UPDATE Angellyh Yambo Foundation Hosts First Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Coinciding loosely with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15 and the late Angellyh Yambo’s birthday, which falls on Jan. 24, the Angellyh Yambo Foundation (AYF), which launched on the first anniversary of the teen’s death, held its 1st Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit on Friday, Jan. 19, in the South Bronx.

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.

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.

UPDATE Crotona: NYPD Launches Investigation upon Discovery of Decomposed Body inside Apartment

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has launched an investigation following the discovery of a deceased person in the Crotona section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Wakefield: One Dead, Three Injured in Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 23-year-old man has been fatally shot and three other people were also shot but survived in the Wakefield section of The Bronx in the early hours of Sunday morning.

School Children Plant 400 Donated Daffodil Bulbs Honoring 9/11 & COVID-19 Victims

By DAVID GREENE

In partnership with the nonprofit New Yorkers 4 Parks (NY4P) which each year organizes the cityside “Daffodil Project,” in honor of various New Yorkers who have died, students of two local public schools based in Norwood came together on Nov. 9 to plant 400 donated daffodil bulbs.

Wakefield: Memorial Held for 5-Year-Old Kashmir Marquis on One-Week Anniversary

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Family, neighbors, teachers, school friends and work colleagues gathered on Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, for a touching memorial tribute to mark the one-week anniversary of the tragic death of five-year-old Kashmir Marquis, following a basement fire in Wakefield.

Williamsbridge: Bronx Man Gets 5-10 Years for Smothering 7-Week-Old Son With Pillows

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for asphyxiating his seven-week-old son because the boy would not stop crying.

Calls to Close Rikers Reignite after First Death in Custody of 2024 in City Jail Confirmed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The first person to die in custody in New York City in 2024 was announced on Jan. 4. Latima Johnson, press officer with NYC Department of Correction (DOC) identified the person as Chima Williams, age 43. Johnson said Williams’ next of kin had been notified.

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UPDATE Angellyh Yambo Foundation Hosts First Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrated Across The Bronx

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

UPDATE Crotona: NYPD Launches Investigation upon Discovery of Decomposed Body inside Apartment

UPDATE Wakefield: One Dead, Three Injured in Shooting

School Children Plant 400 Donated Daffodil Bulbs Honoring 9/11 & COVID-19 Victims

Wakefield: Memorial Held for 5-Year-Old Kashmir Marquis on One-Week Anniversary

Williamsbridge: Bronx Man Gets 5-10 Years for Smothering 7-Week-Old Son With Pillows

Calls to Close Rikers Reignite after First Death in Custody of 2024 in City Jail Confirmed