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Month: July 2020

City to Cede Control of Bronx Domestic Violence Shelters

July 31, 2020 Eric Klein 0

The nonprofit organization Volunteers of America-Greater New York will take over the operation of two domestic violence shelters in the Bronx, with the city ceding control amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bronx Zoo Apologizes For “Unconscionable” Racism in Displaying African Man, Promoting Eugenics

July 30, 2020 Eric Klein 0

The operator of this Bronx Zoo apologized this week for acts “unconscionable racial intolerance” the zoo demonstrated when it exhibited an African man as an exotic animal and promoted the long-debunked study of racial science known as eugenics.

Trans Victim Slain in The Bronx

July 28, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

Tiffany Harris, 32, was found stabbed inside an apartment building hallway around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, roughly a mile from the victim’s own residence, according to the NYPD.

Unemployment Rate Spikes in Bronx, Reaching Depression Era Levels: Data

July 26, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

The rate stands at a startling 24.7 percent in the Bronx, higher than the citywide unemployment rate of 20.4 percent, according to newly released statistics from the state Department of Labor.

Hell’s Angels Members Charged in Killing of Pagans Leader

July 23, 2020 Eric Klein 0

The arrests come amid a territorial war between the Pagans and Hell’s Angels motorcycle gangs in the Bronx

Electeds Rally to Condemn Spate of Killings in The Bronx

July 21, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

Bronx Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson and District Attorney Darcel Clark led an anti-violence rally Monday in response to a recent surge in shootings and homicides in Claremont and Concourse.

Teen Girl Charged With Killing, Leaving Bronx Man on McDonald’s Roof

July 19, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

An 18-year-old girl has been charged with murder for her alleged role in the killing of a Bronx man found wrapped in plastic on a McDonald’s roof in Melrose, authorities said.

Corpse Found on McDonald’s Roof in Melrose

July 17, 2020 Eric Klein 0

An autopsy will determine the man’s cause of death and whether he’s a homicide victim, authorities said .

Two Men Fatally Shot in Highbridge

July 4, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

Police responding to reports of a crowd gathered on Sedgwick Avenue Thursday found the men inside the parked vehicle with gunshot wounds to the back of their heads.

Opinion: Dismantle the Bronx Political Machine

July 1, 2020 Lattina Brown 0

There’s been lots of talk lately of dismantling corrupt systems, mostly in relation to police brutality. But there’s another system that needs tearing down down if New Yorkers are to achieve true justice.

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