Pelham Parkway

Who would want to kill an 88-year-old grandmother? Neighbors say Evelyn Shapiro was found around 10 a.m. Saturday beaten to death on the floor of her apartment, with bags of groceries strewn all over the place, and her front door unlocked. Her daughter...

Putting themselves at risk to help others is something every firefighter understands. Now, Engine 90 in the Bronx has earned another badge of honor for protecting a teenage girl who was robbed and attacked. Ronny Fuentes was one of the firefighters...

New York's politicians have pledged to wage war on NYC rats, the legendary pests of the city's underground, and, now, of the streets and neighborhoods themselves. "It's so bad I had rat droppings on the engine of my car," said Pelham Bar resident, Saniye...

Police are searching for two suspects in connection with three violent robberies of livery cab drivers in the Bronx. The first incident happened on Sept. 18 when one of the suspects hailed a livery cab near Allerton Avenue and Boston Post Road in...

Fire officials are on the scene of a tractor-trailer explosion at a gas station early Friday morning in Westchester County. Streets in the area near Pelham Parkway and Secor Lane are completely blocked off as officials investigate what may have caused...

Sunday marked the two-year anniversary of a deadly crane collapse that killed two construction workers on the Upper East Side. Ramadan Kurtaj, 27, and Donald Leo, 30, died when the top part of a 200-foot crane came crashing down at 91st Street and...

Two people are dead and one is in critical condition after a midnight car crash in the Bronx. One of the victims went unnoticed by police for half an hour before she was discovered dead. A livery cab carrying a driver and a passenger was traveling...

A man suspected of mowing down a pedestrian in the Bronx Monday night is in police custody due to the help of a Good Samaritan. According to reports, a Nissan Maxima slammed into 40-year-old Braulio Lopez-Cruz as he was crossing Bruckner Boulevard in...

Congressman Joseph Crowley was first elected to Congress in 1998 and is serving his fifth term representing New York's 7th Congressional District. The 7th district includes parts of the Bronx and Queens including the communities of Co-Op City, Soundview,...

Sharell Butler stood silently in Bronx Criminal Court late Saturday night, her slight build and young face betraying the serious charges she faces. Prosecutors say the 15-year-old killed two men in a three-day span. Butler, who according to court papers...