violence

Black Lives Matter Call for Justice for Eric Duprey, Man Killed in Police Sting Operation

By DAVID GREENE
Six days before NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran of the NYPD narcotics unit was to go on trial for the 2023 manslaughter of 30-year-old Bronxite, Eric Duprey, members of Black Lives Matter (BLM) stood outside the Bronx Criminal Courthouse vowing to attend every day of the trial, together with Duprey’s family. Meanwhile, members of the NYPD who had attended prior pre-trial court proceedings relating to the case were expected to show up once again in support of Duran. Duprey died amid a police sting operation in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.

Fordham Heights: Male Sought for Robbery of 72-Year-Old Man

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 a robbery of an elderly person that occurred in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. 

NY Legal Assistance Group Urges U.S. Senate to Reject Increased ICE & Border Patrol Funding

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on a funding bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) joined hundreds of civil rights groups in signing on to an open letter demanding that Congress members refuse to vote for any FY2026 appropriations bill that includes increased funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol.

Second ‘No Kings’ Rally Held in Northwest Bronx

By DAVID GREENE
For the second time in less than three months, a large crowd gathered in the Riverdale section of The Bronx to protest the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration after American military forces attacked Venezuela on Saturday, Jan. 3, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot and killed Minneapolis protester Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday, Jan. 7.