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‘Let Jhony Go’ - Protestors Demand Bodega Owner Be Set Free After Defending Self

Bodega Owner Facing Charges After Shooting Gunman with ‘Found’ Weapon Founder and spokesman for the United Bodegas of America Fernando Mateo (Center) is calling on the Bronx District Attorney to drop all charges against bodega owner Jhony Gomez during a rally on Elton Avenue. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  December 17, 2024  Follow @Bronxvoice1 BRONX - A Bronx bodega owner is facing illegal weapons charges after he claimed to have found a stashed handgun in his public bathroom and used it against two alleged stickup men before he could turn it in to police. According to the United Bodegas of America (UBA), Jhony Gomez, the owner of Mi Gerizin Market at 777 Elton Avenue was behind the counter on Thanksgiving morning, November 28, when two masked men entered the store demanding cash. UBA claims Gomez was defending customers inside his store and himself when he f...

Shock and Awe - Bronx Building Collapse Unnerves Community

Bronx Building Partially Collapses  

The FDNY digs through the debris of a building collapse in the Bronx. So far no injuires have been reported. -Citizen App


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 11, 2023 


BRONX - The FDNY is searching through the wreckage of a partial building collapse in the Bronx. At this time officials have reported no injuries.


Emergency crews responded to a partial collapse at 1915 Billingsley Terraces at around 3:30 pm in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.


The exterior wall of 1915 Billingsley Terraces collapsed. -Citizen App


Citizen App video captured the dramatic scene. The corner exterior wall of the entire six-story building fell away. From the street people could see into the tenant’s bedrooms and apartments. 


The building had a scaffolding shed around the site previously. It is unknown if repairs were being carried out prior to the collapse.


It is unknown if this weekend’s heavy rains played a part in the collapse.  


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