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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...
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Home Invaders Getaway Car was a Delivery Truck

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By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 29, 2022


BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of home invaders who swiped jewelry from terrified residents before fleeing in a delivery truck.


At around 9:30 am this morning police were called to a third floor apartment at Bruckner Blvd and Unionport Avenue. Investigators said two men forced their way into the apartment with guns drawn. 



The men took cash, jewelry and purses before fleeing. The home invaders piled into a white box truck with no front license plate parked in front of the building. They drove off in an unknown direction. 






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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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