The Latest Breaking News from Bronx

Music historians agree that the birth of hip-hop culture happened on 11 August 1973 in an apartment in the Bronx, a New York City borough. Since then, the movement has gone through five decades of intense renewal and influenced a plethora of musicians around the world – including in France.

For colleges and libraries seeking a big name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation’s highest court

I grew up amid decrepit buildings, poor health and worsening crime. There was hope in solidarity — and still is

Three roommates have been charged with dumping a woman’s body in a plastic storage bin near an MTA yard in the Bronx, police said Thursday.

She broke his heart — then her lover drove a knife through it.

When I arrived in New York I asked a local expert what a visitor should see and do on their first time in the city. “Grab a pretzel and wander,” was their quick response. This advice made me smile because instead of feeling overwhelmed by the enormous list of attractions and landmarks that this…

NEW YORK — A Bronx man killed his roommate around midday Tuesday and then committed “accidental suicide” when he fled down this apartment building stairwell, tripped and shot himself, police sources and relatives said.

NEW YORK — A teen killer used a gun to settle the score after losing a long-ago fist fight — shooting his rival to death outside a Bronx apartment building as the victim’s younger sister watched in horror, cops and relatives of the victim said Monday.

An 18-year-old suspect has been nabbed for fatally shooting a Bronx neighbor as the victim’s sister watched in horror, police said Monday.

BOSTON — It’s looking like Brayan Bello is on the verge of enjoying a long and successful MLB career, and the way he’s pitched against the New York Yankees so far, that’s bad news for the folks in the Bronx.

NEW YORK — A massive police presence did not deter a brazen spray of gunfire at a Bronx housing project Saturday night as cops investigated the earlier shooting death of a 22-year-old man.