violence

UPDATE Norwood: Arrest Made in Armed Robbery inside Laundromat

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said they have made one arrest following a gunpoint robbery that occurred in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Feb. 14.  Police had been asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached video who they said were wanted for questioning in connection with the robbery.

To Balance the Budget, Mamdani Details Two Paths – Tax the Rich or Let the Middle Class Fund the Gap

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Preliminary Budget on Tuesday, Feb. 17, outlining the scope of what was described as a fiscal crisis he said he inherited from the prior administration. The mayor presented two paths forward to balance the budget (a legal requirement): raise revenue from the wealthiest New Yorkers and most profitable corporations and end the drain of City resources to the State, or have working and middle-class New Yorkers fund the gap.   

Kingsbridge: One Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old Christopher Redding, GoFundMe Launched

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said Saturday, Feb. 14, that they have arrested one person following the Wednesday evening triple shooting in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, in which 16-year-old Christopher Redding was fatally shot, and two other surviving teens were hospitalized. As reported, police had been investigating the incident in the context of a possible “gang nexus.” Read our prior coverage of the incident here and here.

Mt Vernon Man Gets 13 + Yrs for Sex Trafficking a Minor Across The Bronx & Brooklyn

By SÍLE MOLONEY
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced Friday, Feb. 13, that Rai Thomas, 31, a/k/a “Bandz,” of Mount Vernon, NY, was sentenced to 160 months (13.3 years) in prison for sex trafficking a minor and for use of interstate facilities to promote sex trafficking and prostitution. He said in October 2025, Thomas was convicted at trial before U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román, who imposed the sentence.