When there were no calls, we cruised through Kingsbridge Heights. Officer Diaz kept his eyes on the road and Officer Ramirez kept his trained on suspicious activity. They’re looking out for kids, mostly: kids playing loud music, gang members making signs with their hands and others standing sentry for drug-dealers.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

Mr. Espada’s residency has become an issue in his campaign to unseat incumbent Efrain Gonzalez Jr. in the Democratic primary election for his 33rd District seat. The district encompasses parts of Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village and parts of the Northwest Bronx as far east as Bedford Park and Norwood and as far south as Mount Hope and East Tremont.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

Mr. Espada’s residency has become an issue in his campaign to unseat incumbent Efrain Gonzalez Jr. in the Democratic primary election for his 33rd District seat. The district encompasses parts of Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village and parts of the Northwest Bronx as far east as Bedford Park and Norwood and as far south as Mount Hope and East Tremont.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

Mr. Espada’s residency has become an issue in his campaign to unseat incumbent Efrain Gonzalez Jr. in the Democratic primary election for his 33rd District seat. The district encompasses parts of Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village and parts of the Northwest Bronx as far east as Bedford Park and Norwood and as far south as Mount Hope and East Tremont.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 14, 2008.

East Tremont section late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.Fire officials say that more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze.

Published by WNBC on August 7, 2008.

A five-alarm fire tore through a row of stores and lit up the night sky in the East Tremont section of the Bronx -- injuring 15 firefighters.

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

KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS resident Aliann Pompey will compete in the Olympics for the third time, running the 400-meter race for her native Guyana. She routinely practices on the Van Cortlandt Park track.

Published by Riverdale Press on August 7, 2008.

Earlier this year, the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development had rejected the sale of 1520 Sedgwick, which is widely considered to be the birth place of hip-hop music, earlier this year to an investment group involving Mark Karasick, saying that the financing for the estimated $9 million purchase price is not viable under the current rent restrictions.

Published by New York Times on August 6, 2008.

The owners of the building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue say they intend to cancel the building’s participation in the Mitchell-Lama program by paying off the mortgage.

Published by New York Times on August 6, 2008.

Tenants want to turn the 100-unit building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue into a co-op for $7 million.

Published by NY1 on August 6, 2008.

Public School 64 sits between E. 170th and E. 171st Sts. in Highbridge, and drivers often don't realize a school is there when they come barreling down Walton Ave., said Principal Beverley Harrigan.

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

The playground, on Walton Avenue at 177th Street, finally reopened earlier this month following a 2-year renovation project.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 30, 2008.

Investigators say he grabbed a 22-year-old woman from behind and forced her into a car on Prospect Avenue in the Tremont section late last month.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 26, 2008.

Mr. Castro was deeply involved in Democratic politics in Washington Heights, the heart of the Dominican community in New York City. He was once chief of staff to Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, the first Dominican member of the Assembly. But he and Mr. Espaillat had a less-than-amicable parting of the ways. He moved to the Bronx three years ago and started to work with civic groups in the University Heights area.

Published by New York Times on July 25, 2008.

But there's one post that we thought looked very familiar to a post written on the West Bronx Blog by Highbridge Horizon editor Tony Richards about citizen complaints at the 44th Police Precinct.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 25, 2008.

But there's one post that we thought looked very familiar to a post written on the West Bronx Blog by Highbridge Horizon editor Tony Richards about citizen complaints at the 44th Police Precinct.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 25, 2008.

Both defendants--the Northwest Bronx coalition, an umbrella organization, and United Committees of University Heights, a member of the coalition--have contracts with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to assess conditions in their buildings within certain Bronx neighborhoods; organize committees of tenants in those buildings; and present their complaints to HPD, Justice Manzanet-Daniels wrote.

Published by GlobeSt on July 24, 2008.

But the pool, like the park it abuts, went into steep decline starting in the 1960s, as middle-class residents fled the surrounding neighborhoods — Morrisania, Crotona, East Tremont, West Farms — and poverty and violence took hold.

Published by New York Times on July 21, 2008.

The 44th Precinct --which includes Highbridge --generated the third-highest number of complaints against the NYPD in 2007 among the city's 123 total precincts.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 14, 2008.

HRCR rows out of Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 14, 2008.

Johnson ran from the Sunoco station on Jerome Ave. and 174th St. in Mount Eden and dialed 911 to report the shooting.

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

It happened early Sunday morning on the corner of Featherbed Lane and Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights.

Published by NY1 on July 14, 2008.

The Times' has a story in Saturday's paper about the resurgence of University Woods, a three-acre park in University Heights that routinely been named the city's worst. As we reported on this blog last month, Friends of the Woods, a group run by local residents, no longer sees the need to organize clean-ups;

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 12, 2008.

While Mitchell's 78-year-old mom has helped out with some bills — she just paid $2,700 to send Alexis to a three-week sleepaway camp — the Highbridge, Bronx, native counts on nothing from Alexis' father.

Published by New York Daily News on July 12, 2008.

Plus, Bedford Park nuns assure a successful school's future by leasing their land...the story behind the new Farmers Market in Norwood...Crime down overall in 52nd Precinct, but same-old problems persist...Speaking of crime, vandals completely trashed the Oval Park rec center in Norwood, shutting the place for three days in the middle of summer.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 10, 2008.

Construction of a new 4-story, 56,000 square foot office space is underway at the corner of Jerome Avenue and 177th St. The project is expected to be completed by Spring 2009. The building's owner, Frank DeLeonardis, hopes to lease the building to one tenant; particularly looking to house a charter school.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 9, 2008.

The 48th Precinct in East Tremont has seen a blitz of homicides so far this year - nine compared to only one last year - leaving it with a scary-looking 800% increase in murders.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

Andre "Pop" Davidson, 18, collapsed while playing a pick-up basketball game Saturday afternoon, and was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital. The cause of death remains unclear. The passing of Davidson -- a renowned playground basketball player in Highbridge who averaged 8 points and 8 rebounds per game as a starter for John F. Kennedy High School this past season -- has brought grief to his neighborhood, friends, and family.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 8, 2008.

Three days after 18-year-old Highbridge resident and basketball star Andre "Pop" Davidson Jr. collapsed and died, his death remains wrapped in controversy.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 8, 2008.

The rough-and-tumble 44th Precinct in Highbridge racked up the highest number of murders in the borough - 11 - compared to nine last year, for a percentage jump of 22.2%

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

Andre Davidson, a former basketball star at John F. Kennedy High School who was beloved by his Highbridge community, died Saturday doing what he loved.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 7, 2008.

Car theft, usually the most common crime in the Five-O, dropped 33 percent over the last year. In Sector Adam, car theft dropped by more than half, from 29 to 13. Sectors George — Spuyten Duyvil — and David — Kingsbridge Heights between Sedgwick and Bailey avenues — also saw marked declines.

Published by Riverdale Press 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.

Council member Helen Foster is hosting a housing conference tonight at South Bronx Jobs Corp., at 1771 Andrews Ave., from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The theme is "Tenant Education: Gentrification and Affordability." All are welcome. Registration and dinner will be followed by two panels.

Published by West Bronx Blog 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.

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.

Talley was often seen pushing his 2-month-old in a stroller around the East Tremont neighborhood where he grew up.

Published by New York Daily News on June 22, 2008.

A masked man and his accomplice attacked and robbed a 20-year-old woman climbing the Heath Avenue step street in Kingsbridge Heights last week, according to police.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 19, 2008.

Police said 16 dogs and two roosters were recovered in the raid on the E. 179th St. flat in Tremont.

Published by New York Daily News on June 17, 2008.

Community activist and University Heights resident Haile Rivera has decided to press the pause button on his run for City Council. "I'm suspending my campaign," he said in an interview this afternoon.

Published by West Bronx Blog on June 17, 2008.

Acting on a tip from an out-of-state law enforcement agency, NYPD cops descended on the Tremont building late Saturday, police sources said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 16, 2008.

A dogfight was going on in the back yard of 108 E. 179th St. in Tremont when cops - acting on a tip from New Jersey state police - staged a raid at 11 p.m. Saturday, police said.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

Police say seven people were arrested in a raid at a building on East 179th Street between Morris and Creston avenues. They face charges of animal fighting, participating in animal fight, promoting gambling and own or possess an animal for fighting.

Published by WNBC on June 16, 2008.

The dogs were kept in filthy kennels in the basement of a three-story building at 108 E. 179th St. in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, according to officials. Police said the dogs were forced to fight inside a 9-square-foot ring in the house.

Published by New York Sun on June 16, 2008.

Officials said a group of men ran the operation out of an apartment building on East 179th Street in the Tremont section.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 15, 2008.

The cop was struck in the arm and rushed to Bronx Lebanon hospital, officials said. His name wasn't immediately released. The violence erupted at 1:39 a.m. at 1791 Walton Ave. His injury was not life-threatening, officials said. Circumstances surrounding the bloodshed were not immediately known.

Published by New York Post on June 13, 2008.

An off-duty New York City correction officer has been shot. Police responded to a 911 call early Friday morning on a person shot in the Bronx; they found the 38-year-old correction officer with four gunshot wounds.

Published by amNY.com on June 13, 2008.

Eyewitness News is told the off-duty officer was shot four times -- twice in the arms and twice in the buttocks -- in front of 1791 Walton Avenue, at East 176th Street, just after 1:45 a.m.

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