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Huge Lines Throughout the Bronx of People Looking for Food By David Greene  Bronx Voice  December 2, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - Only weeks after the federal government shutdown temporarily halted millions of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients from getting their November’s benefits for food—Bronx nonprofits, churches, food banks and individuals stepped up to the plate, literally and delivered thousands of free turkey meals to the less fortunate for Thanksgiving. Bishop Boyd Singletary, the senior pastor and founder of the Alpha & Omega Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ who runs a food pantry with his mother pastor and co-founder of the church, Dr. Cheryl Singletary and a handful of volunteers held a turkey giveaway during their regular pantry event at The People’s Park on East 141 Street on November 19. On Saturday, November 22, they returned again to pass out 100 holiday meals to the families of 40 local veterans as well as 40 homeless families. On No...
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Woman Bit, Pushed into Wall by Scooter Riding Chain Snatchers

Police are searching for these two men in conneciton with a series of purse snatchings in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

August 7, 2023


BRONX - A Bronx woman is recovering after being thrown into a wall and bit by a pair of scooter riding purse snatchers, cops said. 


Police released surveillance video which shows the two suspects riding on a red moped. Cops said the same crew and vehicle were used in at least two robberies. 


The first one occurred at around 5:15 pm on July 17. A 41-year-old woman was walking in front of a building at 1875 University Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx. Two men on the moped rode up on her on the sidewalk. Cops said one of the men grabbed the victim and pushed her into a wall. He then bit the woman and snatched the necklace off her neck. He also forcibly removed a bracelet. 


The robbers then drove off northbound on University Avenue.


The victim was treated at the scene by EMS. Cops said the same crew struck again two days later in the Belmont section of the Bronx near the Arthur Avenue Market. 


At around 3:15 pm on July 19, a 23-year-old woman was walking in front of 2317 Hughes Avenue. Again the thieves rode up behind her on the moped. One of the men yanked the jewelry right off her neck and drove on. 


The victim was treated for minor injuries to the face. 


The suspects are described as males with dark complexions. The driver was last seen wearing a black shirt, gray pants and white sneakers. The passenger/accomplice was last seen wearing a red t-shirt and red baseball cap. He was also seen wearing shorts and white sneakers. 


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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