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The NYPD is seeking a bicyclist accused of firing a gun near East 181st Street and Bathgate Avenue on April 15. Detectives want cellphone video and tips to 1‑800‑577‑TIPS.
A Bronx Zoo staffer was bitten by a crocodile Sunday and taken to St. Barnabas Hospital; police say he is expected to recover. Initial reports came from News12 New York.
Police seek two men after gunfire at Bathgate Playground in East Tremont; authorities say no one was hurt.
A 29-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday on Haviland Avenue in Unionport, Bronx. Police say the victim's identity is being withheld and no arrests have been made.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
Northwell and Fidelis are negotiating a contract that could remove Northwell providers from many Fidelis plans on July 15. Patients with chronic conditions face rushed provider changes.
A 6-year-old Bronx boy who died after a Bainbridge Avenue apartment fire became an organ donor; LiveOnNY says his organs have already saved three people. The family is planning funeral services as neighbors mourn.
Two Bronx officers are under Internal Affairs review after a photo surfaced of them making hand gestures linked to the Mac Baller Brims gang.
Bronx prosecutors have indicted a White Plains man in the Bronx River Parkway crash that killed two moped riders. Officials say speed and alcohol are central to the upgraded charges.
An early‑morning blaze at 226 W. Tremont Ave. left one person dead and two hurt; FDNY sent dozens of units and fire marshals are probing the cause.
Food & Drinks in ...
Bronx shoppers say record-high ground beef prices are squeezing Memorial Day cookouts, with the U.S. average near $6.90 a pound.
A Mount Vernon man was arraigned May 21 after prosecutors say he etched a swastika into elevator glass at the Mount Vernon East Metro‑North station. The case is being prosecuted by the DA’s hate‑crimes bureau.
A Yonkers man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the July 2025 killing of Francisco Vallejo; prosecutors say the plea will mean a lengthy prison term.
A Monticello man pleaded guilty May 21 to repeatedly abusing a young girl in Wesley Hills; sentencing is set for Aug. 26, 2026.
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