The harrowing scene in the Bronx, captured on surveillance video, came about a week after a 10-year-old Queens boy was fatally shot. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Bronx (NYC)”
Honoring Black History on Juneteenth
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
A day of celebration and lamentation, with events across New York. Source: New York Times
‘The People That Are Within These Frames’: A Community Offers Self-Portraits
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2021
The New York Times asked photography students at the Bronx Documentary Center to show us how they see themselves. Source: New York Times
The Pandemic Almost Derailed This Comeback Story
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2021
After receiving a 30-year prison sentence, John Gargano won clemency, then rebuilt his career twice. Like New York City, he’s back on his game. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Cases and Rates Plunge in New York City
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
Virus cases and rates are plunging, and vaccination is rising, but one doctor cautioned, “We still have a long way to go.” Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Endorsed by Top Bronx Leader, Giving Him Lift With Latinos
By Gotham Rex on April 25, 2021
The endorsement from Ruben Diaz Jr., the Bronx borough president, could help Mr. Adams reach Latino and Bronx voters in the New York City mayor’s race. Source: New York Times
Shots For Homebound New Yorkers Have Lagged. A Vaccine Pause Didn't Help.
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2021
Efforts to vaccinate homebound seniors in New York have lagged, and the national pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine set them back further. Source: New York Times
NYC Retail Zones: Midtown Has Been Empty, but Other Areas Have Bounced Back
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2021
Shopping locally has helped foot traffic in some commercial districts across the city return almost to prepandemic levels. Source: New York Times
Gail Slatter, Who Helped Make the Times Newsroom Run, Dies at 68
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
For 40 years she was a guide and gatekeeper, working in “the morgue” (the article and photo archive) and on the photo and culture desks. She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
He Was Caught Jaywalking. He Was Almost Deported for It.
By Gotham Rex on March 11, 2021
Javier Castillo Maradiaga was freed this week after 15 months in federal detention. New York had turned him over to ICE in error. Source: New York Times
How Neighborhood Groups Are Trying to Provide a Pandemic Safety Net
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2021
Mutual aid groups are evolving into a long-term effort to help with food, clothing and counseling. “It’s about building the world we want to see,” one volunteer said. Source: New York Times
A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2021
The variant contains a mutation thought to help the virus dodge the immune system, scientists said. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Slammed Her Neighborhood. She Can't Find Her Father a Vaccine.
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2021
Logistical hurdles, fear and misinformation are threatening to leave some of the city’s immigrant communities behind as the vaccine rollout ramps up. Source: New York Times
‘Like an Earthquake’: Gas Explosion Rips Through a Bronx House
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2021
Ten people suffered minor injuries in the blast, which knocked a door off its hinges and across the street and blew windows out of their frames. Source: New York Times
3 Detectives Obtained a False Murder Confession. Was It One of Dozens?
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2021
Huwe Burton was wrongly convicted because of deceptive interrogation techniques. How many more cases were “solved” the same way? Source: New York Times