Half a dozen guards from A&H Security have been standing sentry at the Van Cortlandt Motel as workers buzz around them, piling mattresses in the driveway in recent weeks and stretching yellow caution tape across the entrance. A sign taped to the window last Wednesday read, “Sorry no rooms available,” and another sheet of paper next to it said, “DHS Office,” directing guests to the side door around the corner. more

Consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to scams in 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In first quarter of this year alone there have been nearly 22,688 fraud reports in New York state with 8,083 of them coming from imposter scams. more

The 24-year-old former Marine who held a 30-year-old homeless man in a chokehold in a subway car May 1 is now facing second degree manslaughter charges. more

More rain fell in just a couple hours on Sept. 1 in the Bronx than we would get in an entire month thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ida.  more

Bronxites turned out in force to honor victims of the recent attack in Orlando, Florida. more

An argument between teens turns violent, a Chinese take-out is targeted again, a cab driver is robbed at gunpoint and more. more

Read about one robbery at Van Cortlandt Park, another on Bailey Avenue, a library break-in and more. more

Read about a fight among bar workers, a passenger who stole from an Uber driver, parking lot vandalism and more. more

A man was caught in the act of using stolen credit cards; a woman had her glasses stolen off her face; and more. more

The past several days saw an attempted robber cuffed, another robbery evaded, two car break-ins and tire slashing on Giles Place. more