Category: The Bronx

Three teens and a 12-year old, all from the Bronx, were reported missing late last week, along with a fifth child who was reported missing in late December. Three of the five children are from the confines of the 43rd Precinct. Photos courtesy NYPD The NYPD is currently seeking the public’s assistance in locating multiple…

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 Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson has registered her support — with some caveats — for the City of Yes Economic Opportunity initiative, which…

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres penned a letter to SEC chair Gary Gensler with concerns about proposed rule changes for investments. Photo courtesy Jacob Long U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres is touting the finalization of a real estate loan portfolio sale last month after Signature Bank failed last spring — saying more than 19,000 units of Bronx…

NYCHA’s Throggs Neck Houses. Google Maps The NYPD is seeking the public’s help identifying the perpetrator who shot and killed a man this month at a Bronx public housing complex. Police found 43-year-old Andy Faris, a resident of Mott Haven, on the afternoon of Jan. 2 on Randall Avenue in Throggs Neck, at the New…

A woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver in the Bronx on Saturday night. File Photo by Lloyd Mitchell A 53-year-old Bronx woman was killed Saturday night after being struck by a hit-and-run driver just steps from her home. Lourdes Camilo, a resident of the Melrose section of the Bronx, was crossing Melrose Avenue near…

Police announced the arrest of a Manhattan man who was extradited from Puerto Rico back to the Bronx and charged with murder in connection with a 2023 Bronx shooting in a club that left one man dead and three others injured. File photo by Lloyd Mitchell Police on Saturday morning announced the arrest of a…

Balloons swayed in the wind at the memorial for 5-year old Kashmir Marquis, who was killed in a fire at 4011 Barnes Ave. last week. Photo Steven Goodstein In response to the fire on Barnes Avenue in Wakefield, which killed 5-year-old Kashmir Marquis earlier this month, the northeast Bronx community joined together with balloons on…

The Van Cortlandt Park Alliance advises visitors to go in groups and be aware of surroundings following a “series of muggings” in the park. Photo Camille Botello Van Cortlandt Park, the city’s third-largest park at 1,146 acres, can offer a wooded retreat to citydwellers — but visitors are cautioned to take extra care following a…

Roberto Soto Photo courtesy Roberto Soto For City Island resident Roberto Soto, there was never a question about what he wanted to pursue in his life — and he didn’t wait to start chasing it. Soto, whose mother was a teacher and father was an architect and lawyer, was born in Cuba before the family…

A homeless man was charged with attempted burglary after breaking into a Bronx church. Photo courtesy Getty Images A homeless man was charged with attempted burglary after breaking into a Bronx church earlier this month, according to authorities. A police spokesperson told the Bronx Times that 36-year-old Jonathan Delvalle, who has no listed address, broke…