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Man accused of dumping Frank Vallelonga's body skips court; judge orders arrest

NEW YORK — The man accused of dumping the body of Bronx-born actor and restaurateur Frank Vallelonga blew off his hearing in criminal court on Wednesday, prompting a judge to set a warrant for his arrest.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

More than 7,000 NYC nurses strike at Mount Sinai, Montefiore hospitals after labor negotiations crumble

NEW YORK — Thousands of nurses walked off the job early Monday at two major New York City hospitals after contract talks disintegrated overnight, leaving Mount Sinai in Manhattan and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx struggling to care for patients.

Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023

NYC 911 dispatcher handles call about man fatally shot in noise dispute, not realizing victim is her husband

NEW YORK — When a Bronx man was shot to death by his upstairs neighbor over a long-simmering noise dispute, it was the mortally wounded man’s wife, a 911 dispatcher, who relayed the information to her supervisor — without realizing who the victim was.

Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023

Chaos in the Bronx: Gunman unloads on 3 teens and 62-year-old man

NEW YORK — Four people were shot and wounded, including three teenagers, when at least one gunman sprayed bullets into a group of people on a Bronx sidewalk on Tuesday, police sources said.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

Yankees re-sign GM Brian Cashman to four-year deal

In the least surprising signing in the Bronx this winter, the Yankees announced they had re-signed General Manager Brian Cashman to a four-year deal on Monday. Cashman, who has been at the helm of the Bombers since 1998, had been working without a contract since the Yankees’ season ended in…

Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces crypto legislation

At a Monday press conference, Torres compared SBF to Bernie Madoff and voiced concerns about Tether.

Fortune · Dec 5, 2022

NYPD officers shoot man after stolen car chase, gunfight in Bronx

NEW YORK — Police officers shot and critically wounded a man during a gunfight in the woods near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx late Saturday night, authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Dec 4, 2022

‘Green Book’ actor Frank Vallelonga’s devastated family mourns his shocking death

NEW YORK — The heartbroken family of “Green Book” actor Frank Vallelonga is struggling with the grim details of his shocking death.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022

Frank Vallelonga Jr dead: Green Book actor's dead body 'dumped in street' as man arrested

Film star Frank Vallelonga Jr, best known for his work in Oscar-winning Green Book, was found in the street by the NYPD after they received a 911 call about an unconscious man in the Bronx

Daily Mirror · Dec 1, 2022

Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. of ‘Green Book’ fame found dead in Bronx; suspect charged with dumping body

NEW YORK — An overdose victim whose corpse was dumped on a Bronx sidewalk was identified Thursday as the son of a onetime Copacabana bouncer played by Viggo Mortensen in the Oscar-winning movie “Green Book.”

Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022