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.
I know what it feels like when our borough is left behind," said Alex Porco, a committee member appointed by state Sen. Nathalia Fernandez, who voted for the project. "This project will finally mean self-sufficiency for the Bronx.
One man was killed and two people were wounded in separate shootings across Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx on a bloody Sunday night, police reported. NYPD sources said the first shooting happened in the Bronx at about 7:16 p.m. on Sept. 7 outside of an apartment building located at 611 East 161st St. in Melrose. Officers from the 42nd Precinct received a report of an assault in progress. When they arrived, they discovered a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the face. EMS rushed him to Lincoln Hospital, where he was treated for a bullet wound to the cheek and listed in stable condition.
A teenager was shot in the legs while riding in a car on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx early on Sunday morning, police reported. Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened on the northbound lanes in Pelham Bay at about 6:51 a.m. on Aug. 31. Police found the victim, an 18-year-old man, with multiple gunshot wounds to his legs. He was brought to Jacobi Hospital for treatment and listed in stable condition, police sources said.
The first occurred aboard a southbound D train at around 4:27 p.m. on Aug. 27. Cops say a 50-year-old man was ambushed by a knife-wielding robber who punched him in the face and stole his cellphone. Police reported that the victim was not hospitalized and refused medical attention at the scene. The perpetrator, meanwhile, fled the station on foot; he was last seen wearing black pants and a black shirt.
This year's NYC Summer Streets season ends today with festivities in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Streets will begin closing in both boroughs at 5 a.m. Saturday and reopen at 3:30 p.m. No parking will be allowed until 4 p.m. From 7 a.m. until 3 p.m., New Yorkers can walk, run and cycle along car-free streets. There will also be plenty of free activities, including fitness classes and cultural performances. For more details, visit nyc.gov/summerstreets. CBS News New York
"We are here today on the fourth stop of our five borough tour, to speak about how Bronx sites cannot afford the city that they call home... It's also a struggle that I know our small businesses are feeling at this moment."
Imani Williams, 36, was arraigned on Friday on second-degree manslaughter, leaving a scene of the accident, criminally negligent homicide and reckless driving charges, for the fatal June 5, 2022, hit-and-run.
The $200 million redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory aims to transform the building into a regional destination with various facilities, including a 17,000-seat event center.