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Plumbers Propose Emergency Inspection of All NYCHA Boilers Post-Explosion   After THE CITY revealed the heating plant that blew up in a public housing building last month had not been inspected in years, the Plumbing Foundation says licensed professionals need to step in. This article originally appeared in The City. By Greg B. Smith Bronx Voice  November 21, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - In response to the recent boiler explosion and chimney collapse at a Bronx public housing development, an association representing licensed plumbers is calling for an emergency inspection sweep of all New York City Housing Authority boilers to be conducted by its members. NYCHA's boilers are supposed to be inspected annually by the Department of Buildings (DOB), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and NYCHA boiler unit staff who've received training. The Plumbing Foundation City of New York says the authority's 1,000 boilers are not routinely examined by licensed plu...

Teen Mugged at Fordham Train Station



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 29, 2022 


BRONX - A Bronx teen was robbed of a his chain when a mugger threatened to stab him on the Fordham train platform. 




The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect.  




At around 10:50 pm on September 5, the 17-year-old was at the Fordham station for the Number 4 train when a man came up to him and ripped his chain off his neck. The attacker threatened to stab him if he fought back.


The mugger then fled on a southbound Number 4 train.

 



Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.





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