The Hub in the Bronx is still overrun with addicts despite city cleanup pledge
“The Broadway of the Bronx” is a drug-infested wasteland where hordes of evicted drug addicts buy drugs and shoot up guns in broad daylight, despite city officials' long-standing pledges to end the filth. , are overdosing. The paper spent several days in “The Hub” (the commercial area surrounding Roberto Clemente Plaza, between Melrose and Mott […]
NYC cold case suspect Ahmet Gashi suspect killed boxer Kemal Kolenovic outside Bronx bar: NYPD
A man previously sought in connection with the death of a professional welterweight boxer in the Bronx on New Year's Eve 2006 was arrested and charged with murder Friday, the New York City Police Department announced. Police say Ahmet Gashi, 42, of Kosovo, Serbia, ran over professional boxer Kemar Kolenovic, then 28, with his Mitsubishi […]
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13-year-old subway surfer injured in the Bronx
A 13-year-old subway surfer was injured in the Bronx late Sunday afternoon. According to DCPI, the unidentified boy was found in the 5th lane of Baychester Avenue around 4:14 p.m. Police responded to multiple 911 calls and recovered the boy. It is not clear exactly how the boy was injured. Bystanders observed the boy walking […]
NYC teen, 15, in custody for allegedly fatally shooting man near Bronx courthouse
A 15-year-old boy is in police custody after officers allegedly witnessed him fatally shooting a man near a courthouse in the Bronx in broad daylight Wednesday. Police said officers with the 44th Precinct were on patrol in the area of East 161st Street and Morris Street around 2:40 p.m. when a juvenile pulled out a […]
Woman freed from prison after new evidence contradicts accounts of 1999 murder in the Bronx
A woman who served more than a decade in prison was released Tuesday after new evidence contradicted her testimony that she helped a hitman take out innocent victims in the Bronx 25 years ago. Kimberly Hanzlik, 59, was convicted along with gunman Joseph Meldish of tipping off Meldish about sitting at the French Tavern on […]
Cops tracked Bronx car thieves with Apple AirTag before ‘Fast and Furious’ caught-on-camera crash
Authorities say the New York City Police Department was able to use Apple AirTags before a fiery “Fast and Furious”-style crash caught on camera left one officer injured and several cars damaged. announced that they have tracked down a pair of car thieves in the Bronx. Bria Aponte, 30, and Kenneth Canty, 33, of Burns […]
Bronx man threatens NYC sheriff ‘physical harm’ in email: cops
A Bronx man threatened to cause “physical harm” in a bizarre email, forcing the city's sheriff to take safety measures, police and law enforcement officials say. . According to the New York City Police Department, Dimitri Rapoport is suspected of sending a threatening letter to Lehman University on October 29th. The nature of the threat […]
Bronx man accused of raping boy, 13, in stairwell of NYCHA building after pair spoke online
A Bronx man is accused of raping a 13-year-old boy on the steps of a public housing complex after they met online, prosecutors said. Ishmael Francis, 29, was indicted Monday on two counts of second-degree rape and related charges after he sickly assaulted a teenager last month, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors […]
Girl, 15, shot and wounded after gunfire erupts in Bronx: police
A 15-year-old girl was shot in the buttocks during a shooting in the Bronx on Monday night, police said. Police said the teen was attacked around 6:45 p.m. near 183rd Street and Crotona Avenue in the Bronx's Belmont neighborhood, just two blocks from the Bronx Zoo. A 15-year-old girl was shot in the buttocks during […]