Category: The Bronx

Cops cuffed Curtis White for allegedly shooting a 5-year-old girl in the Bronx. A person of interest in the shooting that left a 5-year-old Bronx girl injured last month has been taken into custody after fleeing the state, sources with knowledge of the investigation reported. According to sources, alleged 26-year-old gunman Curtis White was cuffed…

Two construction workers were pinned by falling concrete at an Orchard Beach construction site on July 13. Photo by Dean Moses Two Bronx construction workers are in serious condition Thursday after a piece of concrete from a ceiling apparently fell and trapped them, FDNY said. The incident occurred around 11:18 a.m. on July 13 at…

Police are looking for these three men who allegedly robbed two people at gunpoint in June. (NYPD) The police are looking for three suspects who allegedly robbed two men at gunpoint last month—in separate incidents—on the streets of Manhattan and the Bronx. The first robbery allegedly took place in Harlem at around 2:25 p.m. on…

Nelly Cruz is a Bronx-raised social media influencer. Photo courtesy Dennis Newmen Nelly Cruz, or as she’s better known “Nellybillz,” is a 19-year-old social media influencer who began working on her craft after she dropped out of college in 2021 while struggling with her mental health. But while she’s relatively new to the influencer sphere, Cruz told…

A women was left for dead in a Bronx stairwell on Wednesday. Photo by Dean Moses Residents of the Bronx were left searching for answers on Wednesday after an apparent domestic dispute ended with a man allegedly slitting his wife’s throat, police reported.  According to police sources, NYPD officers found a woman—whose identity has yet…

Stop & Shop is partnering with About Fresh to help 100 Bronx families access produce. Photo courtesy Stop & Shop A pilot program in the Bronx is testing out what it would be like if doctors could prescribe produce to patients in the city’s unhealthiest borough. At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Stop & Shop, Children’s Hospital…

Exhibit artist Dianne Smith and hip-hop icon Slick Rick the Ruler pose for photos at the July 7, 2023 launch party of “Two Turntables and a Microphone” at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Photo ET Rodriguez Cellphones lit the air like lighters as fans crowded and pushed their way to record a moment in…

Chief of Patrol John Chell addresses reporters on July 11, 2023 after a mass shooting at a Bronx park left four people injured. Screenshot from video via Twitter/@NYPDNews Bronx detectives are busy hunting down the suspects behind a mass shooting Tuesday at a public park that left four people – including two young brothers, ages…

A sea of purple-clad runners and walkers — at the Bronx DA’s 5K race for domestic violence awareness — are working to figure out how they can make inroads to reducing domestic violence in Bronx homes and neighborhoods. Photo courtesy Bronx District Attorney’s Office Almost 13 years to the date after Hector Ramirez killed his…

Lehman College just gave its first round of students credit for completing a new cannabis career certification program. Pictured, customers line up at the Bronx’s first legal recreational dispensary on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Photo ET Rodriguez As the legal cannabis market continues to take up more space in New York state, one Bronx CUNY…