Category: The Bronx
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Bronx man shot dead outside apartment building in precinct plagued by homicides
FILE – A shooting scene Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Bronx detectives are looking for the suspect who shot a man to death on Friday evening. Law enforcement sources said the deadly attack occurred in front of an apartment building at 1600 Sedgwick Ave. in Morris Heights, a high-rise apartment building overlooking the Major Deegan Expressway,…
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Nonprofit works to provide mental health for FDNY firefighters – Bronx Times
Former FDNY firefighter Lt. Kevin Dermody of Engine 82 in the South Bronx Photo courtesy Kevin Dermody Firefighters put their lives on the line every day to protect and save people. But the question remains, who is looking after their mental health? The number of firefighter suicides is estimated to be at least 100 per…
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Bronx cops seek Citi Bike-riding gunman who fatally shot man in botched robbery
FILE – A crime scene File photo/Dean Moses Police in the Bronx are still searching for the Citi Bike-riding killer who fatally gunned down a man feet from his home during a robbery gone bad early Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed. According to law enforcement sources, 28-year-old Idriss Cherifelfarissy was outside of his home 176th Street…
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Bronx Museum of the Arts breaks ground on $33 million renovation – Bronx Times
On Thursday, July 11, local politicians and organization leaders celebrated breaking ground at the Bronx Museum of the Arts $33 million renovation. Photo ET Rodriguez For more than 50 years, the Bronx Museum of the Arts has prided itself on its core values of social justice, youth development, building community and providing free access to…
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Police hunt for gunman who shot two young boys inside of Bronx McDonald’s
Police say they are still looking for the masked gunman who shot two young boys inside of a Bronx McDonald’s on Saturday night. google street view Police say they are still looking for the masked gunman who shot two young boys inside a Bronx McDonald’s on Saturday night. According to authorities, the incident unfolded just…
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Police seek knife-wielding suspect after Bronx man slashed in face during Saturday morning attack
Police are searching for a knife-wielding assailant who slashed a man across his face in the Bronx on Saturday morning as he walked with his girlfriend, authorities said. NYPD Police are searching for a knife-wielding assailant who slashed a 27-year-old man across the face in the Bronx Saturday morning as the victim was walking alongside…
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DOT re-launches safe driving campaign at Yankee Stadium – Bronx Times
Ever since speed cameras in NYC expanded to 24/7 operations last summer, two Bronx locations saw particular changes. File photo/Pablo D. Castillo Jr. Department of Transportation (DOT) officials re-launched a campaign to combat reckless driving at Yankee Stadium this week. “Speeding Ruins Lives, Slow Down” is a $4 million multi-platform, multilingual Vision Zero ad campaign…
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Violence in the Bronx leaves man shot dead, another with head trauma: cops
FILE – An officer searches for evidence following a shooting Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Bronx detectives are on the hunt for the suspect who fatally shot one man, and violently assaulted another, on Wednesday night. Police said the gunfire erupted at about 9:59 p.m. on July 3 near the corner of Loring Place and West…
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Bronx Metro-North proposal receives vote of approval from City Planning Commission – Bronx Times
The Metro-North expansion will connect the East and South Bronx with Manhattan’s Pennsylvania Station to the south, as well as Westchester County and Connecticut to the north. File photo/Aliya Schneider The wide-ranging Bronx Metro-North station plan was recently approved by the City Planning Commission, bringing the megaproject one step closer to final approval from the…
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Suspected Bronx road rage incident leaves man dead: cops
A man was stabbed to death near 1809 Phelan Place in the Bronx on July 2, 2024. Google maps Bronx detectives are investigating a possible road rage incident on Tuesday night that left a man dead. Police said a man and woman were each driving their cars when they got into a collision on July 2…