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Overwhelmed prosecutors quitting ‘in tears’ amid staffing crisis, NYC district attorneys say

Underpaid prosecutors overwhelmed by a mammoth backlog of cases are quitting in droves when their work is needed more than ever, the city’s district attorneys told the City Council on Friday.

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Cuomo takes aim at ‘extremists,’ bail reform and cancel culture during Bronx church appearance

ALBANY, N.Y. — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo unleashed a torrent of attacks Thursday, blaming “extremists” from the Democratic Party for his undoing and ranting about bail reforms he signed into law, during a visit to a Bronx church.

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Bronx building where 17 died in fire didn’t get inspection due to COVID reassignment

A Bronx building that became a towering inferno in January, leaving 17 dead, was scheduled to be examined by an FDNY fire inspector several months beforehand — but it didn’t happen because the inspector was reassigned to conduct COVID-19 restaurant inspections.

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority Picks Jacobs As Prime Designer For Penn Station Access

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has selected Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:J) as the Prime Designer for Penn Station Access, an expansion of Metro-North's regional railroad system. Financial terms not disclosed. Jacobs will design the expansion and support construction, led by the Halmar International/Railworks Joint Venture. Jacobs will develop a digital for visualizing…

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Mom and 6-year-old daughter found stabbed to death in their Bronx home

NEW YORK — A mother and her 6-year-old daughter were found stabbed to death in their Bronx home, police said Sunday.

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Nisaa Walcott: Murdered mother’s cousin arrested after video allegedly showed him dumping body in plastic box

Nisaa Walcott’s body was found dumped along a highway in the Bronx

The Independent UK

NY man who allegedly dumped cousin’s body in plastic bin duped victim’s son by texting from dead mom’s phone, prosecutors say

NEW YORK — When Nisaa Walcott’s teenage son returned from school to their East Harlem apartment last week, his mom wasn’t home — but his mom’s cousin was there to greet him, cleaning the floor with bleach.

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Homeless people on subway trains see little change as mayor’s crackdown takes effect

NEW YORK — Homeless subway rider Diego Sergio de los Rios, sitting inside a train at the 242nd St. subway station in the Bronx, was actually looking forward to a visit from the NYPD.

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Mayor Adams hires ex-NYC Councilman Fernando Cabrera as faith adviser after he apologizes for anti-gay views

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams tapped ex-City Councilman Fernando Cabrera late Monday to serve as a faith adviser in his administration after the controversial Bronx politician apologized for his history of anti-gay views and remarks.

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Mayor Adams hires ex-NYC Councilman Fernando Cabrera as faith adviser after he apologizes for anti-gay views

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Homeless people on subway trains see little change as NY mayor’s crackdown takes effect

NEW YORK — Homeless subway rider Diego Sergio de los Rios, sitting inside a train at the 242nd Street subway station in the Bronx, was actually looking forward to a visit from the New York Police Department.

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NYPD blasted for bragging post about arrests of people for stealing diapers and medicine: ‘This is not public safety’

Bronx cops were pictured with haul worth $1800, closing 23 warrants; social media was horrified by kids’ items

The Independent UK

Botched butt injection suspected after woman dumped at Bronx hospital dies

NEW YORK — A woman died early Tuesday after she was dumped at a Bronx hospital naked from the waist down — and doctors suspect she was the victim of a botched butt injection, police sources said.

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Gunman kills rival after Bronx baby shower fight then is fatally shot with his own gun by victim’s friend

NEW YORK — A gunman killed a rival after a fight at a Bronx baby shower — only to be fatally shot with his own gun by one of the victim’s friends, police said Sunday.

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The Independent UK

Lehman Center celebrates 40th season serving the Bronx, NY

Over the last decade, the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts has served the Latino population in the Bronx by hosting stars including José Feliciano, Gilberto Santa Rosa and La India, while attracting a wider audience with acts like Patti LaBelle and Smokey Robinson

The Guardian - US

‘We have to make ourselves seen’: the New York rent strikers fighting eviction

Five residents on the battle for affordable housing after the end of the city’s eviction moratorium

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Father of slain NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen suing department and 5 cops involved in ‘friendly fire’ shooting

The father of a Bronx cop killed by friendly fire has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and five police officers, accusing them of recklessly opening fire as his son grappled with an armed ex-con, the Daily News has learned.

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Families and survivors of fatal Bronx apartment fire sue building owners for ‘negligence’

A Bronx apartment complex where 17 people were killed in a horrific fire last month was rife with safety violations that contributed to their deaths, according to new lawsuits seeking damages from the building owners.

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Al Jazeera

‘Their lives matter’: Building owners sued over deadly Bronx fire

Lawsuits allege neglect in building blaze that killed 17 people in mostly immigrant community in New York last month.

The Independent UK

Families sue building owners over Bronx fire that killed 17

Several families whose loved ones died or were injured while trying to escape a smoked-filled Bronx apartment building are suing the owners

Tribune News Service

9 injured as fire tears through Bronx apartment, officials say

NEW YORK — A raging fire tore through a Bronx apartment building Saturday morning, injuring nine people who were rushed to the hospital, including a pregnant woman — and forcing at least one person to jump from a window, FDNY officials and witnesses said.

The Independent UK

‘I don’t feel safe in my own community’: Biden visits NYC as residents plead for help combatting gun violence

The President visited NYPD headquarters as residents shared their fears of gun violence in the city

The Independent UK

President Joe Biden arrives in New York amid a surging crimewave

The President will visit NYPD headquarters and tour a public school in the Bronx during six-hour visit

Tribune News Service

Teens in Bronx juvenile holding facility take three staffers hostage

NEW YORK — Using glass shards from a broken window as weapons, a group of teens held three staff members against their will at a Bronx juvenile detention center this week, law enforcement sources told the Daily News.

Daily Mirror

Gunman shoots patient in hospital sending chaotic emergency room into lockdown

A man at Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx, New York, suddenly pulled out a gun and fired four times at a patient who is believed to have been known to him, before running away

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