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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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NYPD Searching for Homeless Man’s Family After Body Found

Body Found Floating in Bronx River


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 29, 2022


BRONX - The NYPD has released the photo of a homeless man whose body was found floating in the Bronx River in an attempt to find the victim’s family. 


At around 3:30 pm on November 7, police responded to a call of a man floating in the waters near Starlight Park in the vicinity of Westchester Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard. EMS declared the man dead at the scene. 


Investigators have not released the cause of death pending the Medical Examiner’s report. However, there were no obvious signs of trauma to the body. 




The victim is a 60-year-old homeless man who is known to the NYPD. Police have not released the name of the victim but have released a photo of the man in the attempt to contact his family. 




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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Location: Starlight Park, 1490 Sheridan Blvd., The Bronx, NY 10459, USA

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