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Food Giveaway Draws Over 1,000 in South Bronx

November 21, 2020 Eric Klein 0

Struggling families waited in line for hours amid the borough’s ongoing economic crisis.

NYPD Commissioner Defends Crackdown at Bronx Protest, Says Activists Aimed to “Tear Down Society.”

June 6, 2020 Eric Klein 0

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea defended Thursday’s operation targeting peaceful protestors in the Bronx, claiming his department had intelligence demonstrators intended to “destroy property, injure cops and to cause mayhem.”

State: New COVID Testing Center Launched at Tres Puentes in South Bronx

April 15, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

Roughly a month into the coronavirus crisis, New York State has been criticized for not making COVID-19 tests more accessible to low-income communities of color, which have been disproportionally impacted in the Bronx.

As Virus Ravages Low-Income Communities, de Blasio Demands Feds Ship Scores More COVID Tests to NYC

April 12, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

The mayor, who has faced criticism for a lack of coronavirus testing in the Bronx, said he hoped a community-testing program could begin by week’s end. But that timeline is contingent upon the feds shipping much-needed kits to New York City.

“The Government Is Not Helping Us”: Coronavirus Hotline Thwarting Bronx Residents in Need of Testing

April 11, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

Coronavirus tests are being heavily rationed across the Bronx, with low-income residents growing increasingly desperate for diagnosis and treatment in the city’s hardest hit borough.

Bronxites With Coronavirus Dying at Twice the Rate of Other NYC Patients: Report

April 4, 2020 Eric Klein 0

Bronx residents accounted for one in four coronavirus hospitalizations citywide, an analysis showed, and were dying at three times the rate of infected Manhattan residents.

Shots Fired Inside Iconic South Bronx Gym During MLK Tribute Game

January 20, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

A celebratory MLK day basketball game between high school teams turned violent Monday when a spectator opened fire inside the iconic South Bronx gym, setting off panic in the crowd, authorities said.

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