Espaillat Calls on District 13 High School Students to Enter Congressional Art Competition
The 13th district comprises Upper Manhattan and The Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Norwood, and ...
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Bronx veteran asks for help maintaining Memorial Grove ahead of spring season
Bronx veteran asks for help maintaining Memorial Grove ahead of spring season. News 12 Staff. Mar 09, 2021, 7:57pm EST. Updated on:Mar 09, ...
Bronx veteran asks for help maintaining Memorial Grove ahead of spring season
Bronx resident and veteran Herb Barret says he stumbled upon Memorial Grove in 2006 while riding his bike. He says he even helped spark a ...
Wallace Avenue Shooting latest in String of Recent Pelham Parkway Violent Incidents
28, the Bronx recorded 14 murders in the first two months of 2021, compared with 12 for the same time period in 2020. The 49th precinct has, so far, ...
Bringing dance into Bronx classrooms
The program, born in 2018, has reached more than 1,000 elementary-aged children in the Bronx across about a dozen schools. "Dancing really gives ...
Eight FDNY Firefighters Injured Battling Fatal Bronx Fire
A raging three-alarm blaze spread through the walls of a Bronx apartment building Tuesday, killing a man and injuring eight firefighters. The fire ...
Norwich man pleads guilty to threatening to shoot Bronx woman who didn’t want to date him
On March 2, 2020, a woman from the Bronx, N.Y., called police and reported that Scott threatened in phone calls and text messages after she told him ...
How much stimulus money will you get? You may be surprised, especially if you have children
MOTT HAVEN, South Bronx — Senior members of both houses of Congress Tuesday confirmed the $1.9 trillion federal stimulus bill promised by ...
2021 Elections: Who’s running for City Council in the 15th District?
The Bronx Times asked each candidate a few questions to get to know them. Their answers have been edited for length and clarity.
40 Years Later, Rigoberto Torres and John Ahearn Are Still Making Life Casts of Bronx Residents
Since then, Torres and Ahearn have continued to collaborate, working together on the restoration of the “Double Dutch” mural in the Bronx in 2018 and ...
New Yorkers 60 and older can get COVID-19 vaccines this week
Hospitals in Manhattan and the Bronx have disproportionately more COVID-19 patients than the rest of the state: 1,377 as of Sunday, compared with ...
Coronavirus update: 270+ new cases; deaths up; hospitalizations down
The Bronx's infection rate is second highest. In that borough, 8,890 residents per 100,000 have tested positive. The Bronx has had 127,317 confirmed ...
1 dead, 8 firefighters hurt in Bronx apartment building blaze: FDNY
The fire broke out on the fourth floor of a building on West 165th Street, near Anderson Avenue, in the Highbridge section of the Bronx around 12:20 p.m. ...
One dead in three-alarm Bronx blaze
One person died in a three-alarm Bronx blaze Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The fire broke out just before 12:30 p.m. on the fourth floor at 64 W.
Norwich Man Pleads Guilty to Making Threats
According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 2, 2020, law enforcement received information from a woman in the Bronx, ...
Bronx program addresses teen dating violence
February was Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and two employees of the Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) spoke with the Bronx ...
Mutual Aid Groups Supported Communities When the Government Wouldn’t
Bronx Mutual Aid Network can distribute 800 to 1,000 grocery boxes or more on one of their food-giveaway days, depending on what they are able to ...
Mutual Aid Groups Supported Communities When the Government Wouldn’t
Bronx Mutual Aid Network can distribute 800 to 1,000 grocery boxes or more on one of their food-giveaway days, depending on what they are able to ...
1 civilian dead, 4 firefighters injured in Bronx apartment fire: FDNY
HIGHBRIDGE, the Bronx — One person was killed and four firefighters were injured when a blaze broke out at a Bronx apartment building Tuesday ...
AOC Campaign, Loving The Bronx, and Giving Friends Give Back to the Community
Loving the Bronx, Giving Friends, and Team AOC joined forces to distribute 500 coats for children and over 200 bags of fresh produce and dry foods to ...
Bronx Carjackers restrain parking lot attendant, steal 3 vehicles at gunpoint
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Armed thieves in the Bronx drove off in three vehicles stolen from a paid parking lot early Tuesday after tying up the attendant ...
Bronx Carjackers restrain parking lot attendant, steal 3 vehicles at gunpoint
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Armed thieves in the Bronx drove off in three vehicles stolen from a paid parking lot early Tuesday after tying up the attendant ...
Salvation Army helps families in South Bronx in need of food assistance
Bronx residents filled their shopping carts with canned foods, meats and dairy products. Salvation Army officials say the amount of people they serve at ...
Biaggi joins new nationwide coalition to hold climate polluters accountable
Biaggi joins new nationwide coalition to hold climate polluters accountable. Avatar By Bronx Times. 0. comments. Posted on March 9, 2021.
DOT adds new bike racks in the east Bronx
DOT crews installed bike racks along Bronx Park East in Pelham Parkway Friday, which is part of the DOT's pledge to put 10,000 new bike parking ...
University Center names their March Employee of the Month
University Center names their March Employee of the Month. Avatar By Bronx Times. 0. comments. Posted on March 9, 2021.
New NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter talks returning to the classroom, a segregated …
Porter, who most recently served as the Bronx executive superintendent, recounted her journey through the NYC school system, first as a student and ...
Crook shocks man with taser and takes off with $20 during Bronx robbery: NYPD
... identifying a despicable criminal who shocked a 50-year-old man with a Taser for a mere $20 as he sought to deposit cash at an ATM in the Bronx.
Thinkubator announces the launch of Spring 2021 programs
The Thinkubator, a Bronx-based nonprofit organization, announced the launch of its spring programs after receiving more than 200 applications for 60 ...
Suspect nabbed in South Carolina for punch that killed senior citizen neighbor in Bronx
A 60-year-old man was busted in South Carolina for punching out an older Bronx neighbor who later died from the head injury he suffered almost two ...