A man believed to be a Port Authority Police Department officer allegedly shot his sister dead and wounded his senior mother, then turned the gun on himself, in a horrific Bronx murder-suicide attempt on Thursday morning. Police sources said the carnage unfolded inside a ground-floor apartment at 2500 Johnson Ave. in Spuyten Duyvil just before 8 a.m. on Jan. 22.
Bronx detectives are investigating the death of a four-year-old girl on Friday morning. Officers from the 49th Precinct responded to a location near Barnes and Adee Avenues in Williamsbridge at about 9:17 a.m. on Dec. 26 after receiving a 911 call for a female in need of assistance. Upon arriving at the scene, the officers found the four-year-old girl, who was unconscious and unresponsive.
The City University of New York (CUNY) released in November its second annual who's who of its massive alumni network with its 50 Under 50 list, and the Bronx was well represented, with honorees from the borough, educated at Bronx CUNY schools or with strong ties to the Boogie Down all making their mark on the world culturally, socially and economically. The Bronx Times caught up with a few of the list's esteemed honorees to get their reactions on being recognized, reflections on their journeys so far and their love story with the borough of the Bronx.
It's powerful to see a space being created to preserve that history and to educate and inspire the next generation. Being able to contribute alongside Resorts World to help bring this vision to life is an honor. This museum stands as a reminder of where we came from, and a celebration of everything Hip Hop continues to be.
a baby boy was briefly left alone in a stroller inside a Dunkin' Donuts in the Bronx on Tuesday morning, police said. The child, believed to be 3 to 4 months old, was found at 8:05 a.m. at 1791 Westchester Ave. in Soundview and remained unattended for about 20 minutes before officers from the 43rd Precinct responded to a 911 call about the abandoned child.
Transit police are investigating a stabbing on board a Bronx subway train Tuesday night that left a man seriously injured. According to police sources, the incident took place at around 10:42 p.m. on Sept. 30 on a northbound 4 train at the 149 Street-Grand Concourse station. While authorities did not give a motive for the attack, they say a male suspect attacked the victim, a 26-year-old man, as the train pulled into the station.
Kenneth Siriboe, 21, allegedly approached the woman around 5 a.m. Sunday inside the residential building on East Gun Hill Road near Putnam Place in Norwood, where he allegedly covered her mouth with one hand and squeezed her throat with the other, according to a criminal complaint. He then threw the woman to the ground and repeatedly punched her, causing bruising, swelling and cuts, the court doc said.