Category: The Bronx

Bronx Create Hub is seen on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Photo ET Rodriguez Over the last four years, Bronxites have stood idly by and watched as the local economy has repeatedly plummeted, climbed up and dipped again. But on Thursday, elected officials and borough leaders said a new loan program with forgotten money will get…

Co-op City and Edenwald are seeing the highest rates of hospitalizations in NYC amid the recent COVID-19 wave. Photo courtesy Getty Images The Co-op City and Edenwald sections of the Bronx have the highest rate of hospitalizations citywide, according to data released Thursday. If you’ve heard jokes about the “Eris” Tour, it’s not a new segment…

An individual fleeing with a stolen scooter was fatally struck by a truck in the Bronx on Aug. 17 Photo by Dean Moses A scooter driver was killed in the Bronx Thursday after he slammed his stolen moped into a dump truck, sources said. The unidentified rider zoomed westbound through a traffic intersection on East…

Aqueduct Avenue in the Fordham section of the Bronx is named after the Old Croton Aqueduct, which was New York City’s first direct water source. Photo ET Rodriguez Two Bronx parks are up for consideration for city landmark status — one of which would be the borough’s first-ever designated scenic landmark.  During Tuesday’s meeting of…

Police are looking for this man who has allegedly assaulted and robbed several people in Manhattan and the Bronx Police are looking for a man on a scooter who has been punching his victims in the head and robbing them while on the Upper East Side and in the Bronx. The cops said that the…

NYPD police barriers block the public. Photo ET Rodriguez The NYPD arrested a 31-year-old Bronx resident Monday morning for a shooting earlier this summer that left one person injured.  Malcom Hogue, of Morris Heights, was charged with allegedly shooting a 38-year-old man on June 18.  According to police, the victim was standing outside of the…

The Fortune Society will be paid $500,000 in a settlement. Photo courtesy Getty Images The Fortune Society has made what some would call a “fortune” from a housing discrimination lawsuit settlement this week with a $500,000 payout. The nonprofit– which provides re-entry services for people who were incarcerated — sued the affordable housing company iAfford in…

with the stroke of a pen by allowing any restaurant to purchase a permit for customers to eat outside of their business. Photo by Dean Moses “Outdoor dining will be here forever,” Mayor Eric Adams exclaimed as he signed a bill on Wednesday that will extend curbside eating across the five boroughs. Dubbed “Dining Out…

A judge dismissed a lawsuit intended to invalidate the Bruckner Boulevard rezoning on Tuesday. Photo Aliya Schneider The lawsuit hoping to overturn the Bruckner Boulevard rezoning plans was dismissed by Justice Leticia Maria Ramirez in Bronx Supreme Court on Tuesday. The Article 78 lawsuit — a type of legal challenge that allows people to challenge…

A Mount Vernon resident was pronounced dead on the scene on Sunday after being launched into traffic on the Major Deegan Expressway. Photo ET Rodriguez A 22-year-old Mount Vernon resident was struck by a car Sunday morning after being hurled into oncoming traffic on the Major Deegan Expressway while he was assessing damage to his car.…