Shootings that plagued the city for most of the summer have not abated, and some city leaders question whether the police have backed off enforcement. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Bronx (NYC)”
Taco Mix FonteNova, With Cemitas, Tacos and More, Opens in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2020
A new spot from the team behind Osamil, a new cocktail cafe, and more restaurant news. Source: New York Times
Are New Yorkers Wearing Face Masks? Here’s What We Found
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
Over several days this summer, The New York Times tallied the face-covering status of over 7,000 people at 14 spots across the city. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Antibody Tests Show What Parts of N.Y.C. Were Hit Hardest
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2020
The data from the city is on a far larger scale than previously released information, and includes all antibody test results reported to the city’s Department of Health. Source: New York Times
18-Year-Old Dies After He Is Stabbed and Set on Fire in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2020
The teenager, Winston Ortiz, was attacked in an apartment building near Yankee Stadium. Source: New York Times
Hells Angels Accused in Brazen Killing of Leader of Rival Biker Gang
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2020
The execution was retribution for an earlier attack on the Hells Angels headquarters in the Bronx, a law enforcement official said. Source: New York Times
Jamaal Bowman, Progressive Insurgent, Defeats Eliot Engel in House Primary
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2020
Mr. Bowman beat Representative Eliot Engel, a 16-term incumbent, in a race that pitted the Democratic Party’s progressive wing against the establishment. Source: New York Times
What the Bronx ‘Bible Belt’ Election Results Tell Us
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2020
Will older, socially conservative voters care so much about culture-war issues in the midst of a pandemic? Source: New York Times
Why Surviving Covid Might Come Down to Which NYC Hospital Admits You
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2020
In New York City’s poor neighborhoods, some patients have languished in understaffed hospitals, with substandard equipment. It was a different story in Manhattan’s private medical centers. Source: New York Times
‘The City Fumbled It’: How 4 Families Took On the Virus
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
In the South Bronx, the coronavirus had a devastating impact on an already vulnerable population. Residents of public housing didn’t wait for the city to help. Source: New York Times
N.Y.’s Legal Limbo: Pandemic Creates Backlog of 39,200 Criminal Cases
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
A justice system based on face-to-face meetings has been limping along with virtual hearings, but officials are struggling with how to restart trials and grand jury proceedings. Source: New York Times
Top Democrats Are Trying to Stop This Man From Becoming the Next A.O.C.
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2020
Representative Eliot Engel’s primary contest against Jamaal Bowman in New York is a test of the Democratic establishment’s ability to withstand its emboldened left wing. Source: New York Times
When Rich New Yorkers Fled, These Workers Kept the City Running
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2020
While the coronavirus slowed most of the city to a crawl, commuting in the Mount Hope neighborhood of the Bronx increased because of all the essential workers living there. Source: New York Times
Injuries to Teenager During Protest Arrest Are Under Investigation
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2020
Jahmel Leach, 16, was shocked with a stun gun and his face was bloodied as he was taken into custody in the Bronx on June 1. Source: New York Times
Who's Leading the George Floyd Protests in New York?
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2020
They’re young, charismatic and drawing crowds of thousands around the city. Source: New York Times