Two Bronx police officers rushed to the aid of a one year old girl Friday night after they spotted her mother running down the street clutching her and crying for help. Officers Felix Baez and Giovanni Laguna gave the infant, who wasn’t breathing, CPR on a Mott Haven sidewalk, and then again in their unmarked […]
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Cops Resuscitate Unconscious Mott Haven Toddler on Sidewalk
Posted on 15 October 2016.
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Bronx Man Survives Bullet to Head and Hails Cab to Hospital
Posted on 15 October 2016.
A 48 year old man is alive in hospital despite a bullet passing through his head after he was shot in Melrose late Friday night. The victim, who has not been named, managed to call a cab to take him to Lincoln Hospital, where he remains conscious. According to the Daily News, the bullet passed through his […]
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Mott Haven Residents Fight For A New Community Center
Posted on 12 October 2016.
South Bronx activists plan to rally at a vacant building, a former rehabilitation center located at 349 E. 140th Street, to host a “spiritual reclaiming” on October 15th. Attendees aim to raise awareness about their plans to occupy the building and turn it into a community center for arts, health and education. DNAInfo has the […]
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Bronx Man Robbed After Wiring Money to Friend in Need
Posted on 12 October 2016.
A 73 year-old Bronx man was robbed and beaten last night in Mount Eden after wiring money to a friend in need of relief efforts after Hurricane Matthew devastated Haiti. Roland Joachin was walking on E. Mount Eden Ave when three men approached him, put him in a headlock and stole his wallet and cell […]
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Bronx High School of Science Students Brawl Off Campus
Posted on 12 October 2016.
Nearly three dozen videos have surfaced of students from Bronx High School of Science engaging in an off campus fight club. The club dates back to April 2015 but new footage was posted on a private Facebook page that recently became public. The fights, that take place at Harris Field and have drawn crowds of […]
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Study on Bronx Domestic Violence Released
Posted on 11 October 2016.
The Bronx Domestic Violence Roundtable and Bronx Legal Services have released a report into domestic violence in the borough to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month. ‘More People to Listen’ aims to improve service provision for victims in a borough that boasts the highest rates of domestic violence citywide. The Bronx Times has the full […]
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Public Advocate Linked with Vacant Brooklyn District Attorney Post
Posted on 11 October 2016.
The New York City Public Advocate Letitia James has been rumored to be in contention to replace Ken Thompson as Brooklyn District Attorney after Thompson died Sunday night following a battle against cancer. James, the first black woman elected to citywide office, has been influential in the Bronx, particularly in her representation of tenants in court fights against […]
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Brooklyn Man Killed in Bronx Hit and Run
Posted on 11 October 2016.
A Brooklyn man died Monday night after being struck by a car in a hit and run in Morrisania in the South Bronx. 38 year old David Pajarito-Mendez was hit at the intersection of Courtlandt Avenue and East 162nd Street. Police are looking for a black jeep Cherokee which was seen driving away from the […]
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