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Crime round-up for April 7, 2016

A teen was assaulted, a shoe store robbed and more in recent days in the northwest Bronx. more

By Anthony Capote | 4/7/16

April 1, 2016 crime round-up

Items in Police Beat are based on reports of crimes and arrests. Those arrested are not guilty unless a court convicts them. Police Beat does not include every crime in our coverage area. more

By Anthony Capote | 4/1/16

Jayce Rodriguez, left, and Bryalana Santos pet Ellie, a 2-year-old pitbull mix looking for a family to adopt her at an event at Petco last Sunday.

Van brings rescued pets to new owners

Call it love at first bark. As Beth Marchand approached a mobile pet adoption van parked outside a Petco on Sunday, Muenster the 1-year-old shih tzu mix affectionately leapt onto her. more

By Shant Shahrigian | 3/23/16

State funds tapped for lighting, safety at local NYCHA houses

Scaffolding for repair work outside the Ft. Independence Houses has made the area so dark, one visually impaired resident said she waits outside at night until someone can help her enter the … more

By Shant Shahrigian | 3/23/16

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rings Lehman college’s Peace Bell ahead of a March 17 speech.

Believe in power of youth, UN leader says

Last week, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon came to Lehman College with an upbeat message, exhorting young audience members to believe in the power of their voices. more

By Shant Shahrigian | 3/23/16

Marc Reyes and Jamira Rogers, Riverdale Neighborhood House's 2016 Teens of the Year.

Neighborhood House honors dynamic teens

Jamira Rogers is a no-nonsense senior at Advanced Math & Science, one of the New Visions Charter High Schools on the JFK campus. Marc Reyes is a soft-spoken junior at the David A. Stein … more

By Shant Shahrigian | 3/23/16

March 23, 2016 Police beat

Items in Police Beat are based on reports of crimes and arrests. Those arrested are not guilty unless a court convicts them. Police Beat does not include every crime in our coverage area. more

By Anthony Capote | 3/23/16 | 1 comment

Marie Curie student stabbed

A student at the Marie Curie School for Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions at 12 W. 231st St., was stabbed on Monday after an altercation with another student, according to police. more

By Anthony Capote | 3/16/16

March 10, 2016 crime rundown

1. Police said a 16-year-old boy was robbed and attacked near the Marble Hill Playground, at West 230th Street and Godwin Terrace, on March 1 at 8:30 a.m. more

By Anthony Capote | 3/10/16

Students walk down Tibbett Avenue on the first day of school in September 2010.

Nice kids. Good schools. Hard drugs

The Press takes an in-depth look at opioid use among local teens — and ways the community can respond more

3/7/16

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50 Years on the Job

Building relationships simply by repairing one kitchen at a time

Felix Lam has been the superintendent at 2465 Palisade Ave., in Spuyten Duyvil for 50 years. The 81-year-old has made his home — and career — at the eight-story co-op since he was a young man. And how does that make him feel? “I’m very happy about it,” Lam said.

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