Category: The Bronx

Police are looking for a suspect, pictured, who allegedly struck a man with a machete on July 4 A 22-year-old man was struck in the head by an unhinged man with a machete in the Bronx last month. The victim was in the vicinity of Valentine Avenue and East 180th Street at around 10:55 p.m.…

The suspects behind the brutal beating of a 15-year-old boy on board a bus in the Bronx on Aug. 2, 2023. Photo courtesy of NYPD Bronx detectives need the public’s help in finding a group of brutes who violently attacked a 15-year-old boy on board a bus earlier this month, leaving him seriously injured. The…

An e-biker in the Bronx became the city’s second person in less than a week to be killed by a hit-and-run dump truck driver. Photo via Getty Images An e-bike rider was killed in the Bronx Wednesday after being crushed by a hit-and-run dump truck driver, the city’s second such victim in less than a…

A man was killed after being hit by a truck near East Fordham Road on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Photo courtesy Getty Images Just after 1:00 1 p.m. on Monday, a 69-year-old male was struck and killed by a Peterbilt truck while crossing near the congested intersection of East Fordham Road and Southern Boulevard. According to the NYPD, Lawrence Carrara of the…

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres penned a letter to SEC chair Gary Gensler with concerns about proposed rules changes for investments. Photo courtesy Jacob Long Investing in the stock market has never been easier. With zero-commission trading and phone-based investment apps, more and more young people and our Black and brown neighbors are taking control of their financial…

Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with hardship and suffering, but also grit, resilience and creativity. Hip-hop rose from the ashes of a borough ablaze with poverty, urban decay and gang violence. It was music that “had the sound of a…

Two firefighters were injured on Tuesday afternoon while battling a three-alarm fire in the Bronx and downed electrical wires, FDNY said. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Two firefighters were injured on Tuesday afternoon while battling a three-alarm fire in the Bronx and downed electrical wires, FDNY said. According to FDNY sources, firefighters raced to an apartment…

The Kingsbridge Armory has been mostly dormant for nearly 30 years. Photo Adrian Childress In what the governor and mayor are calling an unprecedented move, the state’s top elected officials announced on Tuesday a whopping $200 million commitment toward the revitalization of the Kingsbridge Armory.  Located just south of the Jerome Park Reservoir in Kingsbridge Heights,…

Kay Bell was recently named the second-ever Bronx Poet Laureate. Photo courtesy Hostos Community College As the new Bronx Poet Laureate, Kay Bell expects to learn as much as she teaches. Bell, a South Bronx resident, was named the second-ever Bronx Poet Laureate in June and will hold the position until 2025. The Bronx Poet…

“Story Ave” is the first feature film by Bronx native Aristotle Torres. It follows a young buy growing up in Soundview who is battling grief and trying to find his way. Photo courtesy Kevin Lorber Imagine you’re a 17-year-old latch-key kid raised by a single mom and you’re in charge of taking care of your…