Patrol ambassadors helping Fordham Road BID make impact on public safety
CBS2 recently shadowed the first female ambassador to join the unarmed team of five Bronxites patrolling the streets.
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CBS2 recently shadowed the first female ambassador to join the unarmed team of five Bronxites patrolling the streets.
The Red Cross says two households -- two adults and three children -- have been displaced by the damage.
The rain was so intense Sunday in the Bronx, it caused a retaining wall to partially collapse at an apartment building in Fordham Heights. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Two families have been forced out of their apartment after the collapse. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports from the Fordham Heights section.
The fire destroyed the supermarket and laundromat at Grand Concourse between East 180th Street and 181st.
At least seven people, including five firefighters, were injured in the Fordham Heights blaze, officials said.
At least seven people were injured in the Fordham Heights blaze, including five firefighters. CBS2's Kristie Keleshian has the latest.
The FDNY said the blaze was sparked by a lithium-ion battery that powered a scooter. CBS2's Lisa Rozner has the latest.
The fire started shorty before 11 a.m. Sunday and firefighters were still trying to get it under control late in the afternoon.
The boy was taken into custody.
In the Bronx, police say a 13-year-old student was caught with a loaded gun at school.
According to police, officers found two loaded guns in the 21-year-old rapper's SUV.
Over the past year, officials have taken action to prevent another tragedy.
A witness told police two suspects hid behind a parked car and then ambushed two brothers on the sidewalk.
A witness told police two suspects hid behind a parked car and then ambushed two brothers on the sidewalk. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
Police believe the victim's older brother, who survived, was affiliated with a gang.
Police now believe the shooting death of a Bronx teenager may have been gang-related.
New surveillance video shows the gunmen police believe opened fire on a boy walking down the street with a friend in the Bronx.
The gunmen opened fire as the boy and his friend were walking down the street in the Fordham Heights section, CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Details about the accident have not been released, but the front end of the cruiser was damaged.
Police say two officers were injured in a car accident in the Bronx on Saturday.
Video from the scene shows large pieces of debris falling from the building and crashing onto the ground below.
Dozens of firefighters responded to the scene on Ryer Avenue just after midnight.
Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence has been holding Peace Barbecues since 2015.
A community in the Bronx came together Saturday to encourage safe streets and non-violence.
