Category: The Bronx

Police have identified the Bronx family found stabbed to death inside their apartment building. Photo by Dean Moses Bronx arrested a son who allegedly murdered his father’s new family, including his 5-year-old brother, in a heinous triple homicide last week, police reported Thursday. Jayden Rivera, 19, was arrested on murder charges for allegedly brutally killing 38-year-old…

Two new developments of the Peninsula project in Hunts Point will bring 359 fully affordable units to the area. Photo courtesy WXY Studios City agencies and developers officially broke ground on the second phase of a 100% affordable housing complex in Hunts Point on Wednesday.  The Peninsula is a four-building development transforming the former site…

On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, 80-year-old salsero Oscar D’León had audiences dancing along with his high-energy performance at Lehman Center. Photo ET Rodriguez It was nearly a sold-out crowd at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts as 80-year-old Oscar D’León jumped, gyrated and kicked to his most popular salsa songs opening with his 1986…

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 The South Bronx’s economy has grown faster than the citywide average from 2011 to 2021 despite the area suffering disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a…

MohammedMujumder became the first chairperson of Bengali descent in New York City’s history when he was elected to lead Community Board 9 in the Bronx earlier this year. Photo Steven Goodstein Community Board 9 made history earlier this year in appointing the city’s first-ever community board chairperson of Bengali descent. Mohammed Mujumder, who was born…

Police investigate after a man, woman, and child was found dead inside of a Bronx apartment building on Nov. 26. Photo by Dean Moses Police brass said Tuesday that they have identified a person of interest in the grisly murder of a Bronx family Sunday. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny revealed on Tuesday the…

An FDNY ambulance in Brooklyn. Photo by Ben Brachfeld A man died Monday night after being struck by a driver on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx. The man, who remains unidentified, was in the center of the Bruckner’s eastbound lane near the Stratford Avenue exit in Soundview just after 9 p.m. when he was…

Lime and Bird scooters are parked on Gun Hill Road in the Bronx on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Photo Camille Botello Tonight members of Bronx Community Board 7 are going to decide on whether or not to give the New York City Council a push when it comes to electric mobility safety.  CB7 District Manager…

Police have identified the Bronx family found stabbed to death inside their apartment building. Photo by Dean Moses The family that was found dead inside of a Bronx apartment building on Sunday morning has been identified and the slaying has been deemed a homicide, according to authorities. According to police sources, cops from the 40th…

Police found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds in a Bronx parking lot near 815 Hutchinson River Parkway on Sunday night. Google Maps A gunman fatally shot a 49-year-old in the Bronx on Sunday night, and police are on a manhunt to find the suspect.  NYPD officers arrived at the murder scene near 815 Hutchinson…