violence

Two Bronx Men & Brooklyn Man Charged with Assault on NYPD Officer using Stolen Car

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Thursday, April 30, that three men were charged with attempted aggravated assault upon a police or peace officer, attempted assault in the first-degree, criminal possession of stolen property, first-degree reckless endangerment, and other related charges for allegedly striking an NYPD officer while driving a stolen car.

CM Oswald Feliz Holds Joint Hearing on School Safety & Crossing Guards

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Councilman Oswald Feliz (C.D. 15), chair of the city council committee on public safety, held a joint hearing with the city council committee on education on Wednesday, April 29, to evaluate the operations of school safety agents (SSAs) and crossing guards.        

UPDATE Mayor Vetoes Dinowitz Bill on Protesting Around Educational Facilities

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed on Friday, April 24, City Council Intro 175-B-2026 sponsored by local Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), on free speech grounds. The bill, along with Intro 0001-2026, passed in the council in March. The former would require the police commissioner to establish a plan to address and contain the risk of physical obstruction, physical injury, intimidation, and interference at educational facilities while preserving and protecting the rights to free speech, assembly, and protest, according to Dinowitz’s office.

A.D. 81 Candidate Morgan Evers Endorsed by Rivera, Jackson & Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Morgan Evers, a teacher and disability activist who launched her campaign to challenge local, 16-term Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on Dec. 7, 2025 for the 81st Assembly District seat in the upcoming June primaries, has received additional endorsements in recent weeks in the form of local State Senators Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), Robert Jackson (S.D. 31), and the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club. 

Bedford Park: Man Sought for Firing Gun at Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with shots fired in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, recklessly endangering those inside.

UPDATE Highbridge: Man Sought for Rape of 50-Year-Old Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has released a photo of a man who is sought for questioning in connection to a rape that occurred in the Highbridge section of The Bronx and are appealing to the public for help identifying the man. They previously only had a sketch of the suspect.