Melrose News – Bronx Times

Lithium-ion batteries have been linked to 14 deaths across the city. Photo courtesy FDNY

Lithium-ion batteries likely to blame for Chinese restaurant fire in Melrose

By Emily Swanson

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AMNY

Man fatally stabbed in Bronx street fight: cops

The Franz Sigel Park ball fields will close starting Wednesday, July 26, 2023, for reconstruction.

Sports

Franz Sigel Park in Melrose to close for one-year reconstruction of ball fields

By Camille Botello

Rep. Ritchie Torres announces new ghost gun legislation at University Prep Charter School June 20, 2023

Angellyh Yambo Gun Free Zone Expansion Act announced in front of namesake’s former South Bronx high school

By Emily Swanson

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Councilmember Salamanca challenged far-left Dems to ask his South Bronx district about policing. So we did.

By Robbie Sequeira and ET Rodriguez

A coffee table in the Dapper Dan Lounge portion of the Universal Hip Hop Museum’s in June 2022.

Arts & Entertainment

New York delegation announces $5M for Universal Hip Hop Museum

By Bronx Times

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Gone too soon, Angellyh Yambo and a foundation bearing her name seek to change outcomes for Bronx youth

By Robbie Sequeira

A sea of purple-clad runners and walkers — at the Bronx DA's 5K race for domestic violence awareness — are working to figure out how they can make inroads to reducing domestic violence in Bronx homes and neighborhoods.

News

NYC’s domestic violence rates are the highest in the Bronx. So what’s being done about it?

By Robbie Sequeira

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SERIES | Community Briefs: CB3: Workforce, maximizing Crotona Park

By Robbie Sequeira

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SERIES | Community Briefs: CB1 looks to curb air pollutants, increase public safety in area parks

By Robbie Sequeira

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AMNY

Man takes fatal bullet to face in Bronx public housing complex shooting

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AMNY

SEE IT: Bronx shooters slay scooter-riding man in broad daylight

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AMNY

VIDEO: Drive-by Bronx shooters open fire, injuring man and sending crowd scurrying for cover

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AMNY

Off-duty officer stabbed to death in Bronx apartment, estranged husband charged

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SEE IT: Armed suspect robs Melrose jewelry store of $9K at gunpoint

By Jason Cohen

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AMNY

Suspect arrested for murdering Bronx woman, dumping her out with trash

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