After six people were shot, one fatally, at Mt. Eden subway station on Mt. Eden Avenue on Monday evening, Feb. 12, police said a second person has been arrested in connection with the incident.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered his third annual State of the City address on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Hostos Community College in the South Bronx. During his address, the mayor shared what he said was the progress made over the past two years, and laid out plans for what he called a “future-focused vision for working-class New Yorkers” during his address.
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.
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Neighbors of the Morris Heights residential building that partially collapsed in broad daylight on Monday afternoon, Dec. 11, have described what they heard and saw, as emergency services continue to search for survivors.
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang released a report on Nov. 30, detailing defects in both the manufacturing and administration of drug tests used by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) to detect the presence of contraband in correctional facilities. According to the NYS Offices of the Inspector General, the flaws in these drugs tests, based upon unreliable evidence, resulted in the disciplining of more than 2,000 incarcerated individuals across the State. These disciplinary sanctions included solitary confinement, delays in parole eligibility, and suspension of family visitation, among others.
During an event held with senior citizens at JASA Bay Eden Older Adult Center in the northeast Bronx on Thursday, Nov. 30, Mayor Eric Adams addressed what he referred to as "the pink elephant in the room," fielding questions on cuts to the City Budget, announced in mid-November and affecting all city agencies, and defending himself against an allegation of sexual assault, as reported, filed in a recent civil lawsuit under the New York State’s Adult Survivor Act. He also addressed a separate, ongoing federal investigation, as also reported, into his campaign finances in 2021, when as then-Brooklyn borough president he was running for the office of mayor.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams released a security-related statement on Thursday, Dec. 7, following reports of shots being fired near Temple Israel in Albany, N.Y., and the impact of the incident on New York City.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Monday, Nov. 27, that three men have been charged for operating a fentanyl mill in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx which supplied traffickers in the New York metropolitan area.
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