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Parents lead change in the Bronx child welfare system through local nonprofit RISE

By Chelsea Alim and Sofie Kato

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Federal prosecutors charge 27 people in Bronx murders, sex trafficking cases

By Claude Solnik

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Bronx patient sues rehab center Odyssey House for alleged sexual abuse

By Emily Swanson

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Contractor suspended following Burnside Avenue demollition collapse

By Emily Swanson

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NYPD on trial: Sergeant accused of murdering man in the Bronx with cooler is first cop prosecuted in more than a decade

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Politics

‘Justice came — but fear remains’ Maduro’s capture sparks mixed emotions among Venezuelans in New York

By Emily Swanson

Hands Off NYC

State Senator Gustavo Rivera hosts Day of Action against ICE enforcement in the Bronx

By Emily Swanson

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Former Kingsbridge daycare owner convicted of murder for toddler’s fentanyl poisoning death in 2023

By Emily Swanson

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‘It all ends today’: notorious Rikers jail barge removed from Hunts Point

By Emily Swanson

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Parkchester Preservation Management settles with Attorney General in “tenant blacklisting” case

By Emily Swanson

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced that law enforcement connected three Bronx shootings through ballistics and have charged 10 different individuals believed to be involved in gang activity and the retaliatory violence that lead to the death of four people this summer.

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DA Clark links multiple Bronx shootings to a ring of gang members and retaliatory violence

By Sadie Brown

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Family of Saniyah Cheatham files $25M negligence claim against city and NYPD

By Emily Swanson

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Former Bronx Assembly District leader and Board of Elections employee gets two years in federal prison for extortion and bribery

By Emily Swanson

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Courts

Family of Montrell Williams announces $60 million claim against NYPD for negligence in toddler’s murder

By Emily Swanson

Surveillance footage showed 27-year-old Austin Morrishow firing a gun from behind a parked car. Authorities said one of Morrishow's bullets, which he possessed illegally seriously injured a 5-year-old girl who was sitting in the back of her father's car.

Bronx man sentenced to 15 years in connection with shooting that seriously injured 5-year-old girl

By Sadie Brown

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Bronx Defenders reach tentative deal to end brief strike, but other nonprofit legal services remain in jeopardy

By Emily Swanson

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NYU Langone shuts down youth gender-affirming care program