Bronx woman shot in leg while walking dog
Mecaira Bridgewater, a nanny, was walking her dog when she thought she heard fireworks. She quickly realized a bullet hit her leg.
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Mecaira Bridgewater, a nanny, was walking her dog when she thought she heard fireworks. She quickly realized a bullet hit her leg.
The scourge of gun violence continues in New York City, CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
CBS2 has learned the 46-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter were visiting from Texas.
It was a dangerous and deadly weekend in New York City, and the victims include an innocent teenager and her mother who were caught in the middle of a shooting at a Bronx convenience store. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
Local demand for the monkeypox vaccine far outstrips the supply from the federal government.
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.
She says whenever there's a health crisis, such as monkeypox, Bronx residents are disproportionately affected.
While more monkeypox vaccination sites are on the way, the Bronx borough president tells CBS2's Alecia Reid a permanent sexual health clinic is needed in that borough.
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.
Three pop-up mass monkeypox vaccination sites will open to the public in New York City on Sunday, but the demand for the vaccine is far greater than the supply. CBS2's Alecia Reid spoke with the Bronx borough president, who's calling for more to be done.
Police said they found the suspect's mother lying face down with cuts on her forehead. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
One bill would require construction companies to submit a rat mitigation plan before obtaining permits.
Police say the 41-year-old man was driving from Manhattan into the Bronx when he was fatally shot. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis has more on the investigation.
Chopper 2 captured video overhead the issue in Melrose.
Police are investigating a deadly shooting on the Washington Bridge, the span over the Harlem River connecting Manhattan and the Bronx. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Two people were shot about a block away from each other in the Bronx within an hour Wednesday evening.
Two people were shot about a block away from each other in the Bronx within an hour Wednesday evening.
The Bronx Support and Connection Center offers a short-term treatment and stabilization program.
In an effort to combat a growing mental health crisis, the city announced the opening of a new behavioral health facility.
The mayor spoke Wednesday morning in the Bronx.
The 17-year-olds are expected to be OK as the search continues for the shooter.
Officials say both of the 17-year-olds, who were not believed to be the intended targets, will be OK. CBS2's Maurice Dubois has the story.
While at the hospital, the victim learned she was pregnant. Sadly, two weeks later, she miscarried.
