#Teen fatally shot near NYC home, cops say

#Teen fatally shot near NYC home, cops say

“#Teen fatally shot near NYC home, cops say” A 17-year-old boy was shot dead just steps from his Bronx home over the weekend, authorities said.  Xavier Wilson was struck twice in the torso when gunfire erupted on Union Avenue near East 165th Street in Morrisania late Saturday, minutes before midnight, cops said.  Wilson, who lived…

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#New records reveal rampant drug use at Bronx park

#New records reveal rampant drug use at Bronx park

“#New records reveal rampant drug use at Bronx park” Watch your step at Needle Playground. Regular visitors to Patterson Playground in the Bronx have long complained about the rampant drug use there — and now they have data to show just how bad the situation is. Recently released records show that the city picked up more…

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#NYC man sexually abuses teenage girl on subway

#NYC man sexually abuses teenage girl on subway

“#NYC man sexually abuses teenage girl on subway” A man is wanted for sexually abusing a teenage girl aboard a Bronx subway train. The fiend approached the 16-year-old victim on an uptown 4 train as it approached the Mosholu Parkway station on July 19 during the evening rush, detectives said. He then attacked the underage…

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#NYC gang members busted in ride-share robbery scam: DA

#NYC gang members busted in ride-share robbery scam: DA

“#NYC gang members busted in ride-share robbery scam: DA” Four gang members have been busted in a ride-share scheme that targeted more than 50 drivers and netted over $6,500, authorities said. Their indictment was unsealed as part of a 30 Block Crew takedown linking the gang members to a Bronx car-dealership shooting, pandemic unemployment scam…

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#Woman, 70, raped at gunpoint in NYC apartment building

#Woman, 70, raped at gunpoint in NYC apartment building

“#Woman, 70, raped at gunpoint in NYC apartment building” A 70-year-old woman was raped at gunpoint inside her Bronx apartment building, police said Tuesday. The shocking sexual assault unfolded around 2 a.m. July 27 when the woman entered the stairwell of her building in Belmont and was approached by an unknown man from behind, cops…

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