Bronx

It’s been 10 years, but $18 million later, Claremont Village’s Starlight Park has officially reopened. The revamped 13-acre park now features a new synthetic-turf ball field, basketball courts, playgrounds, a picnic area, paved waterfront pathways and floating docks Read More

BX native 40oz Van has made a killing in the last year with his snapbacks, but he’s actually been making a name for himself on the tastemaker scene since MySpace days. Rap Radar caught up with the young entrepreneur for a candid interview, where Van discusses how he got Read More

A large sinkhole in the Bronx nearly swallowed a city Department of Environmental Protection truck this weekend, while workers were searching for a broken water main. The incident occurred at the intersection of East 184th Street and Valentine Avenue. After FDNY pumped out 2 to 3 Read More

A Bronx mother was horrified to find 9-year-old daughter hanging from a shower curtain last night in their Morris Park-area home. She was immediately rushed to Jacobi Hospital, but was pronounced dead just 12 minutes later. “It’s a tragedy,” a neighbor of the family said. “It’s Read More

The first quarter of 2013 is seeing some good numbers in the Bronx, as the NYPD reports that arrests and summonses in the borough’s public schools have dropped by more than half. Unfortunately, that number wasn’t good enough to help out their overall stats, leaving Read More

Fuse caught up with the legendary Lord Finesse for the latest edition of their Crate Diggers series, going through his vinyl collection to see what they can dig up. During the chat, Finesse reminiscences on his first time working B.I.G., Big L, Fat Joe and Large Professor. Read More

The Kid Daytona literally grew up three blocks away from where I was born and raised, and just seeing his maturation and growth in the game has been simply amazing, and as he continues to take his rapping craft to the next plateau, the kid out of the South Bronx appears he’ll Read More

Some justice has been served for New York City residents! A major part of the controversial “Stop and Frisk” policy enforced by the NYPD has officially been ruled unconstitutional by a Manhattan Federal Court judge. Judge Shira Scheindlin ordered police to stop making Read More

Things were on the upside for Joey Crack as of late. Now, the 42 year old Bronx native has suffered a blow, as he is looking at subsequent jail term after he fully admitted in a New Jersey federal court that he failed to pay his taxes in 2007 and 2008, totaling up to $3 million Read More

The MTA’s “Fastrack” system has been met with both good and bad reviews from straphangers, whom often tend to dwell on the nagging shutdowns the system serves up rather than the speedy service it causes, too. Resurfacing back in September, the MTA has consistently shut down Read More

Hailing from the Bronx, the GunHill Projects to be exact, the brother pair Da Duo are ready to stake claim on this fickle rap scene, and by them kicking hard hitting flows, it just might do it. If they had their choices, they would love to have the last word on that and on this Read More

The Bronx was the only borough in New York that didn’t have its own ice skating rink, but now they’re finally going to fit in. Today, the doors opened on their very first rink in Van Cortlandt Park, and it will operate daily until March 30th. A little info on what you Read More