Op-Ed: Our Moral Moment

By SILVIA BLUMENFELD

These days, friends here in The Bronx, and all across the country, are telling me that they have stopped listening to the news. I can’t say the same, but in a way, I really do get the reason for that phenomenon.

Eastchester: 39-Year-Old Man Dead after Baychester Avenue Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 39-year-old man has died following a fatal shooting in the Eastchester section of The Bronx, police said.

UPDATE Rivera Endorses Zohran Mamdani for Mayor, Ranks Other Mayoral Candidates

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic State Senator Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) announced Wednesday, April 30, he is backing New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as the City’s next mayor. Mamdani, a progressive Democrat, represents the 36th assembly district of the New York State Assembly in Queens since 2021.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Woman Arrested after Fatal Stabbing in Apparent Domestic Violence Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 37-year-old woman was charged with second-degree murder and other charges on Tuesday evening, April 29, following the fatal stabbing of a 40-year-old man in Fordham Manor the previous night, police said. The woman lives at the same address as the victim according to police reports and according to a neighbor, she is alleged to be his girlfriend.

Seven Bronx Men Charged with $6.6M Luxury Car Theft Op in NJ, Bronx Storage & Shipment to West Africa

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Eight men, seven living in The Bronx, have been charged with a $6.6 million-dollar car theft operation of luxury cars in New Jersey, including a Rolls Royce, a scam which involved storing the vehicles in The Bronx before shipping them to West Africa, New York and New Jersey officials announced Tuesday, April 29.

Mt Hope: 36-Year-Old Man Found Fatally Stabbed East at Burnside Avenue & Valentine Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 36-year-old man has died following a fatal stabbing in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, police said.

Bronx Man & NJ Man Get Three Years Each for Running $65 Million+ Illicit Money Transfer Scheme

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man and his partner have each been sentenced to three years in prison for running an unlicensed money transfer business responsible for illicitly transferring more than $65 million between the United States and countries in the Middle East, including Yemen, Turkey, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, federal officials announced on Wednesday, April 23.

Fordham Manor: Police Appeal for Help Locating Person Sought for Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached media who they say is wanted in connection with a reckless endangerment incident (a shooting) that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Fordham Manor: Two Sought for Non-Fatal Shooting of 52-Year-Old Man and 26-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating and identifying the two people seen in the attached photos and video who they say are sought for questioning in connection with an assault/non-fatal shooting that occurred in Fordham Manor.

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Op-Ed: Our Moral Moment

Eastchester: 39-Year-Old Man Dead after Baychester Avenue Shooting

UPDATE Rivera Endorses Zohran Mamdani for Mayor, Ranks Other Mayoral Candidates

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Woman Arrested after Fatal Stabbing in Apparent Domestic Violence Incident

Seven Bronx Men Charged with $6.6M Luxury Car Theft Op in NJ, Bronx Storage & Shipment to West Africa

Mt Hope: 36-Year-Old Man Found Fatally Stabbed East at Burnside Avenue & Valentine Avenue

Bronx Man & NJ Man Get Three Years Each for Running $65 Million+ Illicit Money Transfer Scheme

Fordham Manor: Police Appeal for Help Locating Person Sought for Shooting

Fordham Manor: Two Sought for Non-Fatal Shooting of 52-Year-Old Man and 26-Year-Old Man