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Adams Touts Universal Childcare for Low-Income Families

Mayor Eric Adams announces an additional $80 million in funding to support New York City families and expand access to childcare and early childhood education at P.S. 6 Annex, Brooklyn on July 10, 2025. -Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office It Takes a City:  Bringing New York City One Step Closer to Universal Childcare for Low-Income Families  By Mayor Eric Adams Community OpEd  Bronx Voice July 17, 2025   NEW YORK - The best way to make the American Dream a reality for all New Yorkers is by making our city more affordable for working-class families.  Childcare costs have skyrocketed across New York City, putting pressure on monthly bills and family budgets. Working families are struggling to afford these high costs, resulting in many leaving the five boroughs. Parents deserve better, and our administration is delivering for them.    L...

Silent Night Shooter Caught - Cops Say

Police say they arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting near the Bronx Zoo.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 6, 2023 


BRONX - Police arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting near the Bronx Zoo hours after Christmas. 


Police arrested 19-year-old Yerson Arzu of 138th Street. He was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon. 




Investigators said Arzu shot and killed 28-year-old Carlos Gonzalez of Intervale Avenue.


At around 4 am on December 26, police officers from the 48th Precinct responded to reports of shots fired. At the corner of Marmion Avenue and East Tremont Avenue they found Gonzalez lying in the street. 


EMS rushed the victim to nearby St. Barnabas Hospital but he was pronounced dead. 





No motive for the early morning shooting or the reason why the gunman shot the victim so many times is unknown at this time.  

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