Category: The Bronx
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City of Yes for Economic Opportunity earns split support from Bronx community boards
Borough President Vanessa Gibson voted with conditional support for the City of Yes economic plan, which would overhaul the city’s zoning rules for the first time since 1961. Photo courtesy Arlene Mukoko The set of 18 rezoning policies known as City of Yes for Economic Opportunity passed a vote this week by the City Planning…
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New online tool shows disparities, solutions for neighborhoods across New York City
While asthma is a well-documented problem in the South Bronx, a new online data tool shows that Bronx Community Board 1 ranks highest by far in the city for childhood asthma-related visits to emergency departments. The tool also suggests possible ways to mitigate the problem. Photo courtesy Transportation Alternatives When it comes to health and…
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Bronx teenager fatally shot after social media dispute turns violent: NYPD
A Bronx teenager was fatally shot after a dispute escalated into violence on March 7 in Melrose, according to authorities. File photo Lloyd Mitchell A Bronx teenager was fatally shot after a dispute escalated into violence on Thursday afternoon in Melrose, according to authorities. Police from the 40th Precinct say 17-year-old Laquai Dash, of St.…
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‘I’m innocent,’ criminal justice advocate cries in Bronx after being booked for brutal murder and dismemberment of man
Sheldon Johnson was arrested for the murder of Collin Small. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell A Manhattan criminal justice activist was arrested for allegedly killing and dismembering a man in the Bronx on Tuesday. Sheldon Johnson, 48, was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon in connection to the death of 44-year-old Collin…
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Bronx sees increase in 911 calls amid shrinking EMT, ambulance fleets
Photo courtesy mirror-images for Getty Images The union representing the city’s Emergency Medical Services personnel is sounding the alarm over an increased volume of 911 calls alongside shrinking ambulance fleets and widespread understaffing. Oren Barzilay, who has served as president of FDNY Local 2507 for the past seven years, told the Bronx Times that he…
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Bronx subway conductor struck in the face with glass bottle: NYPD
Police are searching for the crook who struck an MTA employee in the face with a glass bottle on the 4 train traveling southbound near the 167th Street subway station in Highbridge. Photo courtesy NYPD Police are searching for the crook who struck an MTA employee in the face with a glass bottle on the…
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’50 Ideas’ report: Bronxites’ creative solutions for a better borough
A buildout of the Universal Hip Hop Museum, which is expected to become a major tourist attraction. Its founder and CEO, Rocky Bucano, contributed to the 50 Ideas report. Photo Sylvester Zawadzki New Yorkers are all too accustomed to hearing about problems within the Bronx. But when it comes to solving complex challenges, people who…
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Legal Aid, tenants sue Bronx landlord with almost 500 health and safety violations
Photos from residents’ apartments show major problems with black mold, water damage and more. Photos courtesy Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition. Black mold, vermin infestations, water leaks, a broken front door lock and an elevator out of service since August 2023 — these are just some of the problems that have plagued tenants at…
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Bronx woman beaten to death in her apartment: cops
File photo/Lloyd Mitchell Bronx detectives are investigating the brutal death of a woman found fatally beaten in her apartment on Friday night. Police said the vicim, a 38-year-old woman, was found inside the Overlook Apartments at 240 West 167th St. in Highbridge at about 10:09 p.m. on March 1. Officers from the 44th Precinct responded…
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City officials clear out makeshift migrant shelter housed in vacant Fordham storefront
A Bronx shop run by Ebou Sarr, who was found to be housing migrants in a vacant storefront. Photo Steven Goodstein City officials on Wednesday responded to a complaint regarding a vacant storefront at 305 East Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx’s Fordham neighborhood, where they found dozens of Senegalese migrants sheltering in cramped conditions. City…