Category: The Bronx

Photo Getty Images The Bronx man who killed his 7-week-old son by smothering him with pillows in an attempt to stop him from crying was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s office. Teshawn Watkins, 31, of Holland Ave. was sentenced on Jan. 11 by Bronx Supreme Court…

A Bronx man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting two men and wounding another inside a building in Claremont in retaliation for the killing of his brother, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. Kalvin Robinson, 32, of East 153rd Street, had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree…

Cops have cuffed 27-year-old Mark Ford for stabbing subway riders in the Bronx and Manhattan on Jan. 17, authorities said. Photo by Dean Moses Cops have cuffed the man wanted for stabbing subway riders in the Bronx and Manhattan on Jan. 17, authorities said. According to police sources, the NYPD arrested 27-year-old Mark Ford of East Elmhurst…

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli presents his findings on the South Bronx’s economic growth over the last decade on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Photo courtesy Mary Mueller A total of $7.2 million in funds from unused gift cards is owed to Bronx residents, according to a report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s…

Police from the 43rd Precinct are searching for the men who allegedly robbed the same Soundview tattoo parlor at gunpoint twice in an eight-day span. Photo courtesy NYPD Police from the 43rd Precinct are searching for the men who allegedly robbed the same Soundview tattoo parlor at gunpoint twice in an eight-day span. The first…

Police are searching for this suspect who allegedly slashed and assaulted a man on board a southbound 6 train at the Longwood Avenue station following a dispute over vaping. Photo courtesy NYPD Police are searching for two crooks who slashed and assaulted a man on board a southbound 6 train at the Longwood Avenue station…

Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a shooting outside of a South Bronx Popeye’s. Photos courtesy NYPD Police are searching for two gunmen who are wanted in connection with a South Bronx shooting that left a 68-year-old man injured last month. Police from the 40th Precinct report that an unidentified man was…

The site of a proposed homeless shelter in the Bronx. Photo Jason Cohen Northeast Bronx residents may have been fooled. While they were told three years ago a shelter wasn’t coming to Community Board 11, it seems one is being built. In July 2021, NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) announced the single men’s 200-bed…

Police are searching for two crooks who allegedly punched a woman in the face before stealing her cellphone in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx. Photo courtesy NYPD Police are searching for two crooks who allegedly punched a woman in the face before stealing her cellphone in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx…

Council Member Stevens speaks at the rally protesting against Mayor Adams’ decision to cut education budgets citywide on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Photo Emily Swanson Representatives from several community organizations that provide youth programs throughout the five boroughs came together at Bronx Borough Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 16, to protest the city’s budget cuts that…