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Where to Take Mom Out for Mother’s Day

Linguini Fra Diavolo with half lobster and shrimp at Torcello Ristorante. By Morris Gut Bronx Voice May 1, 2025 NEW YORK - Mom deserves her special day. If you are planning to dine out on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11th, here are a few suggestions in the Bronx and Westchester that cover a wide variety of tastes. Special Hint: It is a big restaurant day, so be sure to reserve a table early. If possible, you can take Mom out the day before or after to keep it less stressful. Enjoy! DINING AT NYBG  Take Mom for a stroll through the lovely New York Botanical Garden. There are Dining Pavilions near the Enid Haupt Pavilion: the casual family friendly Pine Tree Café or the more formal farm-to-table Hudson Garden Grill. Changing specialties include Sweet Corn Chowder, Murray’s Chicken Cobb, Hudson Burger, and Salmon Vera Cruz. For info: 646-627-7711, or 718-817-8700. www.nybg.org/visit/dining/  THE FOUNT...

Smoke Shop Fight Gets Heated when Customer Pulls a Gun

Police are looking for this man in connection with the menacing with a gun of a smoke shop worker. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

September 13, 2023


BRONX - Things got heated inside a Bronx smoke shop when a customer pulled a gun during an argument, cops said. The incident was caught on camera.



At around 8 pm on August 31, a customer walked into the Smoke Shop at 1357 Gun Hill Road. At some point he got into a heated argument with the 54-year-old employee who told the man to leave the smoke shop. 





Cops said the customer left but returned a few minutes later armed with a gun. Store surveillance video captured the suspect pointing the gun at the clerk several times threatening to shoot him.


After menacing the worker, the gunman left without incident. He was last seen heading northbound on Seymour Avenue.



The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and a heavy build. He is 5 foot 10 and 240 pounds. The alleged gunman has facial hair and long black hair.


He was last see wearing a dark colored hat, a bright yellow t-shirt, black shorts and black 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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