Police & Fire News – Bronx Times

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Bronx motocycle driver dies after smashing into MTA bus: cops

Dean Moses of amNewYork captured this image in August 2025 of a family separation by ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. It was part of his year-long coverage of immigration enforcement at the facility, and its impact on families.

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Legal Aid Society sues DHS, ICE for racial profiling and unlawful arrests

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NYPD to reopen former 40th Precinct as base of Bronx Patrol Borough South

By Emily Swanson

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Two Bronx shootings in one hour leave pair of men dead as borough continues to be rocked by gun violence in 2026

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NYPD officer fatally shoots Mott Haven man during attempted arrest

By Emily Swanson

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36 years later, Bronxites remember the 87 victims of the Happy Land fire

By Emily Swanson

FDNY responded to a fatal fire in the Bronx on Thursday, March 26.

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Fifth-alarm fire rips through Bronx building, leaving one dead and several injured

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Community leaders press for details on the new Bronx jail — and investment in keeping people out

By Emily Swanson

Richard Swygert was convicted of murder on March 19 for a triple shooting that killed a 20-year-old Rosedale man in front of the notorious and now-closed Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens during the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2021.

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Bronx man convicted of murder for 2021 New Year’s Day triple shooting at notorious Queens hotel: DA

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Off-duty cop shoots man near Bronx apartment building, leaves him clinging to life

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Oh, nuts! State police searching for thieves who stole 60K pounds of walnuts from Bronx trailers

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Mayor Mamdani announces $2.17 million court judgment against notorious South Bronx landlord Seth Miller

By Emily Swanson

Gateway Tunnel work site

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Gateway Tunnel: Federal judge partially tosses suit from commission, opens door for feds to claw money back from rail project

Bronx subway train traveling

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Bronx subway assault: MTA worker attacked by four suspects during argument, cops say

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Assembly member Michael Benedetto-funded NYPD heavy duty tow truck targets illegally parked vehicles

By Marina Samuel

Police in Bronx at crime scene

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Bronx shooting: Man gunned down inside public housing complex

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