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Precinct update: committee hears about homicide arrest, residents press for fixes to Rhinelander Avenue school traffic
Summary
At the Jan. 21 meeting, the committee was told overall crime is 'pretty good' but learned of a recent homicide arrest; residents and members raised safety concerns about double-parked school buses and blocked sight lines on Rhinelander Avenue and asked police to follow up with the school and bus depot.
The Bronx County/City Economic Development and Public Safety Committee on Jan. 21, 2026, heard a precinct update from Lieutenant Markkanen of the 49th Precinct, who said overall crime was "pretty good" but that a recent homicide at Eastchester Garden Houses resulted in an arrest.
Committee members and residents used the police update to press for action on a separate public-safety matter: persistent congestion during school dismissal on Rhinelander…
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