Category: The Bronx

Snow falls on the steps of Bronx Borough Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Photo Emily Swanson A snowy special election day is nearly over for Bronxites, who have been heading to the polls on Tuesday to fill the state Assembly District 77 seat in small numbers.  According to information from the New York City…

Police are searching for these two suspects in connection with Monday’s shooting at the Bronx’s Mount Eden Avenue subway station. NYPD The NYPD have identified two suspects they believe are responsible for Monday’s shooting at the Bronx’s Mount Eden Avenue subway station, which left one man dead and five other people wounded. The two suspects,…

Police comb the tracks on the 4 line following a shooting at a Bronx station on Feb. 12, 2024. Photo by Dean Moses One person is dead and five others were wounded Monday afternoon in a shooting at a Bronx subway station on the No. 4 line. Officers responded to a 911 call just after…

At NYCHA’s Millbrook Houses, pictured here on Feb. 12, 2024, water disruptions are common — but a recent outage due to a water main leak left some residents without water for almost five days. Photo Emily Swanson Last week and over the weekend, residents of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Millbrook Houses experienced…

Former Assemblymember Latoya Joyner. Photo courtesy Latoya Joyner Only 272 Bronxites have cast their ballots in the 77th state Assembly District ahead of tomorrow’s special election, according to information from the New York City Board of Elections. Latoya Joyner vacated her position on the assembly in early January. Voter turnout is generally low in the…

A Bronx mother was killed and her two sons — including an 8-year-old boy — were wounded in a triple shooting early on Saturday morning, police reported. Sources familiar with the case said police are seeking a male suspect believed to be the mother’s boyfriend in the apparently fatal case of domestic violence. Law enforcement…

The vacant lot, in orange, is the future site of affordable housing and community gathering space in Crotona Park East. Map courtesy HPD The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced this week that it is seeking proposals for affordable housing and community space to fill a vacant lot at 1388-1400 Stebbins Ave.…

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (l.) and Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas Photos provided As we usher in the new year, we are presented with an opportunity to honor a commitment made by Governor Hochul in 2022 – by passing and enacting Coverage for All, a bill that would offer health coverage to low-income undocumented New Yorkers. The federal government…

A Kingsbridge Heights man was fatally shot less than a mile away from his home on Feb. 8, according to the NYPD. File photo Lloyd Mitchell A Kingsbridge Heights man was fatally shot less than a mile away from his home on Thursday and police are continuing their search for the shooter. Police from the…

Photo Getty Images Police on Feb. 8 arrested a Bronx man with 11 prior charges on his record in connection with a September 2023 Morris Heights homicide. The NYPD arrested 42-year-old James Hardy, of Park Avenue, who has been charged with murder, manslaughter, assault and criminal possession of a loaded firearm in connection with the…