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Hunts Point Market Workers Approve Contract, End Weeklong Strike
A weeklong strike at the nation’s largest wholesale produce market ended Saturday after workers overwhelmingly approved a deal that includes their largest pay increase in decades and more money for health coverage. Employees at New York City’s Hunts Point Produce Market will receive raises totaling $1.85 per hour over three years, including an increase of 70 cents per hour in…
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Hunts Point Reaches Contract Agreement With Union
A weeklong strike at the nation’s largest wholesale produce market ended after workers approved a deal that includes their largest pay increase in decades and more money for health coverage.
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Bronx Boy, 8, Accidentally Shoots Self in Head With Gun: Officials
An eight-year-old boy was rushed to a Bronx hospital Monday afternoon after he accidentally shot himself with a gun, city and fire officials said. The shooting took place in an apartment building in the Fordham Hill section of the Bronx around 12:30 p.m. Council Member Fernando Cabrera said the child’s self-inflicted gunshot wound was accidental and didn’t penetrate the...
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Bronx Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself in Head
An eight-year-old boy was rushed to a Bronx hospital Monday afternoon after he accidentally shot himself with a gun, city and fire officials said. NBC New York’s Jen Maxfield reports.
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Hunts Point Market Workers Strike Over Pay Dispute
Workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market went on strike over the weekend – it’s the biggest wholesale produce market in the world. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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PHOTOS: MTA Bus Veers Off Road, Dangles From Overpass
At least eight people were injured after a New York City accordion-style bus veered off the road and half of it dangled off an overpass. -
Bus Driver in Bronx Overpass Crash Defends Actions
The 55-year-old driver of the bus was suspended without pay pending a full investigation of Thursday’s crash over a Bronx overpass, MTA officials said. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.
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Good Samaritan Saves MTA Driver During Bus Attack
In the Bronx, an MTA bus driver says a good Samaritan saved her life when she was attacked.
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Police Arrest Driver in NYC Crosswalk Hit-and-Run of Grandma, Toddler
Police say they have the man responsible for driving into a 62-year-old woman and 2-year-old boy walking a crosswalk in the Bronx nearly one week ago. Otello Rapini, 69, was taken into custody on Sunday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, police said. Rapini is accused of driving an SUV into a marked crosswalk near Mace Avenue…
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SUV Strikes Woman and Child in Stroller in the Bronx
New York City police are searching for a brazen hit-and-run driver who struck a 62-year-old woman and a child in a stroller on Monday.
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Inside a Bronx Elementary School's Fight to Keep Its Students Learning During the Pandemic
In late September New York City reopened public schools with a warning of closure if the city’s COVID-19 positivity rate hit 3%. The New York Times chronicled the journey of Community School 55 in the Bronx and its fight to educate its students during a pandemic.
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2 Young Victims Stabbed in Separate Attacks in Bronx Neighborhood
Within one mile and less than half hour of each other, a 15-year-old and 12-year-old were both attacked and stabbed in the Bronx. News 4’s Marc Santia has the latest on the investigations into both incidents.
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Adaptive Boxing Is Helping Wheelchair Users in the Bronx See How Strong They Are
Fourteen years ago, a South Bronx man named Donahue was hit by a stray bullet and lost the use of his legs. He was ready to give up when he discovered a coach who teaches adaptive, or wheelchair, boxing. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories shares this inspiring story of overcoming trauma.
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2 Newborn Boys Found Dead in the Bronx: Police
Authorities are investigating the deaths of two newborn boys who were found wrapped in brown paper on the patio of a Bronx building Monday afternoon, police officials say.
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Woman, 89, Attacked During Early Morning Home Invasion: NYPD
A man in his 50s broke into a Bronx home over the weekend and robbed the 89-year-old woman in her bedroom, police said. The break-in occurred around 2 a.m. in the Longwood section of the Bronx early Saturday. The suspect used an unlocked back door to access the woman’s apartment near Beck Street and Longwood Avenue, police said. The...
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Hundreds of Halloween Partygoers Busted at Illicit NYC Warehouse Gathering
Hundreds of people ignored city and state coronavirus mass gathering laws to party over Halloween weekend, the latest attracted more than 550 people to a warehouse in the Bronx, officials said. New York City Deputy Sheriffs busted another party around 1 a.m. on Sunday at a warehouse on Seabury Avenue. Officials surveilled the scene upon arrival and watched more than…
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NYC Police Bust Multiple Warehouse Parties on Halloween Weekend
Hundreds of people ignored city and state coronavirus mass gathering laws to party over Halloween weekend, the latest attracted more than 550 people to a warehouse in the Bronx, officials said. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Bronx Warehouse Halloween Party Busted With 550 People Inside
Deputy sheriffs broke up a Halloween party early Sunday morning where more than 550 were celebrating in a Bronx warehouse.
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Voters Return to NYC Polling Site With Shaved Heads in Attempt to Vote Twice
Police and election officials believe a group of New York City voters tried to cast second in-person ballots Thursday by returning to their early voting location with shaved heads in an effort to disguise appearances, multiple spokespersons confirmed. Andrew Siff reports.
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Voters Return to NYC Polling Site With Shaved Heads in Attempt to Vote Twice
Police and election officials believe a group of New York City voters tried to cast second in-person ballots Thursday by returning to their early voting location with shaved heads in an effort to disguise appearances, multiple spokespersons confirmed. The NYC Board of Elections confirmed suspicious activity at one of their early voting locations around 2 p.m. Thursday, which is now…