Category: The Bronx

Police officers find the shell casing of a 9mm bullet after a shooting in the Crotona Park East section of the Bronx on Friday, June 16, 2023. Photo courtesy U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York A Bronx man has been charged this week for allegedly shooting at NYPD officers near the intersection of…

“Initially funded by the Fordham Road BID, the patrol ambassador security program has been expanded thanks to a $50,000 investment by Verizon. Photo ET Rodriguez At the start of the year, Fordham Road’s Business Improvement District (BID) installed five patrol ambassadors — each licensed New York state security guards — to patrol the Bronx’s busiest…

According to the Bronx District Attorney’s office, 33-year-old FDNY firefighter Sylus McKenzie used a deceased patient’s American Express and Mastercard information in an attempt to charge up to $1,123 in expenses. Photo courtesy Getty Images A Bronx FDNY firefighter is being indicted on a host of charges, including grand larceny and identity theft, for allegedly…

The Sisters Servants of Mary convent in the East Bronx was established in 1931. Photo ET Rodriguez The Sisters Servants of Mary convent in the Country Club section of the Bronx, which has been serving the sick in the community for almost a century, is in the process of closing its doors due to a…

The Fordham Evangelical Lutheran Church on Walton Avenue in the Bronx has shuttered, leaving many of its members wondering what happened. Photo ET Rodriguez The past few Sundays have been a break from tradition for the devoted congregation of the Fordham Evangelical Lutheran Church. Dating back to April, churchgoers of the 105-year-old church on Walton…

With summer now in full swing, City Island community members and elected officials renewed their call for a permanent harbor patrol for the area. The Bronx is the only borough without a dedicated NYPD harbor patrol, according to John Sheridan, chairman of the Water Safety Committee of the City Island Civic Association.   Sheridan explained that the…

The scene at Bronx Pride on June 17. Adrian Childress Pride Month continued in the Bronx on June 17 at a festival spearheaded by the LGBTQ organization Destination Tomorrow. Locals gathered at Westchester and Bergen Avenue for “Da Bronx Pride Festival,” which featured entertainment stages, dances, speeches, and more. Mayor Eric Adams made an appearance…

Getty Images Two men in their 20s are dead after a pair of unrelated Bronx shootings Saturday night. The first of the two fatal shootings occurred at around 4:40 p.m., when police responded to a report of a man shot near New York City Housing Authority’s Eastchester Gardens in the Laconia section of the East…

Police have released a photo a man, pictured, wanted in connection to a fatal shooting that took place in the Bronx May 31 (NYPD) Police have released a photo and video footage of a man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting that took place in the Claremont section of the Bronx last month. The…

The two suspects behind a shooting in the Bronx on June 9, 2023 near the 40th Precinct stationhouse that injured a 19-year-old man. Photo courtesy of NYPD The brazen Bronx shooter who fired at a group of people at an intersection and struck a man in the shoulder last week remains at large, police reported.…