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Bronx Local News: Bronx Boiler Explosion Exposes Lack of Inspections Thru-Out NYCHA - Report Says

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...
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Hate Crime Attack on Subway

Police are searching for this man in connection with a hate crime assault on the Number 6 train. 


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

November 30, 2022


BRONX - Police are investigating a hate crime attack on the Number 6 train. 


The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating an early morning assault that took place in the Bronx last Sunday. Police released surveillance photos from the train platform in an attempt to catch the attacker.


At around 9:20 am on November 20, a 23-year-old man was riding the southbound Number 6 train in the Bronx. As the train approached the St. Lawrence Avenue station, another rider approached him. Suddenly the man began punching the rider in the head while making anti-Hispanic statements. 




When the train reached the station the attacker fled. 




The victim sustained head injuries. He went to a nearby hospital for treatment.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to 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 are strictly confidential. 

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