Voters from the Bronx tell reporter how they really feel about identity politics — and it’s bad for Democrats: ‘Weird s**t’
As reporters spoke to black and Hispanic voters in the Bronx this week, they found that Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t winning their votes solely because of her gender or skin color. Reporter Kara Castronuova traveled to New York City’s northernmost borough with one question in mind: Are black and Hispanic voters persuaded by identity […]
Yankees’ series opener with Rangers rained out in the Bronx
The Yankees were forced to play their second doubleheader in four days this week amid a string of inclement weather. Friday’s series opener against the Rangers at Yankee Stadium was postponed due to forecast inclement weather. The two teams will play in a single-entry doubleheader on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. Friday’s game between the Yankees […]
Search For 2 Shooting Suspects In The Bronx
Newly released surveillance video shows the suspects draw their weapons and fire at a man in a red jacket. source
Mutilated body found burning in shopping cart leads to gruesome discovery in Bronx kitchen, police say
According to a source close to the investigation, human remains that had been set on fire and at least partially dismembered were found inside a shopping cart in Yonkers, New York, on Monday morning. That led investigators to the gruesome scene at a Bronx kitchen, authorities said. “We want to make sure we’re doing everything […]
American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on victorious veeps, Bronx Bombers and birth of burgers
American Culture Quiz! How well do you know this week’s topic? (Getty Images, iStock) App users: Click here to take the quiz! American Culture Quiz is our Unique national charactertrends, history, people, latest news, the sights and sounds of America and more. This week’s quiz focuses on the new face of the Oval Office, two […]
Firefighter who responded to horrific Bronx apartment blaze promoted in touching FDNY ceremony
One of the firefighters who responded to the horrific Bronx apartment fire in 2022 — New York City’s deadliest blaze in more than three decades — was among 75 FDNY members promoted during a lavish ceremony on Tuesday. Jeffrey Funicelli, 47, was promoted from battalion chief to deputy battalion chief as more than 800 friends […]
Bronx Science HS graduate accepted into all 28 colleges she applies to — including the eight Ivy Leagues
She is the smartest person in New York. A bright teenager from Washington Heights was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools, plus 20 other colleges to which he applied. “When we were trying to open [an admissions] “When I got the letter, I was prepared for it to be my first rejection, and then […]
Bronx ‘money mule’ stole life savings from the elderly
A Bronx “money mule” was sentenced to prison Tuesday for scamming elderly victims out of their life’s savings, including a now-deceased woman who needed money to pay for treatment for a heart condition. Edward Rosario Canela, 48, was sentenced in a Hartford, Connecticut court to one year and one day in prison for conspiracy to […]
Frankie Montas back in The Bronx with Reds after Yankees letdown
On Thursday, the Yankees will get to see something they haven’t seen much of the past two seasons: a healthy Frankie Montas pitching in the Bronx. Montas, now with the Reds, is scheduled to take the mound as the starter at Yankee Stadium on Thursday after a tough 18-month season with the Yankees. “A lot […]
Bronx man miffed by attacker’s pithy sentence
A Bronx man who was left in a coma after being surprised and beaten by a convicted sex offender in a headline-grabbing case has slammed the justice system for giving his assailant a light sentence. “It almost cost me my life,” Jesus Cortez Cabrera, 54, told The Washington Post in his first exclusive interview. “I […]