News in The Bronx
Gothamist
Published September 11South Bronx Legionnaires’ cluster kills 1, sickens 5, NYC says
The sun rises on the Empire State Building. The new cluster in Melrose and Morrisania comes weeks after a deadly Upper East Side outbreak. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 10Off-duty FDNY lieutenant saves neighbor from burning Bronx home
What started as a morning run through Silver Beach quickly turned into a life saving rescue for FDNY Lt. James “Jimmy” McConville, who ran into a burning home to save his neighbor and a dog inside. McConville was out for a run on Aug. 27 and was getting ready to head home when…
Bronx Times
Published September 10Bronx residents raise concerns over conditions of the Throggs Neck Volunteer Ambulance Corps
The longtime home of the Throggs Neck Volunteer Ambulance Corps on East Tremont Avenue is drawing concern as the inactive property has become increasingly overgrown. Arlene Colon, who lives next to the property at 3955 E. Tremont Ave., said weeds and vegetation have grown onto…
New York Amsterdam News
Published September 10Can Bronx school teacher Andre Easton take his crusade against poverty from the classroom to Congress?
ndependent candidate Andre Easton rejects calling Bronx’s NY-15 the poorest district—to him, it’s the most exploited.
Bronx Times
Published September 09Clason Point Gardens marks 85 years as the Bronx’s first NYCHA development
For generations of Bronx families, Clason Point Gardens has been more than a public housing development. It has been home. Clason Point Gardens is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, marking more than eight decades in the Soundview community. The NYCHA development opened…
Bronx Times
Published September 09How one Bronx woman survived 9/11 and met her future husband during rescue efforts at Ground Zero
The morning of September 11, 2001 started out as a regular daily commute to work for millions of New Yorkers, including lifelong Bronx resident Bianca Figueroa-Greco. Suddenly, at 8:46 a.m., the city, the country and the world would change forever — when the first of two hijacked…
Bronx Times
Published September 09Throggs Neck memorial keeps 9/11 memories alive 25 years later
25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Throggs Neck continues to remember the neighbors who were lost that day and those who have died in the years since. The Throggs Neck 9/11 Memorial, located near East Tremont Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway service road beside FDNY Engine…
Gothamist
Published September 09Man indicted on hate crime charges after disrupting NYC Shabbat services
Central Synagogue in Midtown Manhattan. Bronx resident Larry Montes is accused of knocking over a 63-year-old woman, among other violent acts, at Central Synagogue in August. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 09Bronx prepares to remember 9/11 victims 25 years later
This Friday, Sept. 11, will be an emotional day, as several Bronx communities will gather to honor the victims and first responders who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. As the borough, city, country and the world prepares to acknowledge the 25-year…
Bronx Times
Published September 09Elvis Crespo closed out the Bronx Summer Concert Series at Orchard Beach
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson’s annual Summer Concert Series concluded with performances headlined by Bronx native and Puerto Rican Grammy Award-winning artist Elvis Crespo on Sunday, Sept. 6, at Orchard Beach. In addition to Crespo, other performers at the finale of…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 09Man wanted for pistol whipping woman arrested for NYC double murder
NW ROCHELLE – A Brooklyn man wanted for allegedly pistol whipping a woman, causing significant injuries to her face and eye, has been arrested in Brooklyn on Monday, September 7 and charged in connection with a double homicide in the Bronx back in June 2026. Ronald Rashad Givhan,…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 08Man wanted for pistol whipping woman arrested for NYC double murder
NW ROCHELLE – A Brooklyn man wanted for allegedly pistol whipping a woman, causing significant injuries to her face and eye, has been arrested in Brooklyn on Monday, September 7 and charged in connection with a double homicide in the Bronx back in June 2026. Ronald Rashad Givhan,…