New Homeless Shelters Slated to Open in Bronx Next Year
The new shelters are part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Turning the Tide program, which aims to combat New York City’s homeless crisis.
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Exclusive: 24-Hour Cash Bail Window Set to Open in Bronx This Summer, City Says, But Critics Remain Skeptical
Five months after the de Blasio administration missed a deadline to open a 24-hour bail window in the Bronx courthouse, city corrections officials say they expect to have one up and running this summer.
NYPD Data: Reports of Rape Up 27 Percent in The Bronx
There were 107 documented reports of rape in the Bronx as of March 31 – the last date for which official statistics are available – representing a 27.4 percent increase from the 84 rapes reported during the same period last year, according to NYPD Compstat data. The total represents nearly a quarter of all rapes reported citywide.
Authorities Spent Thousands To Punish One Bronx Farebeater. Was It Worth the Cost in Lost Swipes?
Herminio Robles has cost the City of New York a few dozen dollars in MetroCard swipes. But the criminal justice system has spent tens of thousands of dollars punishing him for it.