Category: The Bronx

Police arrested 24-year-old Trevor Prophet for his alleged role in a nonfatal 2021 shooting in Williamsbridge. Photo courtesy Getty Images Police collared the alleged shooter of a house party turned bad in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, who had evaded authorities since 2021. On Saturday, May 6 at around 11 p.m., NYPD detectives arrested…

Three suspects, pictured, are wanted by police for allegedly slashing a victim and robbing him of his cellphone. Photos courtesy NYPD The NYPD is looking for a trio who slashed and robbed a man in broad daylight in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx. According to police, at 1:45 p.m. on May 7, a…

There was food abound at the opening day of the Bronx Night Market’s sixth season on Saturday, May 6. One of the many markets and street fairs presented by the Mascho Hospitality Group. Dozens of vendors from all over New York City came to sell their soaps, jewelry, apparel, drinks and foods, including Filipino-owned, Lechonbae,…

Cops are looking for the assailant behind a fatal stabbing in the Bronx Saturday night. At around 5:45 p.m. on May 6, police responded to a 911 call of a man stabbed in front of 1711 Colgate Ave., in the 43rd Precinct. Officers arrived to find a 26-year-old man with two stab wounds to the…

The NYPD is investigating two separate shootings that left two men dead in the Bronx early Saturday morning. At 4:30 a.m. on May 6, officers from the 48th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man shot at 4371 Third Avenue. Upon their arrival, police determined that a 29-year-old man was shot in the…

A Bronx man with priors opened fire on a busy Hell’s Kitchen sidewalk last Saturday, endangering the lives of passersby and his intended victim, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District. On April 29, on a crowded sidewalk near 46th Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan, Michael “MJ” Rowe got into a…

In 2020, former District 12 Councilmember Andy King seemed to be persona non grata in the city’s political circles. King, a Democrat, was the first sitting councilmember to be expelled from council by his colleagues — in a 48-2 vote — on the basis of four charges including harassment, discrimination and conflicts of interest. However,…

File photo/Lloyd Mitchell Detectives in the Bronx charged on Thursday the man who allegedly delivered a deadly punch to a senior resident in front of his building last month. Kiam Chelcher, 33, faces a single count of assault for allegedly attacking Hector Burgos, 69, in front of the apartment building where the suspect lives, at…

A Bronx-based musician is making his mark on New York City’s music scene.  July Quin got his start in music at 16 years old after noticing that a friend of his was filling his notebook with rhymes during math class. After working with him, Quin went hard into making music, even utilizing another friend’s makeshift…

If you look around the current hip-hop landscape, it is being increasingly propelled by powerhouses like Remy Ma and Cardi B as well as nascent talents like fellow Bronxite Ice Spice. The rise of these women as on-stage supernovas is in concert with the rise of women as decision-makers, culture influencers and authorities, pushing the…