The four men were brought to the 50th Precinct where they were questioned for several hours. According to the district attorney’s office, the men maintained that they were picking up scrap metal that had been thrown away, and were planning to take it to Hunts Point.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

She called U.S. Marshals and asked them to promise her son would be safe. A few minutes later, the 49-year-old Westchester man's three weeks on the run came to a halt when he rode a scooter to the police station in Southwick, Massachusetts.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 3, 2008.

Of the remaining New York City children with lead poisoning, 22 percent lived in Queens, mostly in West Queens and Southwest Queens; 19 percent lived in the Bronx, mostly in Crotona, Tremont, Pelham, Throgs Neck, Fordham, Bronx Park, High Bridge and Morrisania; 13 percent lived in Manhattan, mostly in Washington Heights, Inwood, Central Harlem, Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side; and 4 percent lived on Staten Island, mostly in Stapleton, St. George and Port Richmond.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Of the remaining New York City children with lead poisoning, 22 percent lived in Queens, mostly in West Queens and Southwest Queens; 19 percent lived in the Bronx, mostly in Crotona, Tremont, Pelham, Throgs Neck, Fordham, Bronx Park, High Bridge and Morrisania; 13 percent lived in Manhattan, mostly in Washington Heights, Inwood, Central Harlem, Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side; and 4 percent lived on Staten Island, mostly in Stapleton, St. George and Port Richmond.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Garcia, 25, spent her childhood living on Marion Avenue, but moved to Throgs Neck at the age of 9. At first, the peppy, pint-sized Puerto Rican found it difficult to fit in with the largely Irish and Italian neighbors, but became more outgoing and independent through cheerleading.

Published by West Bronx Blog on June 30, 2008.

Hunts Point Riverside Park. Close by, Barretto Point Park is located at Tiffany Street and Viele Avenue in the Hunts Point neighborhoodFree, 3-week swim classes for children and teens are offered on weekday mornings from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. starting July 8.

Published by WNBC on June 27, 2008.

The crew is preparing the canvases for the 11 windows in their Hunts Point studio, before installing them and putting on the finishing touches at the store in early July.

Published by New York Times on June 27, 2008.

Keeping the tradition alive, Mayor Bloomberg jumped into the floating pool in Barretto Point Park in the Bronx to kick off the swim season. The pool served 50,000 children and adults during its inaugural summer last year when it was moored at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Published by WNBC on June 27, 2008.

The latest issue of the Hunts Point Express is on the streets and 0n-line. The Express is published by Bernard Stein (former Riverdale Press editor and owner) and his journalism students at Hunter College.

Published by West Bronx Blog on June 26, 2008.

New York authorities say they've concluded a massive effort to crack down on unlicensed home improvement contractors. They've issued nearly 700 violations and seized more than 130 vehicles during a five-week sweep. The city's Department of Consumer Affairs conducted hundreds of routine and undercover inspections along with officials from Westchester and Nassau counties.

Published by SI Live on June 26, 2008.

To participate in the Buying Club, residents must live in 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10459, 10460 and 10474. Institutional buyers, including nonprofits that distribute food for the needy, can also take part.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 25, 2008.

To participate in the Buying Club, residents must live in 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10459, 10460 and 10474. Institutional buyers, including nonprofits that distribute food for the needy, can also take part.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 25, 2008.

6 express train service is running on the local track between the Parkchester Station and the 125th Street Station.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 25, 2008.

Principals credited factors like teacher quality, class size and curriculum. But they acknowledged the cash may have played a role. "I think it had a little bit of effect," said Principal Virginia Connelly of The Bronx's JHS 123, where 25.1 percent of seventh-graders improved in English and 27.6 percent improved in math.

Published by New York Post on June 24, 2008.

View from the deck of the Floating Pool, which is atop a barge moored at Barretto Point Park in the Bronx.

Published by New York Times on June 23, 2008.

Mr. Espada, a former Democratic state senator and one-time candidate for Bronx borough president, is strongly considering running again for the State Senate. However, Mr. Espada, who represented the Hunts Point and Bronx River sections (the 32nd Senate District), is now looking instead at running in the adjacent 33rd Senate District, which stretches from Kingsbridge to East Tremont. He would be challenging the incumbent, Efrain González Jr.

Published by New York Times on June 20, 2008.

Mr. Espada, a former Democratic state senator and one-time candidate for Bronx borough president, is strongly considering running again for the State Senate. However, Mr. Espada, who represented the Hunts Point and Bronx River sections (the 32nd Senate District), is now looking instead at running in the adjacent 33rd Senate District, which stretches from Kingsbridge to East Tremont. He would be challenging the incumbent, Efrain González Jr.

Published by New York Times on June 20, 2008.

What is the worst bottleneck location in the United States? Many New York drivers know the answer to that question all too well: the Cross Bronx Expressway at the exit for the Bronx River Parkway.

Published by amNY.com on June 18, 2008.

His 6-year-old female named Ginger was killed Thursday in a freak accident in the Soundview section of the Bronx.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 18, 2008.

With temperatures near 100, teenagers were dove into the murky Bronx River at Hunts Point Riverside Park, despite warnings about health hazards in the water.

Published by New York Times on June 14, 2008.

An out-of-control street sweeper killed a beloved Boston terrier in The Bronx, mowing down the pooch and sucking her up from her owner's leash, officials said yesterday. Robert Machin, 57, a retired transit worker, had just finished walking little Ginger and his other dog, Buster, also a terrier, at Randall and St. Lawrence avenues in the Soundview section at about 10 a.m. Thursday.

Published by New York Post on June 14, 2008.

Machin, who had been walking the dogs in the Soundview neighborhood Thursday morning, had the door to his Honda Civic open and was about to get inside with Ginger and his other terrier, Buster, when the sweeper struck the dog.

Published by New York Daily News on June 14, 2008.

An out-of-control street sweeper killed a beloved Boston terrier in The Bronx, mowing down the pooch and sucking her up from her owner's leash, officials said yesterday. Robert Machin, 57, a retired transit worker, had just finished walking little Ginger and his other dog, Buster, also a terrier, at Randall and St. Lawrence avenues in the Soundview section at about 10 a.m. Thursday.

Published by New York Post on June 14, 2008.

A sanitation sweeping truck roaring down a Bronx street sucked up a dog and killed it as its owner held the leash.

Published by WNBC on June 14, 2008.

Robert Machin holds broken leash worn by Ginger (below), one of his two Boston terriers, at the site near Randall and St. Lawrence Aves. where Ginger was sucked into a speeding street-sweeper.

Published by New York Daily News on June 14, 2008.

That will finally change on June 27 when the pool, known as the Floating Pool Lady, a 25-meter by seven lane oasis atop a barge, will open at the tip of Barretto Point Park.

Published by New York Times on June 13, 2008.

The incident occurred at Randall and St. Lawrence avenues in the Soundview section of the borough. Witnesses say the sweeper came speeding down the street, swerving to avoid a speed bump, before yanking the dog, a Boston terrier named Ginger, right out of its leash.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 13, 2008.

Eyewitness News reporter Thalia Patillo has more from the Soundview section of the Bronx.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 13, 2008.

Yet a few miles away, in the authority's Castle Hill Houses, 127 perfectly good apartments have sat empty for up to two years, agency records obtained by the Daily News show. Do the math. That's 6% of the 2,023 units in the Castle Hill complex.

Published by New York Daily News on June 13, 2008.

With not a single public pool in all of Community District 2, teenagers in Hunts Point take a chance by swimming in the Bronx River. A favorite spot is the boat dock at the end of Hunts Point Riverside Park.

Published by New York Times on June 13, 2008.

With not a single public pool in all of Community District 2, teenagers in Hunts Point take a chance by swimming in the Bronx River. A favorite spot is the boat dock at the end of Hunts Point Riverside Park.

Published by New York Times on June 13, 2008.

The Hunts Point produce market in the South Bronx claims the city balked when it asked the city to help them pay for an expansion that would cost more than $450 million.

Published by New York Times on June 12, 2008.

The wholesale produce co-op at Hunts Point in the Bronx is threatening to take its market out of the city — possibly as soon as its lease expires in 2011.

Published by New York Times on June 12, 2008.

There's an obvious fix to this situation that wouldn't require a whole new building: Give the farmers space in the Hunts Point wholesale produce market.

Published by Village Voice on June 10, 2008.

O'Connor, 46, is assistant pastor at Holy Family Church in Castle Hill, the Bronx.

Published by New York Daily News on June 9, 2008.

Compared to the same period last year, the increases range from 29 percent in Tottenville's 123rd Precinct to 10 percent in the 45th Precinct in The Bronx's Throgs Neck.

Published by New York Post on June 9, 2008.

Ana Gonzalez and her husband Luis have been selling Puerto Rican flag-themed items for the last 15 years on this corner of Bruckner Boulevard and White Plains Road in the Bronx.

Published by New York Times on June 6, 2008.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it's funding equipment for 15 Anheuser-Busch delivery trucks. Among other things, the new systems can reduce soot-causing emissions by up to 80 percent. Anheuser-Busch is also developing an emissions-reducing strategy using biodiesel for its current Hunts Point fleet, and converting older trucks to natural gas.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 6, 2008.

The Floating Pool Lady barge is now in the Barreto Point Park in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. The seven-lane, 82-foot pool, which was docked in Brooklyn Heights last summer, will open to the public on June 27.

Published by New York Sun on June 6, 2008.

A year after the final episode of “The Sopranos,” the real Bada Bing strip club is still open for business in Hunts Point.

Published by New York Times on June 6, 2008.

At Castle Hill Houses in the Bronx, 127 units, 6% of the development's 2,023 apartments, are being kept off the rolls.

Published by New York Daily News on June 6, 2008.

Soon after the city pleased Bronx residents by scrapping a plan to build a jail in Hunts Point, the city’s correction commissioner returned to tell them about a new proposal for a jail.

Published by New York Times on June 6, 2008.

A surprise federal raid at a Bronx heroin mill Wednesday sent employees scattering - including three who leaped from a ninth-floor balcony in a desperate attempt to escape. One man was killed and two women were injured after they tried to leap to freedom and tumbled three stories to another balcony below.

Published by New York Daily News on June 5, 2008.

The drama unfolded at 2:45 p.m. when Drug Enforcement Administration agents attempted to execute a search warrant at 2001 Story Ave. in the Soundview section.

Published by New York Post on June 5, 2008.

A man fleeing a drug raid in a Bronx apartment on Wednesday afternoon fell three stories to his death, while two women making the same escape attempt survived and were hospitalized, the authorities said.

Published by New York Times on June 5, 2008.

One person died and two others were injured after jumping out of the ninth floor window of a Bronx heroin lab during a raid by federal drug agents yesterday, authorities said. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said that yesterday, police entered apartment 9G at 2001 Story Ave. in the Unionport section of the Bronx with a search warrant. As they entered, three people jumped out of the balcony window, and fell from the ninth floor onto a terrace on the sixth floor, officials said.

Published by New York Sun on June 5, 2008.

Victor DiPierro, community affairs officer of the 49th Precinct, said the mural's artist will decide whether Prince can help with the restoration.

Published by New York Daily News on June 4, 2008.

More than a thousand pounds of pomegranate seeds arrived last week from India at the Hunts Point wholesale produce market in the Bronx. They quickly appeared at retail markets in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut—and sold out within a day.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 4, 2008.

So when 20 fifth graders were clamoring for my John Hancock at PS 69 on Tuesday afternoon, you can imagine my utter amazement. And the bright shade of red I turned.

Published by SI Live on June 4, 2008.

A department store at 1469 Westchester Ave. on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, at 3:35 p.m.

Published by WNBC on June 4, 2008.