Food Giveaway Draws Over 1,000 in South Bronx
Struggling families waited in line for hours amid the borough’s ongoing economic crisis.
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Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Shot in Soundview
The teenager was hanging out with a small group of friends on Seward Avenue when the shooter walked up and started shooting about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the NYPD.
Corpses of Infant Boys Found Wrapped, Discarded in the Bronx
The superintendent of a Concourse building made the grisly discovery Monday afternoon.
Cuomo to Deploy National Guard to Airports for COVID Enforcement
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will deploy National Guard troops to city airports to ensure arriving passengers have proof of a recent, negative coronavirus test, the governor said Friday.
Protesters Sue NYPD, de Blasio Over Floyd Crackdown
Demonstrators brutalized by the NYPD in the wake of George Floyd’s killing are suing the police and Mayor Bill de Blasio, alleging violation of the First and Fourth Amendments, a new lawsuit says.
Bill Would Ban NYPD Collection of DNA From Kids
The City Council introduced legislation that wound ban the NYPD’s collection of DNA from children under 18 without consent from a guardian or attorney.
NYPD Crackdown in Bronx was Human Rights Violation, Says International Watchdog
“The New York City police blocked people from leaving before the curfew and then used the curfew as an excuse to beat, abuse, and arrest people who were protesting peacefully,” said Ida Sawyer, co-author of the Human Rights Watch report. “It was a planned operation with no justification that could cost New York taxpayers millions of dollars.”
Bronx Deemed Part of “Anarchist Jurisdiction” by DOJ
The Department of Justice on Monday placed New York City on a list of municipalities it considers “anarchist jurisdictions,” a designation aimed at stripping the five boroughs of badly needed federal funds.
City Adds Sanitation Trucks Amid COVID Trash Crisis
The city’s fleet of garbage trucks has been scaled back this year amid reduced trash pickup—a result of coronavirus-related budget cuts.
Crotona Park School Closed After Positive COVID Tests
The campus of PS 811X will remain closed for 24 hours in accordance with the city’s safety measures, authorities said.