News in The Bronx

Throggs 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…

Man 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 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…

Elvis 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…
Man 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,…

Man 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,…

Where to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11 across the Bronx this week
Every New Yorker remembers where they were on Sept. 11, 2001 — a moment that remains in the city’s collective memory 25 years later. As the anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, Bronxites will gather across the borough to remember those who lost their lives, honor…

What’s happening | ‘9/11 Reclaiming Ground Zero’ screening, Moomin Fest, Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ and more
Screening: 9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero Friday, Sept. 11, 6:45-9 p.m. Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave. Free Join the Bronx Documentary Center for a special screening of 9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero, a documentary exploring the complex and deeply personal decisions…

Van Nest residents clash over a bill that would recognize Little Yemen as a cultural district
Members of the Van Nest community clashed with their local community board Thursday over its support for a bill that would designate an area of Little Yemen as a Yemeni cultural district. Bronx Community Board 11, which represents Allerton, Indian Village, Morris Park, Pelham…

CUNY’s Lehman College just got a $1.15m investment in the arts to upgrade the Lovinger Theater
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Council Member Eric Dinowitz presented a $1.15 million check to the Lovinger Theater at CUNY’s Lehman College on Sept. 2. The upgrades will support the theater’s production equipment, sound systems and technology that will ensure…

Princess Nokia, Ginuwine and more to perform at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts new season
The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is preparing for another year of music, dance and family entertainment, with a stacked lineup ranging from Bronx-born rapper Princess Nokia to R&B star Ginuwine and salsa icon India. The center’s 2026-2027 season will feature nearly 20…

MTA worker killed by D train near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx
A construction flagger has been killed by a passing D train. Moet McCullum is the second construction flagger killed in the subways in three years. [ more › ]