New York will embark on years-long repairs to the Cross Bronx Expressway, the notorious mid-century ribbon of concrete helmed by Robert Moses and blamed for carving the South Bronx in two. While the state promises mitigation and cash for community p…
A basketball game at Haffen Park in the Bronx ended abruptly on Saturday night when gunfire left one dead, one critical, and three others—including a 17-year-old girl with a facial wound—injured. The NYPD detained four suspects, all minors, and retrieved several firearms, though charges are pending. A nearby shooting and a separate schoolyard incident also kept Jacobi Medical Center busy; the city’s gunplay clearly needs a timeout.
A Gothamist exposé prodded New York City’s parks and sanitation workers to remove 15 tons of festering waste from an unofficial Bronx dump—just steps from parks headquarters—while state inspectors mulled whether the city’s “exempt” site still needs a permit. Despite new fencing and a cleanup blitz, rats seem unmoved by bureaucracy or dumpsters, undeterred in their admiration for official interpretations of “cleared daily.”
We note that East Coast beaches, recently closed, have reopened as forecasters warn swimmers of lingering rip currents and the odd 13-foot wave (summer in New York having a flair for drama). Kathy Hochul, New York’s governor, says deploying National Guard to subways will “deter would-be criminals” from braving station entrances; the rest of us may wonder whether rip tides or subway rides offer the more perilous adventure this week.
As shots rang out near Haffen Park in the Bronx during a Saturday basketball tournament, leaving one dead and four others wounded, New York police scrambled to nab four suspects and recover multiple guns—proving, yet again, that law enforcement chases gunplay as industriously as the city pursues free throws. The NYPD suspects gang ties, though the postgame analysis remains painfully unfinished.
Gunfire at Haffen Park in the Bronx left one dead and at least four wounded on Saturday night, right as a basketball tournament unfolded; the NYPD has detained four people and continues to investigate, but clear answers—like ball-handling in the park—remain elusive. We note New York’s statistics on shootings continue their slow drift downward, with the curve not quite flat enough for comfort.
Christian “Coco” Lugo, erstwhile proprietor of Certified Auto in Mott Haven, pleaded guilty to ordering a deadly drive-by shooting amid an old-fashioned Bronx turf war between rival towing outfits, after a series of scams targeting customers and insurers. He now awaits sentencing in Brooklyn, where life behind bars seems likely—a stiff outcome for a business model blending billing chicanery with vintage gangster bravado.
Aaron Judge, the Yankees’ star slugger, insists his elbow is “feeling great,” but with neither trainers nor the man himself venturing a return date to right field after a chastening 12-1 loss to Boston, uncertainty lingers. New York’s outfield woes thus rumble on, as fans mull whether “getting there” will arrive before the season’s ambitions vanish along with Saturday’s dignity.
After the New York Yankees suffered an ignominious defeat to the Boston Red Sox in the Bronx, captain Aaron Judge admonished his flagging squad to take responsibility, declaring that coaches and fans can’t spark a turnaround—only players can. That clarity may prove useful, given local fans could hardly muster a boo, hinting we may soon hear only crickets echoing around Yankee Stadium’s expensive seats.
