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The 40th NYPD Precinct is seen in Mott Haven on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.

The Bronx’s first homicide victim of 2023 was found four hours after the ball dropped in Times Square. What did the rest of the year hold?

By Camille Botello

Nathan, an 11-year-old Bronxite, looks out the window of his future view before moving into Twin Parks North West this month.

News

The Bronx’s 2023 year in review | Part I

By Camille Botello

Commuters drive the Cross Bronx Expressway on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.

Transit

Feds announce $150 million for new bus, pedestrian and cyclist lanes on the Cross Bronx

By Camille Botello

A rendering shows the Mt. Hope Walton Apartments in The Bronx, which are being leased through NYC Housing Connect.

Mount Hope

Housing Connect opens new affordable housing lottery in Mount Hope

By Camille Botello

Graves are seen in 1936 at Joseph Rodman Drake Park, now called the Joseph Rodman Drake Park & Enslaved African Burial Ground.

Commission unanimously votes on landmark designation in Hunts Point

By Camille Botello

Cousins Levent and Denis Ozkurt, from left, host a grand opening of their legal cannabis dispensary Hush on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.

News

Hush dispensary in Allerton, second in the Bronx, opens its doors at long last

By Camille Botello

A "for sale" sign looms above the New Capitol Restaurant at 2 Kingsbridge Road on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, which has been serving the neighborhood Hispanic and diner classics for 55 years.

Northwest Bronx business owners protest eviction, gentrification ahead of Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment

By Camille Botello and ET Rodriguez

New York City Council Member-elect Kristy Marmorato, right, is sworn in at City Hall alongside her husband Gino Marmorato and 7-year-old daughter Renata on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

Politics

Kristy Marmorato sworn in as new East Bronx City Council member

By Camille Botello

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli at La Central YMCA in the South Bronx Presenting Unclaimed Funds to The Bronx Museum of the Arts (2190) 11.28.23

News

State comptroller finds more than $445M in unclaimed Bronx funds

By Camille Botello

An FDNY spokesperson told the Bronx Times that a lithium-ion battery was to blame.

Soundview

Soundview NYCHA fire caused by e-battery kills one, injures others: FDNY

By Camille Botello

Two new developments of the Peninsula project in Hunts Point will bring 359 fully affordable units to the area.

Second phase of the Peninsula housing project breaks ground in Hunts Point

By Camille Botello

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli presents his findings on the South Bronx's economic growth on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.

Business

South Bronx has undergone economic ‘revitalization,’ 20% increase in business activity: report

By Camille Botello

Lime scooters are parked on Gun Hill Road in the Bronx on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

Transit

Tonight: CB7 to vote on tabled City Council bill requiring licensure, registration of e-mobility devices

By Camille Botello

Tayvon Gray, a defender on the New York City Football Club, is rounding out his second season in Major League Soccer. The 21-year-old is the first Bronx-raised person to sign a professional contract with the team.

Tayvon Gray: From the northeast Bronx to the major leagues

By Camille Botello

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation announced its rangers will begin leading tours of Hart Island. The effort to dispel negative perceptions of the mass graveyard starts on Nov. 21, 2023.

Parks department opens Hart Island to the public

By Camille Botello

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Bronx smoke shops in Williamsbridge and Westchester Square raided, 46 pounds of illegal cannabis seized

By Camille Botello

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