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Bronx River Art Center launches free after-school arts program with $100K grant
Art centers across the Bronx want more arts education access for students. Bronx River Art Center was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation it will use to fund an entirely free after-school arts program focused on middle-schoolers. The Bronx River Art Center, located on East...
FOIL’D: MTA Leadership Assailed DOT for Failing to Boost Fordham Road Bus Speeds
Top officials at the MTA wrote a scathing letting criticizing the administration of Mayor Eric Adams for killing bus lane improvements on Fordham Road, where new data shows bus speeds barely budged after a promised enforcement blitz and fresh red paint on the Bronx thoroughfare. Bus speeds between Sedgwick Avenue...
Bronx training program offers stipends, certifications, and health care jobs
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – A 10-week program in the Bronx offers New Yorkers a chance to train in health care while earning a stipend, according to Jobs NYC. Phipps Neighborhoods Career Network offers career development for young adults to help secure health care-related employment while setting participants up for other training opportunities at Hostos […]
Citi Bike expands in the Bronx: More docking stations and support from residents
Citi Bike has continued its commitment to expand into the outer boroughs, specifically the Bronx. Citi Bike, owned by parent company Lyft, currently operates the majority of local docking stations centralized in the Kingsbridge and Kingsbridge Heights area, totaling 25 stations. In total, as of 2023, Citi Bike owned 1,700...
SIGNS: Bronx Boy On Feeding Tube Starves To Death After Mother Overdoses
Heartbreaking story of a special needs boy found dead in Bronx apartment. Learn about the disturbing circumstances surrounding the tragedy. A special needs boy was found dead in a Bronx apartment, along with his mother, who authorities allege overdosed and left the boy helpless. According to the New York Post,...
Hit-Run Driver In Sedan Struck School Bus While Making Illegal Turn In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office got a first-hand look at a crash involving a New Yorker and school bus on Thursday night,.Bronx resident Tawny Urena, 27, is facing charges in Virginia after accidentally crashing into a bus and attempting to flee in a questionable vehicle with fal…
2024 Fordham Football – The Defensive Backs
Bronx, N.Y. – As the 2024 Fordham football Rams approach the second scrimmage of fall camp we continue our position-by-position breakdown of the Rams with a look at the defensive backs. The 2024 Fordham defensive back unit is a talented group, returning six of the eight players listed on...
East Bronx slated for 7,000 new homes under transit-based rezoning: Here's what to expect
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is seen in the Bronx's Morris Park neighborhood on Feb. 26, 2024. A plan approved by the City Council this week allows for major development near proposed Metro-North stations. [ more › ]
NYPD: Suspect wanted for breaking into IHOP in Soundview
Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who burglarized the IHOP on White Plains Road in Soundview earlier this month. Authorities say the suspect entered through a locked door and then used a knife to force open an office door inside the business. Anyone with information...
String of laundry robberies throughout Queens and the Bronx
NEW YORK, N.Y. (PIX11) — Police are on the hunt for a group of men who’ve robbed as much as 40 businesses throughout New York City. Officials say four men have robbed multiple businesses during the overnight and early morning hours since March 21, with the most recent being on June 24. Most of the […]
Two shot, including woman closing up smoke shop, in the Bronx: NYPD
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, the Bronx (PIX11) — Two people were injured, including a woman closing up her smoke shop, when shots rang out near a Bronx deli early Friday morning, police said. Cops responded to the shooting near 83 West Farms Rd. in University Heights at around 1:20 a.m. and found a 43-year-old man with a […]
This Bronx lot was supposed to house a charter school. Now it's an illegal dumping ground.
This vacant lot was supposed to be the location of a new charter school in the Bronx. Now, it's an illegal dumping site. Five years after developers abandoned the construction of a new charter school in the Bronx, the site has turned into an illegal dumping ground that's driving neighbors mad. [ more › ]
Yankees share Little League memories ahead of Sunday's game vs Tigers in Williamsport
CHICAGO – Having grown up in Toms River, New Jersey, where the youth baseball scene can be pro-level competitive, Mark Leiter Jr. is wistful about his Little League days. Before the talent truly separates, taking the better players to travel baseball, “I think there needs to be an emphasis on Little League and...
Bodies of Bronx mom, 10-year-old son found decomposing in NYCHA apartment
A Bronx woman and her 10-year-old son were found dead and decomposing inside their NYCHA apartment on Wednesday night, police said. The bodies of Sharlene Santiago, 39, and her son Brian—who had special needs—were found in a state of decomposition.
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