Bronx Man Gets 25 Years for Fatally Shooting Wife & Stepson in 2016

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Monday, July 31, 2023, that a Bronx man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his wife and stepson in their apartment located in the vicinity of the Claremont / Crotona neighborhoods in 2016.

South Bronx: Street Co-Naming Held in Honor of Venancio “Benny” Catala Jr.

Family and friends of the late Venacio “Benny” Catala Jr., joined together at 166th Street and Teller Avenue just east of Morrisania on Saturday, July 29, as Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and District 16 City Council Member Althea Stevens hosted a street co-naming ceremony to honor the popular community leader for what was described as his decades of public service and community leadership.