Category: The Bronx

FILE – Police at a shooting scene File photo/Lloyd Mitchell Two young men in the Bronx were wounded in a double shooting on Sunday morning, and cops are still looking for the suspect responsible, police reported. Officers from the 40th Precinct were made aware of the shooting by Lincoln Hospital staff after the two victims…

A 52-year-old Bronx banker was convicted by a federal jury of fraud and money laundering on June 18 related to COVID-19 pandemic federal aid, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Anuli Okeke — the former vice president and manager of the 125th Street New York branch of Popular Bank — was booked for conspiracy…

FILE – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., joins female House Democrats at an event ahead of a House vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act at the Capitol in Washington, July 15, 2022. Four years after Ocasio-Cortez won a New York congressional primary that toppled a powerful…

The stunning rooftop terrace at Casa Celina in Soundview, a new affordable housing residence for seniors that celebrated its opening on June 11, 2024. Photo Emily Swanson About a hundred guests gathered June 11 at 1001 Thieriot Ave. to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of an all-electric affordable housing residence for seniors called Casa Celina, named for…

Bronx-born rap star and entrepreneur, Fat Joe, sips on a coconut cocktail at the launch of the newest Puerto Rican rum, Sonrisa, which he partnered with this year. Photo ET Rodriguez Salsa, reggaeton and freestyle music blasted as hundreds gathered at Con Sofrito’s Puerto Rican Day parade after-party on Sunday, June 9, where a sea…

Bronxites are weighing in on the transformation of the Cross Bronx Expressway, a roadway notorious for causing air pollution, low connectivity, poor traffic safety and other harmful effects on people living within its corridors.  Two new reports released June 4 shed light on the first phase of a study launched in 2022 to “reimagine” the…

Orchard Beach will be hosting several events for all to enjoy this summer. Photo Courtesy Silvio Pacifico Cool off this summer at Orchard Beach! Located at Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx’s sole public beach contains a promenade, central pavilion, snack bars, souvenir carts, two playgrounds, two picnic areas and 26 courts for basketball, volleyball and…

Beloved dachshund Milkshake was dog-napped in the Bronx and has been missing for nearly a month. NYPD Police are sniffing around for a pair of thieves who brazenly made off with a beloved family dachshund named Milkshake in the Bronx earlier this month. The dog-nappers entered an apartment building at Westchester Avenue and Tiffany Street…

Police from the 48th Precinct are searching for the crook who slashed a man after having engaged in a dispute while on board a BX15 bus in Belmont on April 27. Photo courtesy NYPD Police from the 48th Precinct are searching for the crook who slashed a man after having engaged in a dispute while…

The faculty at BCC was over the moon as they planted their very own moon tree from NASA — they named her Luna. Photo ET Rodriguez Faculty at the Bronx Community College (BCC) were out of this world with excitement on Tuesday, May 7, as they gathered to plant their very own moon tree, straight…