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Bronx sees decline in subway crime as NYPD ramps up transit patrols

06-02-2025 21:19 via bxtimes.com

The Bronx saw a notable decline in subway crime last month, according to new NYPD data released Wednesday, as the city continues its intensified push for transit safety.Transit crime in the borough dropped by 21.1% in January, with 30 reported incidents compared to 38 during the same period in 2024, according to CompStat, the city’s crime-tracking system. The decrease, while significant, lagged behind the citywide decline of 36.4%.Police officials credited the reduction to ongoing efforts

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Wakefield native releases documentary on Black maternal health disparities

06-02-2025 21:07 via bxtimes.com

Wakefield native Brittney Russell’s new documentary "You Are Not Alone” deals with one of the most pressing public health disparities in the Bronx: Black maternal health. The project, Russell’s first film, screened in December at the Bronx Museum of the Arts and is now entered into the festival circuit.Russell attended SUNY Old Westbury as a biology major and thought she would go to medical school. But a chance conversation with her dentist, who performs free dental work around

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Housing lottery launches for 14 affordable units in Tremont, rent starts at $2,156

06-02-2025 21:03 via bxtimes.com

New York City has launched a housing lottery for 14 affordable units in an 8-story residential building at 222 Echo Pl. in the Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx.The building features 44 total residences, with 30 being at market rate. The other 14 units have been set aside for those earning 130% of the area median income, with an asset limit of $210,890.[caption id="attachment_120683" align="alignnone" width="699"] Rendering courtesy of NYC Housing Connect[/caption]Six of the units set aside are

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NYPD seeks suspects in Bronx home invasion that left 88-year-old man injured

06-02-2025 19:20 via bxtimes.com

Two men posing as delivery workers forced their way into an 88-year-old man's Bronx apartment, assaulted him with a firearm, tied him up, and robbed him before fleeing in an SUV, police said.The violent home invasion occurred on Sunday, Jan. 19, at approximately 7:20 p.m. inside 225 Willis Ave., within the confines of the 40th Precinct and PSA 7.According to the NYPD, the suspects knocked on the victim’s door under the pretense of delivering an envelope. When the elderly man opened the doo

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Bronx River Addition set for $93M senior housing renovation through NYCHA Trust

06-02-2025 18:41 via bxtimes.com

The New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust, in partnership with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), is advancing plans to modernize Bronx River Addition, a senior-only public housing development in Soundview.On Jan. 31, the agencies issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a contractor to oversee capital renovations and repairs for the complex, which consists of 226 apartments across two buildings. The project will include comprehensive upgrades such as kitchen and bathroom

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