New York to open massive new 2,200-bed migrant shelter for single men in the Bronx
After New York Mayor Eric Adams announced plans for a 2,000-bed migrant shelter in the Bronx, Rep. Ritchie Torres slammed the decision, accusing Adams of creating an immigrant “dumping ground."
NYC to Open 2,200-Bed Migrant Shelter for Single Men Near Open-Air Drug Market
Retrofitting the building for the new shelter will reportedly cost the Democrat-run sanctuary city between $250,000 and $340,000.
NYC to open 2,200-bed migrant shelter amid wave of planned closures
New York City is opening a new migrant shelter in the Bronx capable of housing up to 2,200 residents, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday.
South Bronx officials push back against city’s plan for massive migrant shelter
Residents and elected officials are speaking out on social media against the city’s plan to open a massive new migrant shelter in the South Bronx while closing 13 other sites citywide by June. The new shelter is planned for a vacant building on Bruckner Boulevard with capacity for 2,
NYC to open new 2,200-bed migrant men’s shelter despite saying crisis has slowed, as locals fear ‘chaos’
City officials are prepping an old South Bronx storage facility for up to 2,200 migrant men from the troubled Randall’s Island tent city — all while crowing that the asylum-seeker crisis is waning. And it’s just around the corner from “The Hub” — one of the Big Apple’s most drug-addled strips.
Bronx man found in pool of blood in ambulette was a pioneering musician who once opened for Jane’s Addiction
A Bronx driver found murdered inside a private ambulette on Monday was a pioneering musician known as P. Fluid — who once ...
Bronx fire that killed 56-year-old woman was arson homicide: NYPD
Yvette Dargan and seven other people were pulled out of the fire and rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where Dargan died the ...
Waldo Mejia, accused in deadly stabbing of boy in the Bronx, pleads not guilty
The man accused of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old boy in the Bronx late last week has pleaded not guilty to murder, among ...
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Bronx group demands justice after 14-year-old is fatally stabbed on way to school
The Bronx Youth Empowerment Program (BYEP), a nonprofit organization that helps local teenagers, held a rally on Monday, Jan.
Man arrested in stabbing of Bronx man who died on his 24th birthday after weeks in coma
Pedro Luis Santana, 26, was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon in the Nov. 24 stabbing of ...
"Open-air drug markets" continue to plague the Bronx, leaders say. Here's what a congressman wants done.
Bronx leaders are asking New York City and the state to crack down on what they're calling "open-air drug markets." ...
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Teacher allegedly used Lysol container to expose himself in Bronx school
Dana Barschdorf, 44, was charged with two counts of attempted lewdness inside P.S. 723 on Webster Avenue in the Claremont ...
Bronx driver found beaten to death in his ambulette, case ruled homicide
A 64-year-old man found dead in a pool of blood in the back of an ambulette parked in the Bronx worked as a driver of the ...
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Bronx school employee arrested on charges of exposing himself to students, police say
An employee with New York City’s Department of Education was arrested on Tuesday morning for allegedly exposing himself in ...
NYPD investigating how apparent 911 caller was shot by police in the Bronx
The NYPD said a 32-year-old man holding a kitchen knife was shot inside the stairwell of a Bronx apartment building by ...
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Lime e-scooter ridership up 85% in The Bronx and Queens last year, company says
The Bronx has several designated parking areas for Lime scooters. To report improperly parked scooters, residents can call ...
Bronx community rallies for justice after 14-year-old boy’s murder
A community rally in the Bronx to demand changes to the criminal justice system after a 14-year-old boy was randomly stabbed ...