The suspect approached the 55-year-old woman and went on the attack, beating and then raping her. During the horrendous assault, cops said, the perpetrator kicked and punched the victim multiple times throughout her head and body.
The Bronx has the second-highest ratio of bodegas to supermarkets among the five boroughs, with neighborhoods like Fordham/University Heights having 20 bodegas for every supermarket. This disparity highlights the challenges residents face in accessing fresh food options.
The motorcycle driver, identified as 32-year-old Andy Peralta, made a left turn onto West Mosholu Parkway South after traveling northbound on Jerome Avenue, driving against traffic before colliding with the bus.
Congestion pricing has been a once-in-a-lifetime success story, leading to cleaner air, better transit and faster and safer traffic throughout the city. We knew that to do this right, we had to bring real air quality improvements directly to parts of New York City that have been neglected for far too long.
Tashaun Normand, 42, constructed and deployed Molotov cocktails, throwing them at a vehicle and in the direction of a residence, causing significant fires.
These are Scilla sardensis, the common name is Glory-of-the-Snow. They are native to the mountains of Western Turkey but are really comfortable growing in almost any condition, as you can see. They are, for us, the real harbingers of spring. We know that once we start to see this electric blue color, the season is starting for us.
Law enforcement officials seized approximately three kilograms of fentanyl and heroin during a raid on an alleged drug packing mill in the Bronx, valued at $500,000.
Police say that on March 2, approximately 60,000 pounds of shelled walnuts were stolen from two 52-foot trailers in the Hunts Point area of the Bronx. The shipment, valued at approximately $50,000, contained palletized boxes of packaged walnuts intended for commercial distribution.
Video posted to social media shows people screaming and running as police officers wrangled with members of the baby-faced mob outside the mall, with some appearing to resist and fight the cops. Other youngsters - who had the day off from school for Presidents' Day - were spotted whipping out their cellphones to film the chaos.
Police said the shooting erupted at 1061 Home St., the site of the El Palenque nightclub, in Longwood just before 2 a.m. on Feb. 14. Officers from the 42nd Precinct responded to the location after receiving calls about gunfire. When they arrived, they located two victims: a 36-year-old man shot in the stomach, and a 38-year-old man who was shot once in both legs.