Category: The Bronx

The two suspects who pepper-sprayed, stabbed and robbed a man at a Bronx barber shop on Nov. 22, 2023. Police in the Bronx need the public’s help in finding two people who pepper-sprayed and stabbed a man at a barber shop last month. The NYPD released on Saturday morning images of a man and woman…

Photo courtesy of the NYPD Police are looking for a suspect who slashed another man during an argument in the Bronx. Authorities say that at 2:05 p.m. on Dec.6, a 63-year-old man was in front of 505 East Tremont Ave. when he was approached by an unknown man. After arguing, the suspect pulled out a…

Despite having trekked all the way from the Bronx down to Morningside Heights — and enduring train transfers and delays in the process — 17-year-old twins, entrepreneurs and full-time high school students Alp and Mert Kanıbir seemed to have retained every ounce of their energy throughout their over-an-hour-long journey.  As soon as they sat down, they…

New York City Council Member-elect Kristy Marmorato is sworn in at City Hall alongside her husband Gino Marmorato and 7-year-old daughter Renata on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Photo courtesy Kristy Marmorato A  historic City Council election in the Bronx was made official this week.  Kristy Marmorato, the Republican council member-elect for District 13 (CD-13), was…

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, joined by Bronx elected officials, presents a check of unclaimed funds to the Bronx Museum of the Arts on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Photo courtesy Mary Mueller The New York state comptroller found more than $445 million in unclaimed funds in the Bronx, according to a recent announcement by…

New York Jets star wide receiver Garrett Wilson ran drills with kids at La Central YMCA in Melrose on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Wilson was on hand as part of Wilson Sporting Goods’ “Gift of Game” program. Photo ET Rodriguez The smell of sweaty bodies, the sound of bouncing basketballs, the blur of fastballs whipping…

An FDNY spokesperson told the Bronx Times that a lithium-ion battery was to blame. File photo/Dean Moses A Sunday evening fire that ripped through a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) building in Soundview and killed one person was caused by an e-battery, according to the FDNY.  According to Amanda Farinacci, the FDNY’s associate commissioner,…

A Bronx man head-butted an EMT during an emergency call and later died of his injuries on Dec. 1, 2023. File photo/Dean Moses The NYPD is investigating a bizarre Bronx incident in which a man head-butted an EMT on Friday morning, and later died at a local hospital. Police said the trouble began at about…

A 23-year old soon-to-be father riding a moped was killed last week after being struck by a red Honda Civic following a road rage dispute. Photo courtesy Getty Images A road rage incident in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx this past weekend resulted in the death of a 23-year-old male who was struck while…

An off-duty cop shot a man inside a Bronx store when the pair got into some kind of dispute, police confirmed. NYPD YouTube. An off-duty cop in the Bronx shot a man inside a store following a dispute on Thursday afternoon, police reported. According to NYPD Assistant Chief Benjamin Gurely, a 42-year-old man walked into…