New York to open massive new 2,200-bed migrant shelter for single men in the Bronx
After New York Mayor Eric Adams announced plans for a 2,000-bed migrant shelter in the Bronx, Rep. Ritchie Torres slammed the decision, accusing Adams of creating an immigrant “dumping ground."
NYC to Open 2,200-Bed Migrant Shelter for Single Men Near Open-Air Drug Market
Retrofitting the building for the new shelter will reportedly cost the Democrat-run sanctuary city between $250,000 and $340,000.
NYC to open 2,200-bed migrant shelter amid wave of planned closures
New York City is opening a new migrant shelter in the Bronx capable of housing up to 2,200 residents, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday.
South Bronx officials push back against city’s plan for massive migrant shelter
Residents and elected officials are speaking out on social media against the city’s plan to open a massive new migrant shelter in the South Bronx while closing 13 other sites citywide by June. The new shelter is planned for a vacant building on Bruckner Boulevard with capacity for 2,
NYC to open new 2,200-bed migrant men’s shelter despite saying crisis has slowed, as locals fear ‘chaos’
City officials are prepping an old South Bronx storage facility for up to 2,200 migrant men from the troubled Randall’s Island tent city — all while crowing that the asylum-seeker crisis is waning. And it’s just around the corner from “The Hub” — one of the Big Apple’s most drug-addled strips.
Crews respond to four-alarm fire in the Bronx
A four-alarm fire broke out at an apartment building in the Bronx Wednesday evening. The fire was reported on the fourth ...
Waldo Mejia, accused in deadly stabbing of boy in the Bronx, pleads not guilty
The man accused of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old boy in the Bronx late last week has pleaded not guilty to murder, among ...
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Gym teacher accused of exposing himself to 6 students in Bronx released without bail
A teacher accused of exposing himself to students with autism at a school in the Bronx was arraigned Thursday and released without bail.
Bronx residents concerned about pollution increase from congestion pricing
Those in the South Bronx argue that less traffic in Midtown means more traffic in their neighborhood, and with that, more ...
Bronx family demands justice after the tragic stabbing of 14-year-old boy
A Bronx family is speaking out after the tragic stabbing death of 14-year-old Caleb Rijos, expressing anger that a man with a ...
Man arrested in random sidewalk slaying of 14-year-old boy in the Bronx, NYPD says
A man was arrested on murder charges late Friday, believed to be responsible for two senseless stabbings in the Bronx, one of ...
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DOT and Bronx officials celebrate Soundview street safety upgrades amid calls for greater action
The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Bronx elected officials gathered on Wednesday to celebrate street safety improvements in the borough with a ...
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Youth, community members rally in honor of fatally stabbed teen boy in the Bronx
Friends and community members gathered in the Bronx in honor of 14-year-old Caleb Rijos and to rally for safer streets.
Video shows man exiting Bronx ambulette before 24-7 Spyz singer Peter Forrest found dead inside
Half an hour before Forrest was found beaten to death inside the ambulette he drove, a man exited and entered a waiting car, ...
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Crunching the Bronx crime numbers: robberies and grand larcenies plummet to end 2024
As the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025, robberies and grand larcenies in the Bronx both saw significant declines during ...