Category: The Bronx
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Cops report Bronx pedestrian killed in 2022 NYPD vehicle collision
Pedestrians navigate East 138th Street between Cypress Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard on Feb. 6, 2024. East 138th was identified by the nonprofit Transportation Alternatives as one of the most dangerous streets in the city for those who drive, bike or walk. Photo Emily Swanson A 65-year-old Bronx woman was killed by an NYPD SUV and…
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Bronx Realty Advisory Board agrees not to reopen residential union contracts, avoiding strike
32BJ members gather during a strike authorization vote rally outside Bronx Supreme Court on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Photo Paul Frangipane The Bronx Realty Advisory Board (BRAB) on Tuesday, April 2, announced it will not reopen residential workers’ union contracts — which will avert a strike employees said they were ready for last month. The…
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Two Bronx squatters found with guns, drugs and criminal histories set free following arraignment, leaving police official irate
Two recidivist offenders were among a group of armed individuals found squatting in a Bronx home with a serious cache of firearms and illicit drugs, police officials said. The eight people were located illegally residing at a home in the vicinity of 207th Street and Hull Avenue in Williamsbridge on March 27, NYPD officials outlined…
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Suspect in Bronx shooting of 2-year-old child gets cuffed outside Manhattan courthouse: cops
Police say they have arrested the gunman wanted for shooting a 2-year-old boy in the Bronx on Saturday, slapping the shooter with attempted murder charges. Photo by Kevin RC Wilson Police in the Bronx have cuffed the gunman wanted for shooting a 2-year-old boy while firing shots at a rival on Saturday. Freddy Flores, 20,…
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29-year-old man gunned down in the Bronx on Easter Sunday
Google maps Police are investigating a shooting in the Bronx on Easter Sunday that left a 29-year-old man dead. Officers from the 48th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an incident inside a deli at 851 E. Tremont Ave. in West Farms at approximately 4:25 a.m. on March 31. When the cops arrived, they…
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Shooting at Bronx street corner leaves man dead, another wounded: cops
File photo. Photo by Dean Moses Police in the Bronx are searching for a gunman who fatally shot one man and injured another in a hail of bullets on Saturday night, authorities said. According to police sources, officers from the 46th Precinct received a slew of 911 calls reporting that gunfire had erupted on East…
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Boy, 2, shot on busy Bronx street; cops seek suspect behind brazen shooting
FILE – A shooting scene File photo/Lloyd Mitchell A 2-year-old boy was shot on a busy Bronx street Saturday afternoon, police reported. The youngster was hospitalized in stable condition while police searched for the gunman responsible for the incident, which occurred at about 1:44 p.m. on March 30 near the corner of Grand Concourse and…
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Op-Ed | The Bronx is burning again — fixing vacancies will save it
Just one year ago, Bronx Realty Advisory Board (BRAB) members – who negotiate with labor on behalf of the borough’s property owners – signed a four-year agreement with SEIU 32BJ, a union responsible for thousands of building workers all over New York City. These men and women work hard to make life better for hundreds…
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3 Bronx murder suspects cuffed for fatally shooting man earlier this month
Detectives have arrested and charged three men in connection with the shooting death of a Bronx man earlier this month, police announced Sunday. Police arrested Carlos Hernandez Ortiz, 44, Jose Suarez, 42, and Julio Suarez, 54, on Tuesday, March 19, at approximately 7:55 p.m., for allegedly shooting Alexis Ramirez, 47, to death on March 16,…
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Bronx woman dead following domestic dispute, cops say
A woman was killed at the John Adams Houses public housing complex in the Bronx on March 25, 2024. Photo via Google Maps A Bronx woman was found dead after an apparent domestic dispute inside a public housing complex early Monday morning, police said. At approximately 3:39 a.m. on March 25, officers from the 40th…