Category: The Bronx

Officers from the NYPD’s Health and Wellness Unit joined K9 Glory to visit students at the International Institute for the Brain on Oct. 12 to discuss how they keep the public safe. NYPD Police brass mobilized cops all over the five boroughs last week to manage elevated security threats as the war in Israel worsened.…

City Council District 13 Republican nominee Kristy Marmorato launched her campaign with Nancy Marks as the treasurer — the go-to bookkeeper for New York Republicans who recently pleaded guilty to fraud for her work on U.S. Rep. George Santos’ campaign. Marks, the former campaign treasurer for the twice-indicted Santos, entered her guilty plea in federal court…

The Bronx Penny Pincher, located on Middletown Road, had its front area destroyed when an SUV crashed into the front of the storefront on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Photo Steven Goodstein Debris filled the sidewalk in front of the Bronx Penny Pincher after a Ford SUV crashed directly into the front of the Pelham Bay…

SAGE USA held an official grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, for their new age-restrictive Bronx location, SAGE Center Bronx at Crotona Pride House. Photo Steven Goodstein There’s a new center in the Bronx for LGBTQ+ seniors and older adults across the borough who are looking for a sense of community. SAGE USA held…

Medical personnel affiliated with Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center’s new breast cancer center. Photo Jason Torres/Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center A newly opened breast cancer center within the Hutchinson Metro Center is equipped to provide numerous services for breast cancer patients — all in one place. Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center’s (MECCC) new breast cancer…

Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Israel has launched intense airstrikes in Gaza after the territory’s militant rulers carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, killing over 1000 people and taking captives. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in the airstrikes. AP Photo/Fatima Shbair Many Bronx…

A rendering of the Shore Public Walkway near 1480 Sheridan Blvd. Photo courtesy Newman Design/Simone Development A $500 million mixed-use development project along the Bronx River waterfront looks like it will now come to fruition after the City Council gave its blessing. The proposal would create nearly 1,000 residential units on Sheridan Boulevard and along the Bronx River waterfront in…

Police cars are parked outside the 40th NYPD Precinct in Mott Haven on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Photo Camille Botello The death of a 6-month-old baby girl more than a year ago at a Bronx public housing facility was deemed a homicide last week as the investigation into her death remains a mystery.  The NYPD…

Firefighters operate as heavy fire rips through the roof of multiple small businesses on Bainbridge Avenue during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Photo Lloyd Mitchell fFirefighters battled a raging four-alarm fire at 3117 Bainbridge Ave. in the Bronx on Tuesday morning. The first arriving members of the FDNY were met with heavy…

Sandy Motie, 36, is pictured on her first day of chemotherapy in 2022 (left) and her last day of chemotherapy in October 2022. Photos courtesy Sandy Motie Editor’s note: October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month, the Bronx Times will be providing uplifting stories of cancer survivors and the work being done to…