Safety
Major Drug Stash Location Uncovered near Yankee Stadium & Two Bronx Men Arrested
Two Bronx men were arrested on narcotics possession charges following an investigation that dismantled a major drug stash location near Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, federal prosecutors said Monday. A court authorized search of a home located at 69 West 164th Street, Apt. 2, yielded a combined total of around 2.5 kilograms (over five pounds) of cocaine, ketamine, and MDMA, as well as around 30 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, over 100 pounds of marijuana, and $85,000 cash, they said.
UPDATE Belmont: Displaced Residents Plead for Help in Search of Trapped Pets 15 Days after Fatal Fire
Surviving displaced residents of the devastating fire in Belmont on April 21 in which two people were killed say they have been calling 311, the FDNY, and local elected officials to seek answers on the cause of the fire, retrieval of any salvageable belongings, and on the status of at least seven cats and one dog believed to have been left behind inside the building.
UPDATE City Council Progressive & Black, Latino & Asian Caucuses Support Calls for CityFHEPS Expansion
Norwood & Olinville: No Injuries Reported after FDNY Called to Rochambeau Ave & Olinville Ave for Mattress Fire
UPDATE Allerton: 27-Year-Old Man Shot at NYCHA Pelham Parkway Houses Building
Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Mayor’s Veto of Buffer Zone Bill re Protests at Educational Facilities
This week, we asked readers their opinions on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s veto, on First Amendment grounds, as reported, of City Council Bill Intro 0175B, sponsored by City Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), that would require the NYPD to establish a plan containing considerations on whether, when, and to what extent security perimeters (buffer zones) could be established outside educational facilities.
