Category: The Bronx

The Kid Mero (real name Joel Martinez), one of the biggest entertainers from the Bronx, is working to bring up the next generation of new talent — coming from unexpected places.  “There’s a dude right now in some random country, town — spin the globe, point a finger, and there’s a guy who’s the most…

Special victims detectives in the Bronx nabbed an alleged rapist hours after he violently attacked a woman on a street early Wednesday morning, Dec. 11, 2024. Photo courtesy of NYPD Special victims detectives in the Bronx nabbed an alleged rapist hours after he violently attacked a woman on a street early Wednesday morning. Gregory Williams,…

A 60-year-old man was killed in a traffic collision at the corner of Givan Avenue and Eastchester Road in the Bronx on Nov. 30, 2024. Google maps Police are investigating after a speeding BMW driver struck and killed a 60-year-old man in the Bronx during a chain reaction collision early Saturday morning. Law enforcement sources…

The new 40th Precinct station house at East 149th Street and St. Ann’s Avenue opened to residents this week. Photo courtesy of the Department of Design and Construction NYPD officers, elected officials and community members cut the ribbon on the new 40th Precinct station house in the South Bronx on Nov. 20. According to the…

If you walk anywhere in the city between now and March, you may spot Westchester-based artist Cherie Corso’s interactive public art project — and don’t be surprised when she invites you to step on it.  For her project, “Pulse of NY,” Corso invites people to walk across a five-by-five-foot painted canvas. If they’re willing to…

A two alarm brush fire scorched two acres of Prospect Park on November 8. Courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance Amid a historic drought, the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) has reported an unprecedented spike in brush fires across the city, with the Bronx bearing the brunt of the blazes. Between Oct. 29 and…

NYPD teamed up with K-Pop boy band Big Ocean Tuesday to surprise students at St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf to empower children living with impairments.  Big Ocean are K-Pop’s first hard-of-hearing act who have dedicated themselves to sharing their story of resilience while also spreading awareness on hearing impairments and breaking through barriers. After…

FILE – Police at a crime scene File photo/Lloyd Mitchell Bronx cops are looking for the shooting suspect who wounded a man early on Saturday morning. Police said the shooting occurred at about 4:50 a.m. on Nov. 2 at the corner of East 152nd Street and Courtlandt Avenue in Melrose. According to law enforcement sources,…

Police are searching for this suspect who allegedly assaulted a teenager on a Bronx bus on Oct. 25, 2024. Police in the Bronx are looking for the suspect who sucker-punched and stabbed a 14-year-old boy on board a bus last week.   According to law enforcement sources, the victim was on the Bx8 bus near…

FILE – Police officer with crime scene tape File photo/Lloyd Mitchell An 11-year-old boy in the Bronx was injured while playing with a group of children on Saturday night, authorities confirmed. Police sources said the shooting occurred at about 8:28 p.m. on Oct. 26 near the corner of East 188th Street and Park Avenue in…