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Bronx

  1. policing
    NYC’s Police-Union Leaders Are UnhingedThis is not normal behavior.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  2. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ousts Top House Democrat Joe Crowley in Stunning UpsetThe young progressive’s win over the fourth-ranking House Democrat is sending shock waves through Washington, like Eric Cantor’s 2014 primary loss.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. tragedies
    Officials: Horrific NYC Fire Caused by Child Playing With StoveThe apartment-building fire left 12 dead and 6 injured.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Benjamin Hart
  4. profiles
    Chef Malcolm Livingston II Wants to Be a Force of ChangeChef Malcolm Livingston II wants to be a force of change in his home borough.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  5. Gunman Opens Fire at Bronx Hospital, Killing OneThe suspect was reportedly a former employee and physician at the hospital. He killed at least one person before turning the gun on himself.
    By Jen Kirby
  8. NYPD Cop Fatally Shoots 66-Year-Old Woman in the BronxShe was reportedly acting erratically and charged at officers with a baseball bat.
    By Jen Kirby
  9. gallery
    A Hood by Air Photographer Captures Street-Cast ModelsKevin Amato’s new book, The Importants.
    By Danielle Cohen
  10. Cuomo Administration Will Build a $20 Million Greenmarket in the BronxThe 125,000-square-foot facility will connect upstate farmers with city shoppers.
    By Chris Crowley
  11. crime
    History Teacher Sentenced After Trying to Lure Girls for SexHe posted an ad on Craiglist.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  12. horrible things
    14 Teen Girls Missing in Possible Bronx Sex RingBut the NYPD says most of the missing girls have been returned to their homes.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  15. Major Blunders
    John Kasich Had Another Unfortunate Encounter With Italian FoodTake it easy, man.
    By Chris Crowley
  16. Crime Scene
    6 People Got Slashed at New York Restaurants This WeekendThe horrible trend is getting worse.
    By Clint Rainey
  17. #bronxisburning
    Developer Throws Tin-Eared ‘Bronx Is Burning’ Halloween Theme Party in the BronxRevelers were encouraged to hashtag their experiences with #bronxisburning.
    By Ben Ellman
  18. who would steal a dog?
    Two-Month-Old Husky Puppy Apparently Dognapped During BurglaryThe other dogs were assaulted with pepper spray and a paintball gun by the intruder.
    By Elaine Godfrey
  19. scary things
    Legionnaires’ Outbreak Kills 4, Sickens 67 Others in the South BronxThe number is likely to rise in the coming days.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. Closings
    How One of the Bronx’s Most Popular Cheap-Eats Destinations Became aCarnitas El Atoradero opened in 2013 and received rave reviews. Yet it’s already closed.
    By Chris Crowley
  23. Super-Ambitious Teen Tries to Steal the Same Car TwicePlus a pair of Adidas sneakers.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  24. the outer boroughs
    What Is the Bronx, Anyway?New York’s most elusive borough lags far behind in the city’s identity sweepstakes. But why?
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  25. sick days
    Legionnaires’ Disease–Causing Bacteria Has Been Found in the Bronx’s Co-Op CityThe borough has seen an uptick in cases during the past month.
    By Jen Kirby
  26. Obits
    Mario Borgatti, the Bronx’s Pasta Patriarch, Has DiedBorgatti was born in 1917 and was just 17 when his parents opened up shop on East 187th Street in 1935.
    By Hugh Merwin
  29. Bronx
    What to Order at 188 Cuchifritos, the Ultraporky Bronx Restaurant From LastSlow-cooked shoulder, fried belly, fantastically chewy tongue, hog maws, and blood sausage, coming right up.
    By Chris Crowley
  30. crimes and misdemeanors
    Neighbor Claims Bronx Woman Went Shopping After Toddler’s DeathAnd he found the body in her apartment.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. know your leaders
    The Man Who Wants to Build a Haven for Gay Seniors in the BronxThe borough’s first-ever openly gay councilmember is trying to create a safe space in the “Bible Belt of New York City.”
    By Richard Morgan
  32. Victory
    Newsstand Owner Considered Threat to Starbucks Is Serving Coffee AgainThe cheap coffee is back.
    By Hugh Merwin
  33. The Chain Gang
    Bronx Newsstand Ordered to Stop Serving Coffee in Deference to NeighboringAn online petition seeks to win the vendor back his right to percolate.
    By Hugh Merwin
  36. famous animals
    This Weasel-Like, Rat-Eating Creature Is Stalking NYCA rare fisher spotted in the Bronx.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  37. sad lawsuits
    NYC Owes Family $172 Million for Ambulance DisasterOne of the largest awards in city history.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. crimes and misdemeanors
    NYPD Sergeant Stripped of Badge, Gun After Pushing Kid Into WindowThe 14-year-old was handcuffed at the time.
    By Delia Paunescu
  39. early and awkward
    Watch Assemblyman José Rivera Spit Some Fairly Creepy GameIn a video from the Dominican Republic.
    By Adam Martin
  40. scary things
    Something Exploded in the Bronx Last NightAuthorities say it was fireworks, but many aren’t buying it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. Uptown Baby
    Bourdain Determined to Take Parts Unknown to the BronxThe Bronx is up, he says.
    By Belle Cushing
  44. Reopenings
    Bruckner Bar & Grill Has ReopenedSouth Bronx!
    By Hugh Merwin
  45. Boogie Down
    Baron Ambrosia Now Has His Own MovieMelle Mel’s in it, too.
    By Hugh Merwin
  46. Things to Consider
    Handy Tips: Don’t Eat the New Bronx River OystersStudents added 100,000 oysters to a man-made oyster reef, but they aren’t for eating.
    By Belle Cushing
  47. crimes and misdemeanors
    Three Bodies Found in Burned-Out Bronx BuildingA demolition crew made the grisly discovery.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. crimes and misdemeanors
    Bronx Livery Cabbie Charged With Murdering Girlfriend, Putting Body in TrashAn illegally parked cab led to the arrest.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. horrible things
    Bronx Teacher Allegedly Raped 10-Year-Old After Tricking Her ParentsHe said he was taking her to an awards ceremony.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  52. What's Good Here
    Arthur Avenue’s Career Waiter“I have a woman, she won’t even come in here if I’m not here.”
    By Jessie Cacciola
  53. horrible things
    Bronx Man Says He Was Taunted for Being ‘Arab,’ Beaten After Boston BombingThe NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit is investigating.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  54. sad things
    Bronx Apartment Fire Kills 7-Year-Old GirlA gas tank from Hurricane Sandy added fuel to the fire.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  57. crimes and misdemeanors
    Son Reportedly Admitted to Dismembering Bronx MomA story straight from Law & Order.
    By Adam Martin
  58. crimes and misdemeanors
    9-Year-Old Thrown From Rooftop Still in Critical ConditionHis attacker was a neighbor with a rap sheet.
    By Andre Tartar
  59. crimes and misdemeanors
    Fake Keystone Cops and Their Amazing Car Busted in Bronx Heroin HeistIt could have been the crime of the century.
    By Adam Martin
  60. crimes and misdemeanors
    Three Cops Wounded in Two Shootings an Hour ApartGunfire in the Bronx and Brooklyn.
    By Adam Martin
  61. shootings
    NYC’s First Homicide of 2013 Was a Woman From the BronxWe almost made it three days.
    By Delia Paunescu
  64. crimes and misdemeanors
    Botched Bronx Robbery Became Days-Long Ordeal of Torture, Cops SayVictims were beaten, bound, and urinated on.
    By Adam Martin
  65. crimes and misdemeanors
    Police Say Bronx Teen Was Strangled To DeathThe girl’s uncle was just arrested.
    By Delia Paunescu
  66. crimes and misdemeanors
    Bronx Kids Found Safe After Dad’s Alleged Kidnapping, CarjackingA hell of an alleged crime wave to bring the kids on.
    By Adam Martin
  67. arrests
    21-Year-Old Man Arrested in Bronx Baby’s DeathHe’s been charged with the death of his daughter and her mother. 
    By Andre Tartar
  68. things that are awful
    Mother and Child Killed in Bronx Apartment FirePolice say someone set the blaze to cover up mother’s murder.
    By Adam Martin
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