Category: The Bronx

Police from the 49th Precinct are searching for the man who assaulted a school crossing guard in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx. Photo courtesy NYPD Police from the 49th Precinct are searching for the man who assaulted a school crossing guard in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx on Wednesday. Authorities say…

A retaining wall that collapse in Tremont on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 damaged five residential properties and three commercial buildings on the block. Photo courtesy David Maggiotto/DOB Residents from three different dwellings were still displaced from their houses in the Tremont section of the Bronx on the afternoon of Jan. 11, following the collapse of…

Mayor Eric Adams helped cut the ribbon on the new Bally Links in the Bronx on Jan. 11, 2024. Bally’s The Trump Links are history in the Bronx; the Bally Links are now on the green. Bally’s Corporation officially rechristened the former Trump Golf Links as “Bally’s Links at Ferry Point” Thursday morning, Jan. 11,…

Gov. Kathy Hochul, joined by the state’s Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann Sullivan, announced “sweeping investments” in mental health services, especially for youth, in a press conference on Jan. 11, 2023. Photo Emily Swanson Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday was joined by Bronx elected officials, city agencies, advocates and providers to announce $50 million…

Dr. Meisha Porter Photo Christian Fernandez Two years ago, we lost 17 Bronxites in a devastating high-rise apartment fire in Twin Parks North complex, one of the deadliest fires in modern New York history. This anniversary comes just weeks after the partial collapse of a Billingsley Terrace building, just a mile away, that put 150…

The NYPD is searching for the crooks who robbed a Bronx pharmacy at gunpoint. Photo courtesy NYPD The NYPD is searching for the trio of suspects who robbed a Bronx pharmacy at gunpoint last week. Police from the 40th Precinct report that three individuals entered Bright Care Pharmacy, located at 430 East 149th St., at…

The Bronx borough president’s office displayed a wreath on Jan. 9, 2023, the second anniversary of the Twin Parks North West fire that claimed 17 lives. Photo Emily Swanson On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Bronx borough president’s office displayed a floral wreath to mark the second anniversary of the Twin Parks North West fire that…

The NYPD on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Brooklyn man who they say stabbed a 61-year-old autistic man to death in the Bronx last week after the victim apparently touched the perpetrator’s backpack. File photo by Lloyd Mitchell The NYPD on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Brooklyn man who they say stabbed a…

Police announced the arrest of a 22-year-old East Bronx man in connection with a fatal shooting in Williamsbridge. File photo by Lloyd Mitchell Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 22-year-old East Bronx man in connection with a fatal shooting in Williamsbridge. Officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding shots…

Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announces the arrest of 15 people, including the director of the Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence program Michael Rodriguez, at a press conference in Middletown on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Screenshot courtesy Orange County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Michael Rodriguez, the former director of the group Bronx Rises Against Gun…