Kingsbridge: Three Sought for Attempted Armed Robbery of Delivery Worker

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are wanted in connection with an attempted robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge.

Van Cortlandt Village: Police Appeal for Help Locating Two Sought for Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred the Van Cortlandt Village section of the Bronx.

Ritchie Torres Rejects Call by Republican Congressman to Deport Zohran Mamdani

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) has rejected calls by a Republican congressional colleague to have presumed Democratic mayoral nominee and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36) deported from the United States, calling the move “unAmerican.”

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Loud Music and Partying in Van Cortlandt Park

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked residents living in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, Woodlawn Heights, Van Cortlandt Park South, and Broadway if they have been bothered recently by loud music and partying in Van Cortlandt Park, since it tends to get worse in summer. Only residents around Van Cortlandt Village were willing to speak on the record.

Seventeen-Year-Old Youth Charged in Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old Opposite Kingsbridge Armory

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has launched a murder inquiry after an 18-year-old man who was shot earlier this month in Fordham Manor died. One person has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing.

UPDATE DEP Warns Against Illegally Opened Fire Hydrants Amid Heatwave, Mayor Urges Energy Conservation

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As high temperatures continued through Wednesday, June 25, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) warned New Yorkers about the dangers of illegally opening fire hydrants. Later on Wednesday, the mayor called for energy conservation as the City approached peak energy use.

UPDATE Primaries 2025: Unofficial Results on Election Night, Cuomo Concedes Mayoral Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUINONES

After a sweltering day at the polls, approximately 930,505 voters had cast their ballots by poll closure in the New York State Primaries on June 24 (latest numbers as of 7.30 p.m.), including 97,632 Bronxites, 272,884 Manhattanites, 336387 Brooklynites, 193,881 voters in Queens and 29,721 voters on Staten Island.

UPDATE Elections 2025: Rivera Canvasses in Bedford Park for Mamdani & Hosts “No Cuomo” Rally in Fordham

By DAVID GREENE, MIRIAM QUINONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined local supporters of mayoral candidate and, according to some recent polls, the frontrunner in the Democratic mayoral race, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36), on Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park on Sunday, June 22, to canvass for his number one mayoral pick, before later heading to Fordham for a separate “No Cuomo” rally. The latter was organized to oppose Democratic mayoral candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

UPDATE Elections 2025: Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Attends Bronx “Meet & Greet” in Norwood

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic mayoral candidate and City Comptroller Brad Lander attended a Meet & Greet event in Norwood on Monday, June 16, as early voting was in full swing. The event was organized by former City Limits Editor Jarrett Murphy who, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, opted for a career change and is now a pediatric ER nurse.

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Kingsbridge: Three Sought for Attempted Armed Robbery of Delivery Worker

Van Cortlandt Village: Police Appeal for Help Locating Two Sought for Robbery

Ritchie Torres Rejects Call by Republican Congressman to Deport Zohran Mamdani

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Loud Music and Partying in Van Cortlandt Park

Seventeen-Year-Old Youth Charged in Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old Opposite Kingsbridge Armory

UPDATE DEP Warns Against Illegally Opened Fire Hydrants Amid Heatwave, Mayor Urges Energy Conservation

UPDATE Primaries 2025: Unofficial Results on Election Night, Cuomo Concedes Mayoral Race

UPDATE Elections 2025: Rivera Canvasses in Bedford Park for Mamdani & Hosts “No Cuomo” Rally in Fordham

UPDATE Elections 2025: Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Attends Bronx “Meet & Greet” in Norwood