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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrated Across The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted a service honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 15, in partnership with News 12 The Bronx and Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1488 Reverend Dr. Fletcher C. Crawford Way in the Charlotte Gardens section of the borough.

Two Moped Riders Sought in Bronx & Manhattan Armed Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the people seen in the attached photo and surveillance video who they say are sought in connection with a robbery pattern that was identified during December and January across various Bronx neighborhoods located within the perimeters of both the 49th and the 50th Precincts, as well as in other northern Manhattan neighborhoods. 

AG James Announces Manslaughter Charges against NYPD Sergeant in Fatal Water Cooler Throw

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, that manslaughter charges were being brought against New York City Police Department (NYPD) Sgt. Erik Duran, 37, of Putnam County, following a police-involved operation, as reported, during which a water cooler was thrown at Bronx man, Eric Duprey, 30, in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx last August, resulting in his death.

Edenwald: Two Sought following Nonfatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached photo who they say are sought for questioning in connection to an assault (shooting) that occurred in the Edenwald section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Bronx County Conservative Party Returns with Annual Christmas Party & Toy Giveaway

By DAVID GREENE
A few short weeks before the Bronx Conservative Party was set to take control in the Bronx’s City Council District 13 on Jan. 1, 2024, thanks to an upset by then-Republican/Conservative City Councilwoman-elect Kristy Marmorato over incumbent Democrat, Marjorie Velázquez, members of the Conservative Party held their annual Christmas celebration for supporters in Morris Park, as well as a subsequent holiday toy giveaway in the Throggs Neck section.