The Bronx

Labor

How a Group of EMTs Made a Speedy Escape From a Boss-Friendly Union

April 7, 2025, 1:56 p.m.April 7, 2025, 11:04 p.m.

Workers at Citywide Mobile Response in The Bronx voted to 1199SEIU after years with a local they say didn’t look after them.

A rendering shows baseball and soccer fields inside a redeveloped Kingsbridge Armory.

EDC

Losing Bronx Armory Developer Sues, Claiming Political Interference in Bidding Process

March 31, 2025, 6:31 p.m.April 1, 2025, 9:59 a.m.

Agallas Equities alleges that EDC had told them they’d won the coveted contract only to abruptly reverse course and give it to a rival.

The Bronx

Quieter New NYPD Shooting Range in the Works

March 17, 2025, 5:00 a.m.March 17, 2025, 9:04 a.m.

A decades-in-the-making project to replace the noisy, open-air facility on Rodman’s Neck that’s irritated City Island for decades took a big step forward this week.

The Bronx

Bronx Youth Clubhouse Avoids Shutdown With New Ownership

Feb. 25, 2025, 5:20 p.m.Feb. 26, 2025, 10:27 a.m.

Commonpoint, a Queens-based social and youth services organization, is taking over the Boys and Girls Club in Crotona that closed last year.

The Bronx

New Fridge Units Planned for Hunts Point as Congestion Pricing’s Clean Air Efforts Kick In

Jan. 23, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 5:27 p.m.

These are the first of the MTA promised pollution mitigation measures to make up for additional traffic neighborhoods outside of the Central Business District.

The Bronx

After a Catastrophic Fire in The Bronx, Nearly $400,000 in Donations Remains Unspent

Jan. 22, 2025, 10:45 a.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 10:45 a.m.

The Bronx Community Foundation spent almost none of the funds it raised for victims of the 2022 Twin Parks apartment fire.

Windows were smashed out and the facade was charred on the top floor of 2910 Wallace Avenue.

The Bronx

Landlord of Burned Bronx Building Sued to Stop Heat Monitoring

Jan. 14, 2025, 5:17 p.m.Jan. 14, 2025, 5:40 p.m.

Ved Parkash had 10 properties put in a city housing agency program to track temperatures in chronically cold apartments. One just caught fire, leaving more than 250 homeless.

A feral kitty catches some sun next to the Rikers Island Cat Rescue trailer.

animals

Meet the Cats Who Roam Rikers Island

Jan. 10, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 10, 2025, 9:10 a.m.

And the retired Corrections officer who cares for them.

The Bronx

New York City Selects Developers for Long-Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory

Jan. 6, 2025, 7:33 p.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 9:24 p.m.

The Economic Development Corporation’s pick of Maddd Equities and Joy Construction elevates hopes that decades of revival schemes finally come to fruition — and concerns about a contractor’s safety record.

Thousands of fans packed into the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan to watch the Liberty’s championship parade.

New York City

The Year in Photos: Moments That Captivated New York City in 2024

Ben Fractenberg Dec. 26, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 24, 2024, 12:44 p.m.

New Yorkers witnessed political upheaval, campus protests and a mayor facing federal prosecution, alongside the triumph of the NY Liberty and a once-in-a-generation solar eclipse.

The Bronx

How a Group of EMTs Made a Speedy Escape From a Boss-Friendly Union

Losing Bronx Armory Developer Sues, Claiming Political Interference in Bidding Process

Quieter New NYPD Shooting Range in the Works

Bronx Youth Clubhouse Avoids Shutdown With New Ownership

New Fridge Units Planned for Hunts Point as Congestion Pricing’s Clean Air Efforts Kick In

After a Catastrophic Fire in The Bronx, Nearly $400,000 in Donations Remains Unspent

Landlord of Burned Bronx Building Sued to Stop Heat Monitoring

Meet the Cats Who Roam Rikers Island

New York City Selects Developers for Long-Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory

The Year in Photos: Moments That Captivated New York City in 2024

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