Election 2020: Struggling South Bronx Sends Ritchie Torres To Congress
According to The Associated Press, Torres, a Democrat, handily defeated Republican Patrick Delices on Tuesday in the 15th Congressional District.
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According to The Associated Press, Torres, a Democrat, handily defeated Republican Patrick Delices on Tuesday in the 15th Congressional District.
Add another new face to New York's congressional delegation.
Mobile testing units will initially roll out to Soundview and Castle Hill Monday, then target neighboring areas currently underserved.
Hundreds of Halloween revelers gathered at two warehouse parties this weekend in the city, creating a scary scene from a public health perspective.
Once inside, deputies said they found hundreds of people without face coverings crowded together and drinking.
Police say the victim, a 28-year-old woman, was buying a MetroCard at the 205th Street and Perry Avenue D train station in the Bronx. They say the victim was approached by another woman, who offered to open the gate to the subway for $2.
New surveillance video shows a man falling through a Bronx sidewalk when the ground gave out under him. The freak accident happened on Saturday.
The fire started around 9:30 a.m. on East 153rd Street near Bergen Avenue in the Melrose section.
Video shows one worker dangling from his harness on the side of the building at Carpenter Avenue at East 221st Street.
Police said the victim suffered a severe head injury and was hospitalized in stable condition.
The governor and his team were aware of three to five hour wait times confirming that became the weekend's biggest complaint, but his staff explained locations were limited by design over fears of spreading COVID.
The Department of Buildings says preliminary findings show the collapse was caused by a section of sidewalk over a building's cellar that was in a state of disrepair.
Police say when a passenger tried to pay for his cab ride, two of his credit cards were declined.
The Bronx District Attorney's Office and the New York Yankees are teaming up for a gun buyback event with an extra incentive.
As some New York City schools in COVID-19 hot spots are about to reopen, a school in the Bronx is forced to close.
A growing number of families in the Tri-State Area are relying on food banks because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some are experiencing food insecurity for the first time.
Police said the suspects used her PIN to check her balance, and then ordered her to withdraw $900.
The NYPD said officers witnessed a gun battle stemming from an apparent road rage incident around 10:30 p.m. on Hewitt Place in Longwood.
The NYPD says two officers saw a man armed with a gun on East 219th Street near Laconia Avenue in Williamsbridge.
The event starts on East 222nd Street at 11 a.m. Saturday.
It was a night of deadly gun violence in New York City. Nearly a dozen people were shot - three of them died - in six incidents.
A Bronx Man's scheduled kidney transplant was abruptly canceled after he suffered another devastating health diagnosis. But now, after years of waiting, his surgery is finally going forward.
Police said the suspect was fighting with the 31-year-old victim when he pulled out a knife and stabbed the man several times.
He's accused of targeting six victims between August 28 and October 3 in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Flames broke out just after 8 p.m. at a bike shop on White Plains Road in the Wakefield section of the borough.
