Category: The Bronx

A Link5G kiosk is seen in New York City. Photo courtesy LinkNYC In the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became especially clear to Bronxites how dependable broadband access is key to economic development in our borough. Small business owners, more than ever, rely on high-speed mobile and in-home internet services to level the…

An NYPD transit office is seen at Brooklyn subway station on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Photo Camille Botello In New York City crime and violence is still reported, but some major crime statistics — like shooting incidents — are at a lower record percentile through the first five months of 2023 than at this time…

We’re back in the Bronx!  Rob Walsh, President of the Bronx Economic Development Corporation (BXEDC) provides Bronx businesses access to resources and capital to help build a thriving community in the borough. Rob Walsh was appointed as president of the Bronx Economic Development Corporation (BXEDC) in June 2023 after serving as Interim President since October 2022. …

file photo File photo/Lloyd Mitchell A 35-year-old man who was shot in the head in the Bronx last week has succumbed to his injuries, according to police. Anthony Gonzalez, who lived just steps from where he was shot, was gunned down at around 10:25 p.m. on July 11 in the vicinity of Gleason Avenue and…

Phase Two of The Peninsula will bring more income-restricted apartments to the Hunts Point development. Rendering courtesy WXY Studios With financing secured, the second phase of The Peninsula is moving forward to bring more income-restricted apartments to Hunts Point. The Peninsula is a three-phase, five building development that is meant to transform the former site of…

A Bronx mother and daughter were ordered to pay restitution to an elderly woman’s estate after they pleaded guilty to defrauding her for more than $800,000. Photo courtesy Getty Images Step aside Bonnie and Clyde, enter Bonnie and Bonnie Jr. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced last Thursday that a woman and her daughter were…

Target is expanding in the Bronx. Pictured, the company opens its Fordham Road location in October 2022. Photo courtesy Target In what the popular retail and grocery store chain is calling a bull’s-eye view, Target has announced a new Bronx location.  The new red neon sign is set to go up at 1998 Bruckner Blvd.…

Mayor Eric Adams officially appointed Edward Caban New York Police Commissioner on July 17. Photo by Dean Moses Edward Caban became the 46th New York Police Commissioner on July 17 during a ceremony Monday that proved to be a triumphant moment for Puerto Ricans and others of Latin descent across New York. Waving the colors…

Cops are seeking the suspect they say slapped a Bronx straphanger in the face before robbing them as they exited the Mosholu Parkway station on July 13. Google Maps/NYPD Cops are looking for the suspect they say slapped a straphanger in the face before robbing him as he exited a Bronx subway station last week.…

File photo/Lloyd Mitchell Detectives in the Bronx are looking for the gunman who shot a 28-year-old man to death steps away from the victim’s home on Friday night. Police said Denzel Plummer, 28, was slain outside an apartment building at 281 East 161st St., just across the street from his residence, in Melrose at about…