Belmont: One Cat & Body of Dog Removed from 660 E 187th Street 16 Days After Fatal Fire

By DAVID GREENE
On the 16th day after a fatal Belmont fire that broke out at 660 East 187th Street destroyed the building, animal rights advocates and neighbors joined displaced residents of the building on Thursday, May 7, to advocate for their pets and to demand that the City allow access to the building to rescue at least seven cats and one dog left inside.

Bronx Week 2026 People’s Choice Winner Announced at Sponsorship Appreciation Event

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Week 2026 is well underway, as reported, and on Tuesday, May 5, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and partners hosted a Bronx Week 2026 Sponsorship Appreciation Event at Pregones Theatre in the South Bronx, during which this year’s Bronx Walk of Fame People’s Choice Award winner was awarded to Jimmy Rodriguez Jr. of Jimmy’s Bronx Café.

Major Drug Stash Location Uncovered near Yankee Stadium & Two Bronx Men Arrested

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Two Bronx men were arrested on narcotics possession charges following an investigation that dismantled a major drug stash location near Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, federal prosecutors said Monday. A court authorized search of a home located at 69 West 164th Street, Apt. 2, yielded a combined total of around 2.5 kilograms (over five pounds) of cocaine, ketamine, and MDMA, as well as around 30 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, over 100 pounds of marijuana, and $85,000 cash, they said.