Kemba Walker, 31, comes home to show what he’s learned on the road the last 10 years
Especially when it comes to basketball. Look for the Knicks to market the heck out of this sentiment this season as they add Bronx-born Kemba Walker to ...
Monthly Archives: August 2021
In settling special-needs case, NYC shows how little de Blasio really cared about ‘equity’
The Bronx case is just the tip of the iceberg of the DOE's citywide failures here. Two years ago, The City's Yoav Gonen flagged bureaucratic bungling ...
85 Bronx Students Complete Digital Skills Program in Efforts to Narrow the “Digital Divide”
Phipps Neighborhoods, a nonprofit, helps children, youth, and families in the South Bronx rise above poverty by addressing barriers to success through ...
Black population in NYC down 4.5% over the last decade, Census results show — Brooklyn sees …
The number of Black New Yorkers grew the most in the Bronx and Staten Island, but only modestly in Queens and Manhattan. The city's Latino ...
25-year old Bronx man arrested for June shooting death
Christian Falcone is the editor-in-chief of The Bronx Times. Previously, he served as the managing editor of a publisher of weekly newspapers in ...
Teen dies after being struck by lightning at beach
Carlos Ramos, 13, of the Bronx, died at Jacobi Medical Center, city officials confirmed to ABC News Friday. He was one of seven people who were ...
Meeting vaccine hesitancy, one calm answer at a time
The Bronx Rising Initiative, the Morris Heights Health Center—a lot of groups ... The Bronx has the lowest, 66%, with Brooklyn just a bit ahead at 67%.
Bronx artist launches coloring book collection to offer outlet for pandemic stress
A Bronx rapper says coloring is the key to combatting stress during the pandemic. Dehja B has always been an artist, but she decided to switch things ...
New book celebrates 25 years of THE POINT CDC
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‘She never gave a problem’: Grandma says dead Bronx girl, 7, had stomach injuries ‘old and new’
MOTT HAVEN, the Bronx — The paternal grandmother who raised Julissia Batties, 7, since she was five days old became alarmed last year when the ...
NYPD: Death of 7-year-old Bronx girl deemed a homicide
NYPD: Death of 7-year-old Bronx girl deemed a homicide. News 12 Staff. Aug 13, 2021, 9:21am. Updated on: Aug 13, 2021, ...
2 dead — including man in Queens karaoke bar — amid 7 overnight shootings in NYC
Three other shootings were reported early Friday, too — one in the Bronx, another in Queens and the third in Brooklyn. Police at the scene where a ...
Yonkers, Empire City Casino hold successful Ice Bucket Challenge
Yonkers, Empire City Casino hold successful Ice Bucket Challenge. By Bronx Times. 0. comments. Posted on August 13, 2021.
Orchard Beach Thunder: Teens remain in crisis after a strike on the beach in Bronx – Florida …
Bronx Orchard Beach (WABC)-Lightning strikes are very rare, What happened on thursday Bronx reminds us of what they can do. A teenage boy is in critical ...
Man’s death ruled a homicide after body found in Bronx basement: NYPD
JEROME PARK, the Bronx — The death of a man found unconscious in the basement of a Bronx home earlier in August has been deemed a homicide ...
Mother, 15-Year-Old Daughter Slashed During Fight At BJ’s Wholesale Club In The Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A mother and her 15-year-old daughter are among three people slashed during a fight in the Bronx. The attack ...
Bronx mother pleads for NYCHA to repair leaky Mill Brook Houses apartment
A Bronx mother is pleading for the New York City Housing Authority to help her and her 6-year-old son, saying their apartment is plagued by leaks, ...
City Retires More Dirty Diesel Trucks in the Pollution-Plagued South Bronx
“I am pleased that we are able to [unveil the electric trucks] here in the Bronx where the effects of pollution are severely felt by the communities,” said ...
The Case for a Latino Lieutenant Governor
And this includes the Bronx, which is the only Latino-majority borough in the city. Four of the five Democratic organizations in the city are represented by ...
Bronx man shot dead in apartment hallway was killed by his cousin, sources and family say
A Bronx man shot in the hallway of his apartment building was killed by a cousin, possibly in an argument over money, police sources said Thursday.
Caught On Camera: Man Robs Bronx Business At Gunpoint
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police want to identify a man accused of robbing a Bronx business at gunpoint. It happened just after 8:30 p.m. Monday ...
Police Seek Identity Of Man Wanted In Connection To Attempted Rape In The Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are trying to identify a man wanted in connection to an attempted rape in the Bronx. It happened around 4:40 ...
2020 Census shows NYC’s diverse population grew to unexpected 8.8M
The Bronx, once a poster child for urban decay, set a new all-time record with 1.47 million residents. Manhattan's population stands at 1.69 million ...
Boy, 13, among 6 hospitalized after reports of Bronx lightning strike
ORCHARD BEACH, the Bronx — Six people, including a 13-year-old boy, were hospitalized after reports of a lightning strike in the Bronx on Thursday, ...
NYC’s Summer Youth Employment Program giving 75000 teens, young adults jobs during pandemic
Yancy Sanes, a Bronx High school teacher, said the program focuses on real world learning. “If we are learning about environmental racism, we go ...
DMX muralist honors Bronx teen burned to death in stairwell one year ago
THE BRONX — The artist who created murals honoring rapper DMX and murdered teen Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz paid tribute to another slain ...
Frank Torres, Judge Who Sought More Latinos on the Bench, Dies at 93
Frank Torres in the South Bronx in 1962, the year he won election to the New York State Assembly. He was elected to the Superior Court in 1987.
Bronx Scooter-Share Program Kicks Off Next Week
The first electric scooters as part of the city's long-awaited e-scooter pilot program will start rolling through the streets of the Bronx next Tuesday, ...
Mama, the daughter of three, was slashed during a battle at Bronx’s BJ’s – Florida News Times
Concourse, Bronx (WABC)-During a discussion in Bronx, a mother and daughter were killed among the three. The incident unfolded on Thursday at 610 Exterior ...
Mom, daughter among 3 slashed during fight at BJ’s in Bronx
CONCOURSE, Bronx (WABC) -- A mother and her daughter were among three people slashed during an argument in the Bronx. The incident ...