Closing Rikers Island
On the same day the New York State Department of Corrections released a report that found violent incidents at Rikers Island increased in the last year and warning it might close the jail before New York City does, the mayor held a news conference to announce the lowest inmate population at Rikers in five years, the lowest jail population the city's seen in 35 years, and the lowest incarceration rate of any major city in America.
On the same day the New York State Department of Corrections released a report that found violent incidents at Rikers Island increased in the last year and warning it might close the jail before New York City does, the mayor held a news conference to announce the lowest inmate population at Rikers in five years, the lowest jail population the city's seen in 35 years, and the lowest incarceration rate of any major city in America.
Rikers Island guard beaten
Four Rikers Island inmates accused of brutally attacking a New York City correction officer pleaded not guilty in court Monday. The attack took place on Saturday evening in the George Motchan Detention Center in the sprawling jail complex. The officer suffered a fractured spine and swelling on his brain. Officer Jean Souffrant, 39, was in the ICU of a hospital after the attack that was caught on camera.
Four Rikers Island inmates accused of brutally attacking a New York City correction officer pleaded not guilty in court Monday. The attack took place on Saturday evening in the George Motchan Detention Center in the sprawling jail complex. The officer suffered a fractured spine and swelling on his brain. Officer Jean Souffrant, 39, was in the ICU of a hospital after the attack that was caught on camera.
Police-involved shooting
A violent landlord-tenant dispute turned into a fatal encounter with police in the Belmont section of the Bronx. The distraught man who police say was armed with a combat knife is dead. Police officers responded to a 911 call about a stabbing on Prospect Avenue near East 181 Street and found a 52-year-old man armed with a military-style knife chasing another man down the street.
A violent landlord-tenant dispute turned into a fatal encounter with police in the Belmont section of the Bronx. The distraught man who police say was armed with a combat knife is dead. Police officers responded to a 911 call about a stabbing on Prospect Avenue near East 181 Street and found a 52-year-old man armed with a military-style knife chasing another man down the street.
Lead-poisoning verdict
A jury has dealt the New York City Housing Authority a major blow. NYCHA has been ordered to pay a Bronx mom $57 million after jurors found the agency responsible for her daughter's elevated lead levels. Dakota Taylor, a soft-spoken student from the Bronx, struggles with learning in school. When she was 4, a doctor diagnosed her with a severe case of lead poisoning.?
A jury has dealt the New York City Housing Authority a major blow. NYCHA has been ordered to pay a Bronx mom $57 million after jurors found the agency responsible for her daughter's elevated lead levels. Dakota Taylor, a soft-spoken student from the Bronx, struggles with learning in school. When she was 4, a doctor diagnosed her with a severe case of lead poisoning.?
Prayer vigil for fire victims
A prayer service brought together all faiths in the Bronx to pay tribute to the victims of the fatal apartment building fire. Neighbors, local officials, and members of the FDNY and NYPD surrounded family members of the deceased.
A prayer service brought together all faiths in the Bronx to pay tribute to the victims of the fatal apartment building fire. Neighbors, local officials, and members of the FDNY and NYPD surrounded family members of the deceased.
Jail at Rikers Island to close
Rikers Island is one of the most notorious jail complexes in America. Now it is one step closer to shutting down. New York City's Department of Correction is set to close the George Motchan Detention Center on Rikers Island. The GMDC currently houses about 600 inmates and detainees.
Rikers Island is one of the most notorious jail complexes in America. Now it is one step closer to shutting down. New York City's Department of Correction is set to close the George Motchan Detention Center on Rikers Island. The GMDC currently houses about 600 inmates and detainees.
Fatal Bronx fire investigation
Fire officials said a toddler playing with stove burners ignited a fire that swept through an apartment building in the Bronx. The fire killed a dozen people. For more people were hospitalized and are fighting for their lives.
Fire officials said a toddler playing with stove burners ignited a fire that swept through an apartment building in the Bronx. The fire killed a dozen people. For more people were hospitalized and are fighting for their lives.
Officials: Bronx fire kills 12
Mayor Bill de Blasio said a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx killed at least a dozen people.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx killed at least a dozen people.
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.
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.
Heroin addiction in the Bronx
The plague of heroin is spreading like wildfire across the country, hitting even the most affluent areas with deadly aim. But heroin addiction has been ruining lives in low-income urban communities for decades. Now they're facing an even greater challenge. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said drugs have been a problem in communities of color for a very long time. Clark said the criminal drug activity as well as laws have changed.
The plague of heroin is spreading like wildfire across the country, hitting even the most affluent areas with deadly aim. But heroin addiction has been ruining lives in low-income urban communities for decades. Now they're facing an even greater challenge. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said drugs have been a problem in communities of color for a very long time. Clark said the criminal drug activity as well as laws have changed.
Debate competition at Rikers Island
How can a debate be used as a tool to help inmates rehabilitate and be more productive citizens when they reach back to the outside? An experiment happening at Rikers Island, New York City's massive jail complex in the East River is hoping to answer that.
How can a debate be used as a tool to help inmates rehabilitate and be more productive citizens when they reach back to the outside? An experiment happening at Rikers Island, New York City's massive jail complex in the East River is hoping to answer that.
Fatal stabbing at NYC school
A weeks-long dispute among some teenagers boiled over into a violent classroom fight that ended with one boy dead, another clinging to life, and a third in police custody Wednesday in the Bronx. The fight broke out during the third period inside a 5th-floor classroom at Public School 67 on Mohegan Avenue in the West Farms section of the borough, police said. A 15-year-old student and a 16-year-old student were stabbed in the chest, Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Medics took the boys to St. Barnabas Hospital, where the 15-year-old died, Boyce said. The 16-year-old is in critical but stable condition.
A weeks-long dispute among some teenagers boiled over into a violent classroom fight that ended with one boy dead, another clinging to life, and a third in police custody Wednesday in the Bronx. The fight broke out during the third period inside a 5th-floor classroom at Public School 67 on Mohegan Avenue in the West Farms section of the borough, police said. A 15-year-old student and a 16-year-old student were stabbed in the chest, Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Medics took the boys to St. Barnabas Hospital, where the 15-year-old died, Boyce said. The 16-year-old is in critical but stable condition.
Important painting found at Fordham
A very important painting more than 300 years old was hidden in plain sight. Only those with access to the president's office at Fordham University's Rose Hill campus had access to the art. Now it is part of a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A very important painting more than 300 years old was hidden in plain sight. Only those with access to the president's office at Fordham University's Rose Hill campus had access to the art. Now it is part of a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
'Peculiar Patriot' one-woman show
"Peculiar Patriot" is filled with humor. But truth be told, it is just the chosen entry point to make people not directly impacted more likely to learn about the prison industrial complex. The play is the work of Liza Jessie Peterson, who took on the challenge of teaching poetry and creative writing to a group of young men locked up in Rikers Island in 1998.
"Peculiar Patriot" is filled with humor. But truth be told, it is just the chosen entry point to make people not directly impacted more likely to learn about the prison industrial complex. The play is the work of Liza Jessie Peterson, who took on the challenge of teaching poetry and creative writing to a group of young men locked up in Rikers Island in 1998.
Photographer Osaretin Ugiagbe's exhibit
As the sun sets on the Bronx, the stories, in a way, tell themselves around here. There are so many. This one is the story of a young man who turns to the arts in the face of difficulty. Osaretin Ugiagbe is a Nigerian-born photographer and painter. His exhibit called "Unbelonging" is showing at the Bronx Documentary Center.
As the sun sets on the Bronx, the stories, in a way, tell themselves around here. There are so many. This one is the story of a young man who turns to the arts in the face of difficulty. Osaretin Ugiagbe is a Nigerian-born photographer and painter. His exhibit called "Unbelonging" is showing at the Bronx Documentary Center.
NYC 12 X 12 social experiment
Christina Horsten and Felix Zeltner feel right at home in the St. George section of Staten Island -- at least for the next few days. It is one of 12 neighborhoods the couple and their 2-year-old daughter have lived in over the past 12 months as part of a sort of social experiment to experience the vastly different sights, sounds, flavors and personalities that New York City has to offer.
Christina Horsten and Felix Zeltner feel right at home in the St. George section of Staten Island -- at least for the next few days. It is one of 12 neighborhoods the couple and their 2-year-old daughter have lived in over the past 12 months as part of a sort of social experiment to experience the vastly different sights, sounds, flavors and personalities that New York City has to offer.
Where to go on City Island
City Island is a small community in the Bronx, surrounded by the Long Island Sound and Eastchester Bay. The vibe is a lot more Cape Cod than New York City. As you can imagine, in these parts seafood rules. One of the most popular places to get it is Sammy's Fish Box. Around since the 1960s, this restaurant stays packed. From lobster and crab legs to fried calamari and soft shell crab, if it comes from the sea you'll find it on the menu.
City Island is a small community in the Bronx, surrounded by the Long Island Sound and Eastchester Bay. The vibe is a lot more Cape Cod than New York City. As you can imagine, in these parts seafood rules. One of the most popular places to get it is Sammy's Fish Box. Around since the 1960s, this restaurant stays packed. From lobster and crab legs to fried calamari and soft shell crab, if it comes from the sea you'll find it on the menu.
Zipline Across The Bronx River
You can climb and zipline at the Bronx Zoo as part of its Treetop Adventure. Visit: http://bronxzoo.com/treetop
You can climb and zipline at the Bronx Zoo as part of its Treetop Adventure. Visit: http://bronxzoo.com/treetop
Hospital shooting survivor describes ordeal
A doctor who survived last week's shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital has recovered enough to share his amazing story. Dr. Hassan Tariq feared the worst seconds after a gunman burst into the hospital exam room and started shooting. Tariq said he was hit and went into shock and didn?t even feel pain.
A doctor who survived last week's shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital has recovered enough to share his amazing story. Dr. Hassan Tariq feared the worst seconds after a gunman burst into the hospital exam room and started shooting. Tariq said he was hit and went into shock and didn?t even feel pain.
Cop killer had long rap sheet
Police sources close to the investigation said that cop killer Alexander Bonds has an extensive criminal history with more than half a dozen arrests, including one for assaulting a police officer with brass knuckles in 2002. Bonds made numerous rants against police officers on what is believed to be his Facebook page. Sources said Bonds was on parole for a robbery in Syracuse, after doing seven years. His past arrests include drug arrests and other offenses.
Police sources close to the investigation said that cop killer Alexander Bonds has an extensive criminal history with more than half a dozen arrests, including one for assaulting a police officer with brass knuckles in 2002. Bonds made numerous rants against police officers on what is believed to be his Facebook page. Sources said Bonds was on parole for a robbery in Syracuse, after doing seven years. His past arrests include drug arrests and other offenses.