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Bronx Local News: Yankees’ 31st Annual Holiday Food Drive Brings in Over 91,000 Pounds of Food for Local Families

Yankees 31st Annual Holiday Food Drive Helps to Feed the Bronx Photo by NY Yankees Bronx Voice  December 10, 2025  BRONX LOCAL NEWS - The holiday spirit was in full swing at Yankee Stadium this week as the New York Yankees teamed up with C-Town & Bravo Supermarkets and Krasdale Foods for their 31st Annual Holiday Food Drive . From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., fans rolled up with bags, boxes, and even carts filled with non-perishable items—proof that Bronx residents show up in a big way when it comes to supporting their neighbors. Big Donations, Big Rewards Yankees infielder/catcher Ben Rice joined front office staff in collecting donations right outside the stadium. Fans who brought at least 40 pounds of food walked away with a special thank-you: a voucher good for two complimentary tickets to select 2026 Yankees regular season home games . Not a bad trade for doing something good. By the end of the day, fans had donated 6,756 pounds of food. But the biggest boost ca...
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Bullets Fly as Temps Fall in October

Police and paramedics remove a man from 179 East 205 Street who was shot in the leg on October 28, 2023. -Photo by David Greene


By David Greene

Bronx Voice

October 31, 2023 


BRONX - A 19-year-old Bronx man was wounded in the latest in a series of shootings that have taken place across the borough.



In the latest shooting police officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to 179 East 205 Street and the Grand Concourse at 2:05 p.m. on October 28.


A police source stated, “Upon arrival officers were informed that a 19-year-old male was shot in the leg. The victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.” 


Police have made no arrests in the case and could not immediately provide a description of the gunman.


HALLOWEEN HORROR - DECOMPOSED BODY FOUND IN BRONX PARK



BRONX - Detectives continue to investigate the death of a still-unidentified male who was found dead in Van Cortlandt Park—officials say the body was too decomposed to identify.

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Meanwhile the NYPD is still investigating the fatal shooting of a still-unidentified 58-year-old male victim who was shot and killed outside of 1285 Washington Avenue at 8:07 p.m. on October 27. Officials say officers from the 42nd Precinct discovered the victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and died a short time later at St. Barnabas Hospital.




Detectives in the 44th Precinct have announced an arrest in an October 17 homicide that occurred at East 170 Street and Morris Avenue at just before 7 a.m. Officers discovered the 35-year-old victim, later identified as Jose Valarezo of Wallace Avenue, who had been stabbed in the groin. Valarezo was rushed to BronxCare Hospital where he died a short time later.



Later the same day detectives announced the arrest of an unidentified 14-year-old female who was charged with murder, manslaughter, robbery, grand larceny, petit larceny, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of stolen property.


All charges are merely accusations by the district attorney until proven in a court of law.

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