Botanical Square Residents Without Gas Since 2024

By DAVID GREENE

Bronx residents of four apartment buildings at Botanical Square in Bedford Park have been without a gas service for over a year since a Webster Avenue water main on Dec. 16, 2024, caused havoc in the local area, as reported at the time.

It’s Primary Season…..“Do Not Boo, Vote!”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Former Democratic U.S. President Barack Obama once famously said during a campaign rally, “Do not boo. Vote!” This was essentially the message shared at Downey’s Bar in Riverdale on Sunday, Feb. 1, as three Unity Democrat candidates seeking election in the upcoming Democratic primaries in Assembly District 81 made their respective pitches to around 80 local Bronxites.

Kingsbridge: Male Sought for Assault on Elderly Man on New Year’s Eve

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 an assault on an elderly person that occurred in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx in December.

Bedford Park: Police Appeal for Help Locating 16-Year-Old Teen Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 16-year-old male youth reported missing from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.

Man Indicted for Shooting Allerton Gas Station Employee in Head

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Friday, Jan. 30, that a Pennsylvania man has been indicted on attempted murder in the second degree and related charges for shooting a man in the head while he was working at an Allerton gas station, as reported at the time.

Bronx Man Gets 17 Years for Shooting Ex-Girlfriend in Face in Jealous Rage

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Friday, Jan. 30, that a man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for attempted murder in the second-degree for shooting his former girlfriend in the face after hunting her down at a local nightspot in the Mt. Eden section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Person Dies after Being Struck by Train, “No Criminality Suspected”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One person has died after being struck by a train in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, according to emergency services.

UPDATE Spuyten Duyvil: AG Opens Investigation into Civilian Death involving Off-Duty Port Authority Officer

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Officials from New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) announced Monday, Jan. 26, that OSI has opened an investigation into the deaths of a man and woman who died seemingly from gunshot wounds in the Spuyten Duyvil section of The Bronx last Thursday, Jan. 22.

UPDATE Bronx Woman Charged with Long-Term Starvation & Isolation of her 14-Year-Old Twin Sons

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Tuesday, Jan. 20, that a Bronx woman has been indicted on first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, endangering the welfare of a child and other charges for allegedly starving her teenage twin sons and allegedly keeping them virtually housebound for nine years, significantly stunting their development.