Cops shoot man who threatened them with knife, gun, says NYPD
A man armed with a knife and a gun was shot by police in the Westchester Square section of the Bronx.
Virus hitting juvenile detention centers
For the tens of thousands of kids locked up in juvenile detention centers and other correctional facilities across America, experts have issued a gloomy warning: The coronavirus is coming.
4 women dead in Bronx apartment fire
Four women were killed in a late night fire sparked inside a neighbor's apartment in the Concourse section of the Bronx, according to the FDNY.
Cops shoot man who lunges at them, reports NYPD
The man was ordered to drop his knife before he was shot, according to police. He was taken to Jacobi Hospital in stable condition.
4 women dead in Bronx apartment fire
The victims were neighbors at 1560 Grand Concourse.
New York City has fewest prisoners since 1940s
New York City's jail population is the lowest it has been since the 1940s.
Locked up: No masks, sanitizer as virus spreads behind bars
Something was wrong. The chow hall line at New York’s Rikers Island jail had halted. For three hours, the men stood and waited, without food, until a correctional officer quietly delivered the news: A civilian chef was among those who tested positive for the coronavirus.
Nurses plead for protective gear to fight virus outbreak
Nurses battling New York's coronavirus outbreak made anguished pleas Saturday for more protective equipment, saying officials' claims of adequate supplies are falling short of reality.
NYC testing street closures in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx
To further the social distancing protocol put into place to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, New York City is implementing a pilot program to close streets.
38 positive for coronavirus in New York City jails, including Rikers
New York City was hit by the nation’s largest coronavirus jail outbreak to date this week, with at least 38 people testing positive at the notorious Rikers Island complex and nearby facilities — more than half of them incarcerated men, the board that oversees the city's jail system said.
Rikers officer infected with coronavirus
A correction officer at Rikers Island has reportedly been diagnosed with coronavirus.
5,000 free meals distributed to Bronx residents amid COVID-19 crisis
The Davidson Community Center is one of seven Bronx locations where residents are now able to get free meals, like sealed bag lunches from Revolution Foods with a turkey and cheese sandwich, carrot sticks and an apple.
Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres tests positive for coronavirus
Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
NYPD searching for lost teen and her toddler from the Bronx
Police in New York City are looking for help to find a teen mom and her child.
Woman threatens customer with butcher knife at Bronx Burger King
A woman is accused of swinging a butcher knife at another woman during an argument at a South Bronx Burger King.
Fighting to save the gantries at the Port Morris Waterfront
It’s a part of the South Bronx Simeon Bankoff believes has so much potential. The Port Morris waterfront, with a pair of gantries that looms tall.
Group looks to designate part of South Bronx waterfront as city landmark
The organization South Bronx Unite are working to make the Port Morris waterfront in the South Bronx more easily accessible and designate its gantries as city landmarks.
Man stabbed to death inside subway station
One man is dead, the other hospitalized after an early morning stabbing incident in a Bronx subway station.
NYPD: Group of suspects attack, rob man in the Bronx
A 61-year-old man was attacked and robbed by four suspects in the Bronx.
NYPD searching for four suspects who beat, robbed elderly man in the Bronx
The NYPD is asking for the public's help identifying four men caught on video attacking and robbing a 61-year-old man in the Bronx on March 1.