The Aramco Team Series women’s event, separate from the LIV Golf tour that upended the PGA Tour, will be held at Trump Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx in October. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Bronx (NYC)”
Off-Duty Police Officer Hospitalized After Skull Is Fractured in Robbery
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2022
Three men wanted in a score of crimes attacked the 48-year-old officer, N.Y.P.D. officials said. He was in critical condition. Source: New York Times
Bronx Boy, 14, Killed in New York City’s 2nd Teen Gun Death in 2 Weeks
By Gotham Rex on August 11, 2022
The 14-year-old boy was found in the lobby of an apartment complex in the Bronx, and the death is being investigated as potentially accidental, the police said. Source: New York Times
Rikers Island Guards Charged With Misconduct in Teen’s Suicide Attempt
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
The New York City correction officers and a captain stood by for nearly eight minutes as Nicholas Feliciano tried to hang himself in a jail cell. Source: New York Times
Heat Waves Sweep the Northeast Over Sweltering Weekend
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2022
Newark sets a record with five straight days of temperatures above 100 degrees, and other parts of the country, like Oklahoma, also experienced triple-digit heat. Source: New York Times
Jail Officer Charged in Killing Claims Gel Pellets Felt Like Glass Shards
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
The officer said he fired defensively at a car in the Bronx after being hit with pellets from what turned out to be a toy gun. An 18-year-old man was killed. Source: New York Times
Let Your Taste Buds Be Your Guide
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2022
In all five boroughs (plus Jersey City), options abound to explore neighborhoods through restaurants and tours. Here are one food lover’s suggestions. Source: New York Times
In Bronx Housing Court, Tenants Fight to Stay in Their Homes
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2022
Since New York’s eviction moratorium ended in January, tenants and their landlords are returning to housing court. Source: New York Times
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Outnumber Abortion Clinics in NYC
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2022
Crisis pregnancy centers, which encourage women to give birth, prepare for a post-Roe world in a state that is considered a bastion of abortion rights. Source: New York Times
The Fall of Kidd Creole: Inside a Rap Pioneer’s Tragic Descent
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
As a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, he helped invent hip-hop. He spent the rest of his life trying recapture that glory. Then, in seven minutes on a Manhattan street, it all came to an end. Source:…
A Rapper’s Delight: Hip-Hop Memorabilia Goes Up for Auction
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
Original vinyl records, turntables and other ephemera belonging to the hip-hop pioneer D.J. Kool Herc will be included in a sale at Christie’s. Source: New York Times
Happy the Elephant Isn’t Legally a Person, Top New York Court Rules
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2022
An animal advocacy group had argued that the elephant was being illegally detained at the Bronx Zoo, in a case involving deep ethical questions about the basic rights of highly intelligent animals. Source: New York Times
Las vidas perdidas en una obra de Bruckner Boulevard
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2022
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The Men Lost to 20 Bruckner Boulevard
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2022
They were transforming a century-old Bronx ice house into a charter school. It became one of the deadliest construction sites in New York City in almost two decades. Source: New York Times
Discrimination Weakens Tool for Reducing N.Y. Homelessness, Lawsuit Says
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2022
Vouchers, which help people afford rent, have long been seen as a key to solving the nation’s housing woes. But in New York City, a broken oversight system is undermining their effectiveness, advocates say. Source: New York Times