Motivated by his own challenges, young grad becomes medical researcher
Justin Ferraro came to a college campus in the Bronx four years ago as a biology major with ambitions of becoming a doctor to help patients with blood disorders.
Bronx neighborhood marks St. Patrick's Day with COVID-safe celebration
This coming Wednesday is St. Patrick's Day and while the celebrations may look a little different due to the coronavirus, one neighborhood in the Bronx didn't let that deter them.
NYPD officer suffers fractured knee trying to stop shoplifter
An NYPD officer sustained a fractured knee while tangling with a shoplifter at a Bronx Target store.
Street racing problem grows in New York City
Street racing has been a growing problem in coronavirus-emptied streets in New York City.
NY nursing home deaths likely undercounted, analysis suggests
Riverdale Nursing Home in the Bronx appears, on paper, to have escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, with an official state count of just four deaths in its 146-bed facility. The truth, according to the home, is far worse: 21 dead, most transported to hospitals before they succumbed.
Field hospital going up at Van Cortlandt Park
An emergency field hospital is under construction at a park in the Bronx as New York City races to add hospital beds.
Masked burglars nab $140,000 in Bronx mansion break-in
Masked burglars broke into a Bronx mansion reportedly owned by a real estate mogul. They got away with $140,000 worth of luggage and jewelry from the $4,000,000 home in the Riverdale section.
Riverdale Is Closer Than You Think
If you've never been to Riverdale, you should check it out. This residential community in the northwest Bronx used to be home to many of New York City's biggest moguls. You'll still find lots of mansions but also plenty of apartment buildings.
Caring for slain cop's family
Thanks to the generosity and support from donors, the Daily News, and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, the three children of slain NYPD cop Miosotis Familia now have a new home. They moved into a renovated apartment in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.