Help Prevent Subway Tragedies

By DAVID GREENE

At least two men have died, and three others have been injured in a series of unrelated train-related incidents that took place across Bronx train systems in the past month, according to City officials. No criminality is suspected in relation to the incidents involving the two deceased men, while one of the surviving injured victims was pushed in front of or against a moving train. Meanwhile, City officials are reminding New Yorkers that help is available for those who may be having thoughts of ending their lives.

Bronx Off Duty Female Police Officer Arrested

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said an off-duty New York City employee was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 15, at around 6 p.m. in the confines of the 44th Precinct, which covers parts of the Grand Concourse, Bronx Terminal Market, and Yankee Stadium.

Mt. Hope: Person Sought for Snatching Cellphones inside Subway Stations

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they say is wanted in connection with a pattern of snatching cell phones (grand larceny) in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx.

Morris Heights: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 15-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl reported missing from the Morris Heights section of The Bronx.

Morris Heights: Man Sought for Sexual Abuse Incident on University Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD 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 sexual abuse incident that occurred in the section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Burnside Avenue Building Partially Collapses

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A building in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx partially collapsed on Monday, Jan. 12, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) officials said. It follows a previous partial building collapse at a NYCHA building in Mott Haven in October 2025, a partial building collapse in Morris Heights in December 2023, another construction site collapse at an Orchard Beach construction site in July 2023, and a wall collapse in Olinville in which six people were injured the same month and year.

Bronx Zoo Offers New Yorkers the Chance to Name a Cockroach after Their Ex for Valentine’s Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bronx Zoo is offering New Yorkers the opportunity to name a cockroach after their ex for Valentine’s Day.

UPDATE Norwood: Fire Breaks Out in Storage Room Filled with Tenant Files in Residential Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A fire that seems to have broken out in storage room containing dozens of cardboard boxes of paper files in a 5-story, residential building located at 3202 Bainbridge Avenue by East 207th Street in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Wednesday, Jan. 14, has been extinguished.

UPDATE 15,000 Nurses Continue Day 2 of Their Strike Action Against Three Private Hospital Systems

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Nurses at Montefiore, Mt. Sinai, and New York Presbyterian hospital systems, who are also members of New York State Nurses Association union, continued their strike action on Day 2, Tuesday, Jan. 13. They are seen here outside Montefiore Medical Center in Norwood. Read more about their concerns in our recent story here, prior to strike action and our follow-up story on Day 1 of the strike here.