Category: The Bronx

State Senator Luis Sepulveda, Assembly Member John Zaccaro Jr. and New York City Charter School Center CEO James Merriman at a rally in Albany. Courtesy New York City Charter School Center More than 8,600 Bronx charter school students are not receiving rental assistance. This is because of a funding disparity going back 10 years that makes…

Though many small businesses are still impacted by pandemic-era problems, COVID-19 related government financial aid programs have largely ended. This perfect storm of scarce opportunities for funding and a difficult business environment has pushed many small businesses into the shady world of merchant cash advances. The Wall Street Journal reported that “small businesses struggling to…

A man was fatally shot at the East 182nd Street and Grand Concourse subway station in Fordham Heights on Feb. 23, according to the NYPD. Photo Lloyd Mitchell A man was fatally shot at the East 182nd Street and Grand Concourse subway station in Fordham Heights early Friday morning, according to the NYPD. Police from…

Photo Getty Images Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside Tremont Park Friday morning. Police from the 48th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an an aided female at East 175th Street and Arthur Avenue, inside Tremont Park, at approximately 5 a.m. on Feb. 23. Upon their arrival, officers found a…

Police from the 48th Precinct are searching for the thief who used a brick to break the glass door of a men’s fashion store in Belmont and stole more than $1,000 from the cash register inside on Feb. 22. Courtesy NYPD Police from the 48th Precinct are searching for the thief who used a brick…

Police are searching for the man who brandished a knife during a robbery on board a 6 train near the East 177th Street-Parkchester subway station on Feb. 20. Courtesy NYPD Police are searching for the man who brandished a knife during a robbery on board a 6 train near the East 177th Street-Parkchester subway station…

A 23-year-old speed demon has been indicted for allegedly causing the deaths of two passengers and critically injuring a third in the Bronx last month. File Photo by Adrian Childress A Queens man has been indicted for allegedly causing the deaths of two passengers, including a teenaged girl, while driving recklessly in the Bronx last…

The public attends an in-person joint meeting of community boards 5 and 6 in Fordham on Monday, June 12, 2023. Photo Camille Botello Last year, the Bronx Borough President’s Office was sifting through around 300 community board position applications. But this year, with a looming March 1 deadline, only 75 applications sit on BP Vanessa…

A 4 train at Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx. Tdorante10 via Wikimedia Commons A severed human leg was recovered by police from elevated subway tracks in the Bronx on Saturday. Police said the left leg was discovered at about 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon on the northbound elevated 4 train tracks between the 167th Street and…

A 35-year-old man was killed after smashing his scooter into a sedan that fled the scene in the Bronx. File Photo by Lloyd Mitchell A driver from Harlem has been arrested after allegedly striking and killing a scooter rider in the Bronx and fleeing the scene of the crime. Police discovered 35-year-old William Cruz, of…