Bronx – The News Desk

5Apr

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‘I am used to it’

With the Yankees hours away from playing their home opener, Yankee Stadium was literally shaking before Friday’s game against the Blue Jays. That’s because a magnitude-4.8 earthquake made its way to the Bronx and other parts of New York City around 10:20 a.m. The quake’s epicenter was in Lebanon, N.J., according to the United States Geological Survey, and could also be felt in cities ranging from Philadelphia to Boston. At Yankee Stadium, some felt the quake, including Jose Trevino and Aaron Boone. “I am used to it, I guess,” said Boone, a California native who sensed a vibration in his feet during batting practice. “I grew up in these things. I thought it was the sound system, actually.” Other Yankees didn’t notice. “First I’m hearing about it,” Oswaldo Cabrera said when asked. Adde...

Bronx driver fatally strikes man on scooter in suspected road rage attack

26Nov

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Bronx driver fatally strikes man on scooter in suspected road rage attack

A Bronx driver fatally struck a man on a scooter with her car in a suspected road rage attack, police sources said Sunday. Victim Robert Jimenez, 23, was arguing with a 28-year-old woman driving a Honda Civic before she struck him on Fox St. near Intervale Ave. in Longwood about 2:20 p.m. Saturday, cops said. Both Jimenez and the Honda driver were headed south on Fox and cops are investigating if the driver was chasing Jimenez when she hit him, sources said. Investigators believe the two were strangers. Medics rushed Jimenez to Lincoln Hospital but he couldn’t be saved. He was about two miles from home when he was struck, according to cops. Police took the woman into custody. She remains hospitalized and has not yet been charged with a crime.

Bronx mom busted on attempted murder charges for overmedicating child: police

27Oct

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Bronx mom busted on attempted murder charges for overmedicating child: police

A Bronx mom is facing attempted murder charges for making her child sick with medicine that the tot didn’t need, police said Friday. Tajahnae Brown, 23, is facing attempted murder, attempted manslaughter, assault, and acting in a manner injurious to a child charges for giving her 4-year-old daughter so many medicines that it began affecting the child’s health. In May, the child was rushed to Montefiore Medical Center, where she was treated for toxicity and being overly medicated, cops said. After an investigation, it was learned that Brown had brought her child to the hospital on 190 different occasions over the past few years, claiming that her child was having seizures. Doctors prescribed medications, which Brown gave to her child, but the tot never needed them. But, after prolonged use...

Bronx man dies after being stabbed in groin: NYPD

18Oct

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Bronx man dies after being stabbed in groin: NYPD

A man died after he was stabbed in the groin during a Bronx clash, police said Wednesday. Cops responding to a 911 call of an injured man found the 30-year-old victim unconscious near the corner of E. 170th St. and Morris Ave. — about two blocks from Claremont Park — just before 7 a.m. Tuesday. The man was bleeding from the groin area, cops said. EMS rushed the victim to a BronxCare Health System hospital, but he could not be saved. His name was not immediately disclosed as cops track down family members. His attacker ran off. A motive for the attack was not immediately disclosed and no arrests have been made. Cops were scouring the area Wednesday looking for surveillance footage that can help them identify the attacker.