The Bronx hit record-low April crime numbers, yet neighbors say visible violence keeps them on edge.

Community monitors in the South Bronx recorded a small rise in PM2.5 during the first year of congestion pricing, and city officials announced $20M for Bronx asthma relief.

New York City agreed to pay nearly $5.2M to settle lawsuits after two methadone overdoses at Rikers; oversight reports and lawyers say the cases expose systemic failures.

The city secured a record $31M judgment against the owners of Robert Fulton Terrace and Fordham Towers and will place court oversight to force repairs.

NYPD Crime Stoppers is seeking tips after a 66-year-old woman was punched aboard a northbound 6 train at 138th Street; a reward is being offered.

The Bronx School of Hip‑Hop — a new public high school focused on hip‑hop culture — will open this September as one of five new city schools adding arts and special‑education seats.

State troopers staged a high‑visibility sweep on the RFK Bridge during Operation Plate Check, stopping more than a dozen vehicles in a statewide push against fake plates.

A vacant Temco Uniforms building at 29 Samsondale Ave. in West Haverstraw burned overnight and was later demolished; no injuries were reported.

A 28-year-old Bronx woman was arrested at Lehman High after allegedly using a 16‑year‑old's identity to enroll. She faces impersonation, forgery and trespassing charges.

A $2 million federal grant will expand the Neighborhood Internet program and bring NYPL‑run, free high‑speed broadband into affordable housing across the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.

A Gothamist analysis and federal records show NYC released far fewer unaccompanied minors last year while average ORR custody times jumped, advocates say.

Federal agents say they tore down a Brooklyn apartment ‘pill mill,’ seizing industrial tablet presses, kilo presses and firearms; two men face federal charges.

Tenants at Melrose Houses pressed for an expanded ombudsperson call center to speed mold and leak repairs across NYCHA buildings. Organizers want funding and outreach.