Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the “Tax the Rich” Campaign

This week, we asked readers for their opinion on the ‘Tax the Rich’ campaign that would increase the taxes of millionaires and wealthy corporations, using the revenue earned from such taxes to restore funding cuts to healthcare and public services, as well as free childcare.

UPDATE Belmont: 21-Year-Old Male Shot, One Person Arrested

Police said a young man has been shot in the Belmont section of the Bronx near 663 Crescent Avenue and is likely to survive. However, the address was for a nearby tax business and on arrival in Belmont, Norwood News saw that police had cordoned off a section of nearby Cambreleng Avenue at the intersection of East 187th Street outside Nashley Barbershop, located at 2400 Cambreleng Avenue. 

Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Assault of MTA Bus Driver

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video who is wanted in connection with an assault of an MTA employee that occurred in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx. 

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Gas Rupture Sealed on W 231st Street but Ruins Tuesday Lunch Trade for Small Businesses

There were no injuries reported after a gas rupture on 231st Street and Broadway in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx on Tuesday, April 7, according to FDNY. A strong odor of gas resulting from the leak drew several emergency service units and Con Edison to the scene where they were seen working for a few hours to evacuate the affected streets and order the closure of some local businesses while they worked to seal the rupture, hampering the regular lunch trade.  

Crips Gang Member Pleads Guilty to March 2021 Bronx Murder in Soundview

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton announced Friday, April 3, that Alieu Jarjou, 31, a/k/a “Scally,” a/k/a “Lu Scally,” pled guilty the same day before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to his criminal activities as a member of the “Rollin 20s” set of the Crips gang, including the March 2021 murder of Jadon Robinson in the Soundview section of The Bronx.