatory
rooms, a laboratory room
and an X-ray room.
“I want to take this opportunity
to thank the speaker for
such a generous contribution
that allows us to do the work
that we need to do for the community,”
said MHHC Chairman
Robert Mercedes.
Heastie, who has lived in
Morris Heights his entire life,
is proud to have funded such a
worthy cause. He stressed that
dental health is just as important
as caring for the rest of
the body.
“Having a fi rst class facility
like this in a working class immigrant
Caribbean community
is essential,” he said. “It’s these
types of days that remind me
why I got into public service.”
The location at 233rd
Street currently provides primary
care, adult and pediatrics
and WIC, nutritional and
podiatry services.
Teen shoots two in BX